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:<ul><li>Finding nuance in the inflation/recession panic</li><li>Could climate legislation actually be passed in the US Congress?!</li><li>Heat waves in…well, everywhere</li><li>A long goodbye for Boris Johnson</li><li>Russia, Germany, the US, and the politics of natural gas</li><li>January 6 hearings: rave reviews, renewed for a second season&nbsp;</li></ul> Transcript coming soon. <a href="https://trending-globally.captivate.fm/listen" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen and subscribe to Trending Globally, another podcast from the Watson Institute</a>.

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

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.