Politics and the Past: Desert Dialogues

Center for American Institutions
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The Center for American Institutions at Arizona State University is delighted to present "Politics and the Past: Desert Dialogues." Each week, Dr. Rob Ferguson will host two podcast episodes. On Mondays, Dr. Ferguson will dive deep into history and public policy with topic experts and scholars from universities across the United States. On Thursdays, Dr. Ferguson will be joined by cohost Jack Hinrichs and other guests to discuss contemporary politics, with a special emphasis on Gen-Z's role in America's body politic.

  1. 1d ago

    Iran's Latest

    Dr. Ferguson sat down with longtime friend of the podcast Farzan Faramarzi to discuss the latest events in Iran.

  2. 5d ago

    Classical Liberal Education

    THIS WEEK: Jack has returned from a month of classical liberal education in Prague, and Dr. Rob Ferguson is curious about the curriculum and the students. In this episode, Dr. Ferguson and Jack discuss the importance of trusting your students and liberal individualism. They also discuss the shortcomings of Wisconsin's Francesca Hong.

  3. Aug 10

    US United

    Dr. Rob Ferguson discusses the importance of a united United States of America with Adam M. Mizel.

  4. Aug 7

    Primaries, Primaries

    The onslaught of primary season has only quickened over the past few weeks, and Dr. Rob is back to help parse through the results. On this episode, Dr. Rob Ferguson was joined by Andrew Ritter to chat about primary results in Michigan. They also discuss Soviet cinema.

  5. Jul 24

    Eyewitness Singapore

    The Politics & the Past Asia Correspondent Andrew Ritter recently returned from a lengthy trip in Singapore. On this episode, Dr. Rob chats with Andrew about his experience.

  6. Jul 17

    The Arizona Primary

    THIS WEEK: Troy Holderby, Deputy Political Director at NextGen Polling, President of the ASU College Republicans, and longtime friend of the podcast, stopped by to discuss the Arizona primary season! Troy and Dr. Rob Ferguson discussed what NextGen's polling forecasts for the primary election.

  7. Jul 13

    The Mamdani Machine (Video Version)

    THIS WEEK: Zohran Mamdani is soaring after his allies won congressional primaries across the United States. Graham Platner is careening towards political disaster. And too many pundits are confusing 20th-century progressivism and populism! Dr. Rob and Jack unpack Mayor Mamdani's success, Oysterman Platner's fall, and the history of political machines. Plus, they offer another literary metaphor that's sure to infuriate those trained in literary analysis.

  8. Jul 9

    The Mamdani Machine

    THIS WEEK: Zohran Mamdani is soaring after his allies won congressional primaries across the United States. Graham Platner is careening towards political disaster. And too many pundits are confusing 20th-century progressivism and populism! Dr. Rob and Jack unpack Mayor Mamdani's success, Oysterman Platner's fall, and the history of political machines. Plus, they offer another literary metaphor that's sure to infuriate those trained in literary analysis.

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The Center for American Institutions at Arizona State University is delighted to present "Politics and the Past: Desert Dialogues." Each week, Dr. Rob Ferguson will host two podcast episodes. On Mondays, Dr. Ferguson will dive deep into history and public policy with topic experts and scholars from universities across the United States. On Thursdays, Dr. Ferguson will be joined by cohost Jack Hinrichs and other guests to discuss contemporary politics, with a special emphasis on Gen-Z's role in America's body politic.

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