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Mark and Carrie

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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.

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  1. 9/24/24 - Mark and Carrie make an announcement

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  2. 05/17/24 - A galactic implosion of incompetence

    Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs at Brown University, share their take on the news. On this episode: 2024 election update: Biden...

  3. 04/11/24 - Light banter and philosophical malaise

    Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs at Brown University, share their take on the news. On this episode: What Truth Social going public...

  4. 02/29/2024 - Let’s close up shop and go home

    Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs at Brown University, share their take on the news. On this episode: Democrats' and pundits' concern...

  5. 01/31/2024 - The Taylor Swift Marshall Plan

    Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs at Brown University, share their take on the news. On this episode: Trump’s domination of the GOP...

  6. 12/21/2023 - Mark and Carrie dare you to say “everything is great” right now

    Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs at Brown University, share their take on the news. On this episode: Trump potentially gets removed…

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  7. 11/17/2023 - Is the world worse because of Mark and Carrie?

    Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs at Brown University, share their take on the news. On this episode: The state of the Israel-Hamas…

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  8. 09/11/2023 - Allegedly: A Mark and Carrie end-of -summer triple feature

    Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs at Brown University, share their take on the news. On this episode: Grading Mark and Carrie’s Supreme...

  9. 06/01/2023 - Rogue AI, predicting the Supremes, and debt-ceiling dumbskullery: Mark and Carrie go all-in for summer

    Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs at Brown University, share their take on the news. On this episode: The US debt ceiling deal: nobody...

  10. 05/06/2023 - Debts Coming Due

    Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs at Brown University, share their take on the news. On this episode: Biden, Trump, and the upcoming...

  11. 04/07/2023 - Would banning Tik Tok spare us watching both Trump and Paltrow trials? If so, Mark and Carrie are on board.

    Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs at Brown University, share their take on the news. On this episode: What Trump’s indictment says…

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  12. 03/08/2023 - Dominion, DeSantis, Demented

    Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs at Brown University, share their take on the news. On this episode: Dominion Voting Machine’s lawsuit...

  13. 01/24/2023 - Mars Is Lovely in the Summer

    Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs at Brown University, share their take on the news. On this episode: Is there any way to reduce mass...

  14. 12/19/2022 - Carrie and Mark Predict the Future

    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: Unpacking the World Cup Finals on and off the field Elon’s rough few...

  15. 11/30/2022 - It's Not Fraud...Until It Is

    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: The geopolitics of the World Cup, and why we’re all implicated in the...

  16. 10/29/2022 - Elevate Yourself!

    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: Elon Musk buys Twitter. Will anything on the platform change? Musical...

  17. 09/30/2022 - Live from Mark's Basement

    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: Queen Elizabeth is dead, and the UK press can’t stop mourning…

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  18. 08/19/2022 - Far Too Clever and Overthinking It

    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: Unpacking the Inflation Reduction Act What this summer's good news for...

  19. 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 panic Could climate...

  20. 06/04/2022 - We Promise Not to Talk About Margaret Atwood at Davos

    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: The mass shooting in Uvalde, TX, and America’s mourning rituals around...

  21. 05/05/2022 - Despite the Despair, It Was Great Seeing You

    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: The political implications of the Supreme Court’s leaked decision...

  22. 03/28/2022 - The 1970s: Good for Movies, Bad for Inflation

    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: The economic and political ramifications of the war in Ukraine Why...

  23. 02/18/2022 - We Can’t Even Remember if We Have Done This Already

    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: Making sense of Ukraine and questioning Putin’s motives (and height)…

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  24. 01/22/2022 - Happy New Year: Mainly Stressful and Painful

    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: how to think about Covid in the age of omicron; Biden's stalled...

  25. 12/22/2021 - The Past is a Safe Space

    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: living through another pandemic wave; Joe Manchin reveals who he's…

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  26. 12/03/2021 - Is the Economy Really in the Tank, or is David Lynch to Blame?

    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: what we know about the Omnicron variant; the politics behind the…

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  27. 11/12/2021 - Inflation, Infrastructure, and...Alpaca Cheese

    Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and associate director of Brown's Annenberg Institute, share their take on the news. On this episode: the illusion that is Infrastructure Week; Biden's agenda and early-onset midterm...

  28. 09/24/2021 - Where's America's Head?

    Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and associate director of Brown's Annenberg Institute, share their take on the news. On this episode: the newest Texas abortion law, and how it looks to the rest of the world; Biden's...

  29. 08/19/2021 - Nothing Says Back to School Like "No Mask" Mandates

    Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and associate director of Brown's Annenberg Institute, share their take on the news. On this episode: the morality, strategy, and politics of America's Afghanistan withdrawal; how the...

  30. 07/30/2021 - There Is No Mean Reversion (Except for Bennifer)

    Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown's Watson Institute, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and associate director of Brown's Annenberg Institute, share their take on the week's news. On this episode: the Delta variant spreads the globe; the economy is doing great and has reverted to…

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  31. 06/25/2021 - The Putative, Possible, Potential End of the Pandemic

    Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown's Watson Institute, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and associate director of Brown's Annenberg Institute, share their take on the week's news. On this episode: the G7's shaky promises on taxing the rich, and shaky relationships with China and...

