Podcast appearances and mentions of Marc Hetherington

We've known for a while that gas stoves are bad for both your health and the environment. But a few weeks ago, the discourse went into overdrive. First, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced it would consider regulations on indoor air pollution from gas stoves. Not long after, a study asserted that gas-burning stoves are responsible for roughly 12.7 percent of childhood asthma cases nationwide. Suddenly, the appliance acquired a crowd of newly passionate defenders, including Tucker Carlson, who warned that the government was coming for your gas stoves, and Florida Republican representative Matt Gaetz, who tweeted a video of a gas stovetop flame accompanied by the words: You'll have to pry it from my COLD DEAD HANDS! #FoodieRevolt. How did the debate about whether (and how) to regulate gas stoves so rapidly morph into political Kabuki? On episode 60 of The Politics of Everything, hosts Laura Marsh and Alex Pareene talk about the fossil-fuel industry's misinformation campaign, how our political views inform our consumer choices, and the ways the right leverages the perpetual outrage machine to avoid confronting daunting issues facing the planet. Guests include TNR deputy editor Heather Souvaine Horn; Marc Hetherington, who co-wrote Prius Or Pickup? How the Answers to Four Simple Questions Explain America's Great Divide; and TNR staff writer Alex Shephard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Would you rather drive a Prius or a pickup? The answer reveals more than you think…Jonathan Weiler is a Professor of Global Studies at The University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill. In 2018, Jonathan and his colleague Marc Hetherington published an outstanding and insightful book, Prius or Pickup?: How the Answers to Four Simple Questions Explain America's Great Divide, about how the polarization of our politics is related to fixed and fluid world views. If you are trying to process and understand the last five years their book is the place to start.In this conversation Jonathan and I talk politics, authoritarianism, the NCAA, Michael Jordan, and why Patrick Ewing is his all-time favorite Knick.Archive of previous podcasts here.You can listen in all your preferred formats, including Apple Podcasts and Spotify, by pasting this link, which is the “Benbo Podcast” RSS feed, into your podcast provider of choice.For example, in Apple all you need to do is:Open the Podcasts app.Tap Library.Tap Edit in the upper right corner, and then tap "Add a Show by URL..." Enter your RSS feed URL.Tap Subscribe. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit benbo.substack.com

A person’s worldview is a fundamental, gut-level set of instincts that has played a larger role in influencing political attitudes and affiliations in the last two decades. It can also influence thinking on the COVID-19 pandemic and on protective actions like mask wearing and social distancing. Marc Hetherington and Jonathan Weiler, UNC professors and authors of the book “Prius or Pickup? How the Answers to Four Simple Questions Explain America’s Great Divide,” talk with guest host Colleen Barry about the concept of worldview and why it matters for understanding the politics of COVID-19.

Political scientist Marc Hetherington returns to the podcast to discuss his ongoing research on people’s views on the pandemic and the ways in which their political views are tied. Hetherington is the Raymond Dawson Distinguished Bicentennial Professor of Political Science at UNC-Chapel Hill, is an expert in polarization in American politics. “COVID Conversations: Society, Politics and Economics amid the COVID-19 Pandemic” is a new podcast by the College of Arts & Sciences at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill hosted by Jonathan Weiler and Matthew Andrews. The podcast features sought-after, expert researchers on UNC’s faculty and the episodes will focus on immediate concerns driving headlines. covidconversations.unc.edu Learn more about the UNC College of Arts & Sciences at college.unc.edu and follow on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube at @unccollege.

Marc Hetherington, Raymond Dawson Distinguished Bicentennial Professor of Political Science at UNC-Chapel Hill, is an expert in polarization in American politics. With hosts Jonathan Weiler and Matthew Andrews, Hetherington talks about a recent poll about attitudes of government policies in response to the global pandemic and more. “COVID Conversations: Society, Politics and Economics amid the COVID-19 Pandemic” is a new podcast by the College of Arts & Sciences at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The podcast features sought-after, expert researchers on UNC’s faculty and the episodes will focus on immediate concerns driving headlines. covidconversations.unc.edu Learn more about the UNC College of Arts & Sciences at college.unc.edu and follow on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube at @unccollege.

Politics in the United States has long been dominated by two main groups – the Republicans and the Democrats – but, in recent decades, we’ve seen increasing divisiveness and conflict. Voters have become less concerned with what government does, and more interested in politicians they believe represent who they are. Lilliana Mason, assistant professor of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland, and Marc Hetherington, professor of Political Science at the University of North Carolina, discuss what happens when politics gets personal. And they consider the consequences for our democracy.

Politics in the United States has long been dominated by two main groups – the Republicans and the Democrats – but, in recent decades, we’ve seen increasing divisiveness and conflict. Voters have become less concerned with what government does, and more interested in politicians they believe represent who they are. Lilliana Mason, assistant professor of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland, and Marc Hetherington, professor of Political Science at the University of North Carolina, discuss what happens when politics gets personal. And they consider the consequences for our democracy.

