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CatU Convos

CatU Convos, an academic conversation podcast, is a production of Catawba College's Center for North Carolina Politics & Public Service, directed by Dr. Michael Bitzer. Music provided by Justin Gerstle of Catawba's Music Department. The podcast name came from Catawba College's Principles of Marketing classes who pitched various names.

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    "Lunch & Learn" about Defending Democracy with Tim Heaphy

    Join the Center for N.C. Politics & Public Service at Catawba College and the N.C. Network for Fair, Safe & Secure Elections for a Lunch & Learn Zoom webinar with Tim Heaphy to hear his perspectives and potential approaches to dealing with political violence in America. With America confronting renewed political violence, how should citizens consider building resilience and solutions to address the deep divisions within our society?The author of Harbingers: What January 6 and Charlottesville Reveal About Rising Threats to American Democracy, Heaphy discusses his views on the role of social media, the division that he feels is driving American politics, and his thoughts in finding connections and commonality among Americans to fix our broken democracy.

  2. 11

    Old North State Politics on "Enough is Enough" for Thom Tillis

    Old North State Politics blog contributors Michael Bitzer, Susan Roberts, and Chris Cooper offer their analysis and thoughts on U.S. Senator Thom Tillis' decision to not seek re-election in 2026 in North Carolina.

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    Margaret Thurman on "The First Presidential Contest"

    Margaret Thurman discusses "The First Presidential Contest: 1796 and the Founding of American Democracy" by Jeffrey Pasley.

  4. 9

    Trenard McClary on "Enchanted America"

    Trenard McClary discusses "Enchanted America: How Intuition and Reason Divide Our Politics" by Eric Oliver and Thomas Wood.

  5. 8

    Ah'Marriah Sloan on "Give Us the Ballot"

    Ah'Marriah Sloan discussed Ari Berman's "Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America."

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    Katrina Misra on "Why We're Polarized"

    Katrina Misra discusses Ezra Kline's "Why We're Polarized"

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    Joey Cilluffo on "The Mathematics of Voting and Elections"

    Joey Cilluffo discusses "The Mathematics of Voting and Elections" by Jonathan Hodge and Richard Klima.

  8. 5

    Jada Porter on "From Pandemic to Insurrection"

    Jada Porter discusses Michael P. McDonald's "From Pandemic to Insurrection: Voting in the 2020 US Presidential Election"

  9. 4

    Gabrielle Brown on "The Values Campaign"

    Gabrielle Brown discusses "The Values Campaign?: The Christian Right and the 2004 Elections," edited by John C. Green et al.

  10. 3

    Claire Vinskus on "Active Measures"

    Claire Vinskus discusses "Active Measures: The Secret History of Disinformation and Political Warfare" by Thomas Rid.

  11. 2

    Reagan Brown on "#GetOutTheVote"

    Reagan Brown discusses Donald P. Green and Alan S. Gerber's "Get Out the Vote: How To Increase Voter Turnout."

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    Alondra Acevedo-Roque on "The Partisan Sort"

    Alondra Acevedo-Roque discusses Matthew Levendusky's book, "The Partisan Sort: How Liberals Became Democrats and Conservatives Became Republicans"

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    Andrew Whitehead on "Collision 2012"

    Andrew Whitehead discusses Dan Balz's book, "Collision 2012: The Future of Election Politics in a Divided America."

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    Carter Heaton on "The Big Lie"

    Carter Heaton discusses Jonathan Lemire's book, "The Big Lie: Election Chaos, Political Opportunism, and the State of American Politics After 2020."

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CatU Convos, an academic conversation podcast, is a production of Catawba College's Center for North Carolina Politics & Public Service, directed by Dr. Michael Bitzer. Music provided by Justin Gerstle of Catawba's Music Department. The podcast name came from Catawba College's Principles of Marketing classes who pitched various names.

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CatU Convos, an academic conversation podcast, is a production of Catawba College's Center for North Carolina Politics & Public Service, directed by Dr. Michael Bitzer. Music provided by Justin Gerstle of Catawba's Music Department. The podcast name came from Catawba College's Principles of...

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