
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.
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 159 | Founded | 10 years ago |
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