07/29/2022 - No Normal Summers Ever Again

Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs at Brown University, share their take on the news.On this episode:Finding nuance in the inflation/recession panicCould climate legislation actually be passed in the US Congress?!Heat waves in…well, everywhereA long goodbye for Boris JohnsonRussia, Germany, the US, and the politics of natural gasJanuary 6 hearings: rave reviews, renewed for a second season Transcript coming soon. Listen and subscribe to Trending Globally, another podcast from the Watson Institute.

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Mark Blyth, political economist at The Watson Institute at Brown University, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and associate director of Brown's Master of Public Affairs program, share their take on the news. Subscribe now to hear Mark and Carrie cut through the media haze, and provide a thought-provoking, topical, and often hilarious conversation about the world today.