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The Ballpark is the LSE US Centre's regular podcast on the politics and policy of the United States. Through features and interviews with academics from the LSE and elsewhere, The Ballpark looks more closely into what's going on behind the headlines.

  1. 2 FEB

    LSE: The Ballpark | US-China relations in an era of illiberalism with Dr Scott Kennedy

    To talk about the current state of US-China relations, in October 2025 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Scott Kennedy, Senior Adviser and Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics at the Center for Strategic and International Studies

    35 min

  2. 19 JAN

    LSE: The Ballpark | “Is AI a threat or an opportunity for the US?” Master’s students essay competition for 2025

    In 2025, the Phelan US Centre ran an essay competition for master’s students with a prompt about AI. In this episode we spoke to the author of the winning essay, Kayode Adeniyi, and the runners-up, Natasha Chávez and Francesca Nicolodi.

    44 min

  3. 5 JAN

    LSE: The Ballpark | How to help left behind regions and workers with Professor Gordon Hanson

    The last 40 years have seen a sharp decline in America’s manufacturing industries with growing joblessness in previously prosperous industrial regions. How and why did this happen, and what can be done to help workers in these “left-behind places”?

    27 min

  4. 22/12/2025

    LSE: The Ballpark | LSE at 130 and the United States with Professor Michael Cox

    This year LSE is celebrating its 130th anniversary, and how it has driven change across the world. Much of LSE’s history is linked to the United States, from philanthropic support in the School's early days to famous alumni and American directors.

    45 min

  5. 15/12/2025

    LSE: The Ballpark | The promise and peril of Trump’s America First with Professor Charles Kupchan

    Since returning to the White House in January 2025, Donald Trump has renewed his “America First” agenda by pursing a transactional approach to diplomacy and a desire to limit the US’ involvement overseas. This in turn is remoulding the global order.

    30 min

  6. 01/12/2025

    LSE: The Ballpark | AI and deepfakes with Dr Gili Vidan

    In the last decade or so, the the public have become aware of “deepfakes”, computer or AI generated fake images. The spread of deepfakes raises questions about truth and authenticity online – can we still trust what we see on screen?

    38 min

  7. 17/11/2025

    LSE: The Ballpark | Autocracy 2.0: How China’s Rise Reinvented Tyranny with Dr Jennifer Lind

    The last three decades have seen China’s economic rise. Alongside this, China has become much more influential on the global stage, emerging as a competitor to the United States in many arenas, including as a technology and innovation leader.

    38 min

  8. 03/11/2025

    LSE: The Ballpark | US-China strategic competition with Professor Evan Medeiros

    In August 2025, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization held its 25th annual summit in Tianjin, China. The absence of the United States in this gathering may tell us about how China is competing with the US and building its own global order.

    38 min
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The Ballpark is the LSE US Centre's regular podcast on the politics and policy of the United States. Through features and interviews with academics from the LSE and elsewhere, The Ballpark looks more closely into what's going on behind the headlines.

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  • Creator
    LSE Film and Audio Team
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2026
  • Episodes
    159
  • Rating
    Clean
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    Copyright © Terms of use apply see https://lse.ac.uk/termsOfUse
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    The Ballpark

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