On this episode of 1050 Bascom, Nama sits down with Anna Haensch, Research Associate Professor at the Data Science Institute at UW-Madison, to discuss her experience at the intersection between AI, Data Science, and Public Policy, her work at the Science Desk at NPR, the U.S. Senate, and the Digital Scholarship Hub at UW (where she is Associate Director), and more!

This week, Evan, Nama, and Lauren are joined by Terence Roehrig, a lecturer in the department, to discuss his background as a professor at the U.S. Naval War College, and his perspective on the political climate of East and Southeast Asia.

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were thrilled to welcome Colleen Shogan, who served as the 11th Archivist of the United States. While in town give a talk in the Comm Arts department, she graciously took the time to sit down with Heewone, Nama, and Evan to talk about how she got into politics, her nonprofit work, her path to leading the U.S. Archives, and her work as an academic and author.

This week, Evan is joined by Landis Varughese, a senior at UW and Chair of the Associated Students of Madison, to talk about his path to leadership of such an important student organization, lessons he's learned along the way, challenges he's faced, what he's most proud of from his tenure as chair, and more!

In this week's episode, Evan is once again joined by Professor Emeritus Howard Schweber, this time to answer questions regarding the developing conflict in Iran, and to offer his opinion on potential causes, consequences, and outcomes.

In this episode, Evan and Nama are joined by Dr. Elizabeth Covington, Executive Director of the European Studies program at UW, to discuss her background, the European Union, the European economy, and more!

In this episode, Heewone and Evan are joined by Professor Jason Kido Lopez of the Department of Communication Arts to discuss the inherent political nature of sporting events, sports betting as a phenomenon, and more!

On this episode, Nama and Evan are joined by Jasper Bernstein, a senior at UW-Madison and campaign manager for gubernatorial candidate Kelda Roys, to talk about his path to campaign management, the lessons he's learned doing so, and the skills that come in handy for anyone who might be looking to work on a campaign.

In this episode, Lauren is joined by Professor Ana Oaxaca to discuss her college experience, her path to UW-Madison, and more!

In this episode, Evan, Nama, and Heewone are joined by Alfred McCoy, the Harrington Professor of History at UW, to discuss his background, his previous works, and his new book, "Cold War on Five Continents: A Global History of Empire and Espionage."

In this episode, Heewone, Evan, and Nama are joined by professor Kathryn McGarr of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, to discuss her background in journalism, her Ph.D. in history, her writing, and the classes she's teaching this semester.