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- https://fivethirtyeight.com/politics/
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- Social Sciences
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- Politics and Government
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- Streaming/Download
Taking its name from the number of electors in the US Electoral College, this podcast analyses politics and elections through opinion polls and other data to present an informed look at the subject through editor Nate Silver’s own methodology, (derived from a way of analysing baseball statistics) based on using poll data together with comparative demographic information. The site correctly predicted the winner of the 2012 election in all fifty states.
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- https://ilas.sas.ac.uk/events/videos-podcasts
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- Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
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- American Studies, Economics, Ethnology, History, Literature, Politics and Government, Religious Studies, Social Studies
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- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
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Series of podcasts from the Institute of Latin American Studies at the School of Advanced Study, University of London. Featuring speakers from Latin and South American universities as well as European institutions, the podcasts cover a wide range of subjects including decolonisation, Latin American fiction in UK libraries, mining in the Andes, the legacy of Hugo Chavez, religious practices in the Caribbean, to name but a few.
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- https://africanarguments.org/?s=podcast
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- Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
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- Current Affairs, Economics, Politics and Government, Social Studies
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- Radio/Sound
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A bi-weekly podcast which explores African politics, economics and culture. The podcasts feature contributions from a variety of guests and deal with individual African countries as well as matters relevant to the entire continent. Sponsored by the Royal African Society
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- https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/keywords/european-union
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- Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
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- Current Affairs, Economics, Law, Politics and Government, Social Studies
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- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
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Audio podcasts on the European Union from the University of Oxford given by the faculty and visiting academics from Britain and Europe. Recent topics have included why Britain should stay in the EU, economic governance in Europe, Syrian displacement, the acceptance of refugees with physical disabilities, forced migration, and far-right extremism. The information on content accompanying the listings is comprehensive and searchable by keywords.
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- https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/the-spectator-podcasts/
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- Social Sciences
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- Current Affairs, Politics and Government
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- Blogs, Journals, Podcasting, Streaming/Download
The Spectator is a weekly British conservative magazine. It was first published on 6 July 1828, making it the oldest continuously published magazine in the English language. Its principal subject areas are politics and culture. Topics recently debated (October 2015) in the weekly political podcasts include Jeremy Corbyn as the new leader of the Labour Party, the Assisted Dying Bill, China’s economic slowdown and the demise of Christianity in Britain.
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- http://labourlist.org
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- Social Sciences
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- Politics and Government, Social Studies
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- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
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- Blogs, Podcasting, Streaming/Download
LabourList is an independent progressive blog providing a platform for open debate about centre-left issues and the future of the Labour movement. The site includes videos and podcasts. Videos include Jeremy Corbyn’s acceptance speech as the new Leader of the Labour Party and footage from 1989 of Corbyn confronting Margaret Thatcher about homelessness in PMQ. Topics of podcasts includes the legacy of Ed Milliband, television debates, and the rise of the SNP.
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- https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qptc
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- Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
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- Current Affairs, Politics and Government
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- Radio/Sound
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- Podcasting, Streaming/Download
BBC Radio 4 home and international news analysis and comment series. The programmes are available on iPlayer and MP3 download for 30 days from date of broadcast. The summary of content accompanying each episode is comprehensive but there is no keyword searching facility. Podcasts are available for 7 days.
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- https://www.parliament.uk/about/podcasts/scienceinparliament/
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- Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
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- Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, General Science, Medicine, Physics, Politics and Government
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- Radio/Sound
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Podcasts dealing with science issues being discussed in Parliament. Titles include ‘Biofuels’ - MPs, Peers, parliamentary researchers and leading industry figures debate biofuels and climate change, ‘Regenerative Medicine’ - a new approach to the treatment of illnesses caused by damaged or diseased tissues or organs and ‘Counterfeit Medicine’ in which representatives from the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) discuss what a counterfeit medicine is, the risks they pose and how the government and industry are working to tackle this problem. The podcasts are also available via the Parliament Podcast Channel.
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- https://www.uea.ac.uk/philosophy/news-and-events/podcasts
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- Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
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- Politics and Government, Social Studies
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- Radio/Sound
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- Archives/Museums, Streaming/Download
Podcasts of lectures given at the University of East Anglia by UEA academics and guest speakers in support of degree courses in philosophy, politics and communication studies. Recent (2015) talks include Jonathon Porritt on The Limits of Growth, David Willetts MP on What is the Good of Government? and Professor Raymond Tallis on ‘Has Physics Killed Philosophy?
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- https://www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk/video-audio
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- Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
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- Economics, Food, Politics and Government
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- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
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- Blogs, Streaming/Download
Video and audio resources from the Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Food, which connects research on the food system being done at Oxford University and supports interdisciplinary research on the challenges of feeding the global population sustainably and equitably. Video content includes debates, lectures and seminars.
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