  32. 05/11/2021 - Bigger and Better Buffets

    Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute, and political scientist Carrie Nordlund share their take on the news. On this episode: the politics of Facebook's 'Supreme Court'; new voter restriction laws in the US and the Republican Party's continued flirtation with...

  33. 04/13/2021 - A Cavalcade of Bummer

    Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute, and political scientist Carrie Nordlund share their take on the news. On this episode: Mark and Carrie feel skeptical about a 'post-Covid' boom; Biden's infrastructure bill, and the inconvenient truths it poses to…

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  34. 03/23/2021 - Mark Has the Plague

    Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute, and political scientist Carrie Nordlund share their take on the news. On this episode: the Atlanta spa shootings and anti-Asian violence in America; the crisis at the US-Mexico border and Biden's political dilemma around...

  35. 02/05/2021 - If You Think Inflation is the Problem, Just Wait

    Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute, and political scientist Carrie Nordlund share their take on the news. On this episode: Biden's relief bill, and a rethink on inflation; the EU's dark-horse bid for worst vaccine rollout; a coup in Myanmar; cold winds in the...

  36. 01/23/2021 - Have Some Faith, Carrie!

    Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute, and political scientist Carrie Nordlund share their take on the news. On this episode: the Capitol riot and its aftermath; Trump's deplatforming on Twitter and Facebook, and what it reveals about Big Tech; assessing Biden's...

  37. 12/28/2020 - Benedict Cumberbatch Plays Every Part (New Year's Special)

    Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown's Watson Institute, and political scientist Carrie Nordlund share their take on the news. On this episode: Mark and Carrie's abiding memories of 2020; what aspects of pandemic life will go away in 2021, and what parts will stick around; the stock market…

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  38. 12/17/2020 - The Almost Holiday Episode but Not

    Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown's Watson Institute, and political scientist Carrie Nordlund share their take on the news. On this episode: The beginning of the coronavirus vaccine rollout; Mitch McConnell, a profile in courage; diversity in Biden's cabinet and the 'Kamala Conundrum'…

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  39. 11/13/2020 - 'Give Me a Ping, Vasily. One Ping Only.'

    Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown's Watson Institute, and political scientist Carrie Nordlund share their take on the news. On this episode: A lingering pandemic and slow-moving 'coup'; making sense of Trump's electoral loss, and his demographic gains; why Covid cases are rising in the US...

  40. 10/22/20 - Every Family Has a Loser

    Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown's Watson Institute, and political scientist Carrie Nordlund share their take on the news. On this episode: rising Covid cases in the US and Europe; the state of the presidential race amidst America's twisted electoral system; Trump's value and liability to...

  41. 10/2/20 - There is Hope, Just Not Here

    Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown's Watson Institute, and political scientist Carrie Nordlund share their take on the news. On this episode: Trump and Melania have coronavirus; the electoral insignificance of Trump's tax returns; a dumpster fire debate; thinking long-term on this month's...

  42. 09/15/2020 - Living Happily in the Past

    Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown's Watson Institute, and political scientist Carrie Nordlund share their take on the news. On this episode: a global tour of climate catastrophes; Trump's immovable poll numbers; environmental hypocrisy across the political spectrum; are there anarchist bus...

  43. 08/20/2020 - Welcome to America. Let's Sue Each Other.

    Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown's Watson Institute, and political scientist Carrie Nordlund share their take on the news. Steven Bannon's lack of imagination; the conundrum of reopening America's schools; following the money in the USPS; the implications of Apple's staggering wealth…

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  44. 07/31/2020 - Sentences We Never Thought We'd Say

    Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown's Watson Institute, and political scientist Carrie Nordlund share their take on the news. On this episode: {Not} containing coronavirus in the US; America's navel gazing and obsession with Hydroxychloroquine; making sense of the GDP numbers; the…

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  45. 07/10/2020 - There Are No Facts

    Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown's Watson Institute, and political scientist Carrie Nordlund share their take on the news. On this episode: unpacking the biggest SCOTUS cases of the last two weeks; Trump's not-so-good summer so far; questioning if Trump's numbers are really as bad as they...

  46. 06/24/2020 - Controlled Burn

    Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown's Watson Institute, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and associate director of Brown's Master of Public Affairs program, share their take on the news. On this episode: Covid-19 surges in some US states amid reopening and quarantine 'fatigue'; the...

  47. 06/06/2020 - The Anger Will Out

    Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown's Watson Institute, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and associate director of Brown's Master of Public Affairs program, share their take on the news. On this episode: What this podcast can add to the conversation (and what it can't); the economic...

  48. 5/21/2020 - Every Day Feels Like Tuesday

    Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown's Watson Institute, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and associate director of Brown's Master of Public Affairs program, share their take on the news. On this episode: different scenarios as US states experiment with ‘opening up’ their economies;...

  49. 5/8/2020 - If You Open It, They Won't Come

    Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown's Watson Institute, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and associate director of Brown's Master of Public Affairs program, share their take on the news. On this episode: thoughts on a future relief bill, in the face of historic unemployment; the...

  50. 4/24/2020 - Everyone Else is Doing This Better

    Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown's Watson Institute, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and associate director of Brown's Master of Public Affairs program, share their take on the news. On this episode: Trump's strategy to let states fend for themselves; Joe Biden's strategy of…

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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.

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