On a previous episode, global studies associate professor Jonathan Weiler and political science professor Marc Hetherington discussed the political divide in the United States. This week, the conversation continues on how our choices — such as the coffee brand we drink or the car we drive — can cause others to assume our political preferences. “These non-political tastes and preferences are just such clear political signals nowadays,” Weiler said. “You tell me what kind of food or beer you like, and I download a whole bunch of associations about you and how you see the world, and who you probably voted for." Weiler and Hetherington, co-authors of Prius or Pickup?: How the answers to four simple questions explain America’s great divide, believe that the root of the acrimonious divide in the United States spawns from the growing affinity Americans have for their own political party, and in turn, the adversarial feelings developed for those across the aisle. “Our identities are so driven by how negatively we feel about our opponents,” Hetherington said. “One of the odd things that's happened in this period of polarization is that we don't love our own side any more than we used to, but what we really have grown to do is hate the other side.” On this week's episode, Weiler and Hetherington discuss their research and how stereotypes are adding to the challenges of the political divide.

In 2009, political science professor Jonathan Weiler and global studies associate professor Marc Hetherington released their research on the relationship between four questions and the political divide. Those relationships continue to have implications in the current political climate today. Weiler and Hetherington became interested in the acrimonious nature of politics as they watched the unfolding of the 2000 presidential election. They agreed that the political divide was intensifying, and as they investigated further, they discovered what might be a correlation between our intrinsic values and our passion for politics. “At some point, we stumbled on these four parenting questions,” Weiler said. “Those four parenting questions don’t really tell you anything about how people feel about taxes, but they tell you a lot about how people feel about race, gay rights, gender, family structure [or] immigration.” On this episode of Well Said, Weiler and Hetherington discuss the findings from their initial study, as well as their new book, "Prius or Pickup?"

INDY Week, the Triangle's alternative weekly newspaper, has started this podcast to give our readers another way to enjoy the latest news and culture from Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill. This week, Editor in Chief Jeffrey Billman sits down with University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill political science professors Marc Hetherington and Jonathan Weiler to discuss their new book, Prius or Pickup, and examine how American politics became so broken.

Ep 215 Nicolee Ambrose & Marc Hetherington Understanding American Viewpoints on Socio-Economic Issues   In 2016, as Americans went to the polls, the top voting issues for Republicans were the economy, terrorism, immigration, foreign policy and health care. Democratic voters rallied around the economy and terrorism as well. However, their point of view on those topics differed significantly from GOP supporters. The other top Democratic issues were racial mistreatment, gun control and the environment.   Two years into the Trump administration, Americans are heading into midterm elections. The results could shift the balance of power in both the House and the Senate. Currently the Republicans hold the balance of power in both chambers.   What issues are American voters wrestling with currently? The economy appears to be on fire, terrorism is slipping from the headlines. Trump has taken on China, Europe, Canada and Mexico in trade and he is getting much of what he wanted. He has already appointed two judges to the Supreme Court.   So, what next? What issues are front and centre? Crime, the unequal distribution of wealth, poverty, access to education and health care, along with the rising cost of living all are ever present. But are they the lightning rod issues that will tip the results of an election?   We invited both Nicolee Ambrose, the newly elected Republican National Committeewoman, and Marc Hetherington, a political scientist at the University of North Carolina, to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the issues they say will play important roles in how Americans cast their ballots this November.   Simon Fraser University’s Centre for Dialogue presents Conversations That Matter. Join veteran Broadcaster Stuart McNish each week for an important and engaging Conversation about the issues shaping our future.   Please become a Patreon subscriber and support the production of this program, with a $1 pledge https://goo.gl/ypXyDs

On The Gist, Pew’s analysis of European opinion surveys is out. Let’s look at Greece! In the interview, the American electorate has come to sort itself not just on political issues, but by worldview. Life is either a gauntlet of hazards (say Republicans) or an array of sights to see (as the Dems think). In their latest book, Prius or Pickup?, political scientists Marc Hetherington and Jonathan Weiler warn that these philosophical differences are sharper than what separated the voting blocs of previous generations. In the Spiel, Trump is out with a racist political ad, surprising precisely no one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On The Gist, Pew’s analysis of European opinion surveys is out. Let’s look at Greece! In the interview, the American electorate has come to sort itself not just on political issues, but by worldview. Life is either a gauntlet of hazards (say Republicans) or an array of sights to see (as the Dems think). In their latest book, Prius or Pickup?, political scientists Marc Hetherington and Jonathan Weiler warn that these philosophical differences are sharper than what separated the voting blocs of previous generations. In the Spiel, Trump is out with a racist political ad, surprising precisely no one. This episode is brought to you by I Travel For, a new podcast that explores what inspires us to travel. Listen and subscribe today at https://apple.co/2DPEWJE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Om framgångssagan Vladimir Putin. Efter 18 år vid makten är han fortfarande populär. Och hans auktoritära modell sprids nu över världen. Hur kunde det bli så här? Vladimir Putin har skapat en modern diktatur, en diktatur utan ideologi, som smidigt använder sig av ny teknologi och en globaliserad ekonomi - en modell som nu sprider sig över världen. Det säger Rysslands mest kända och fräna regimkritiker, Garry Kasparov, före detta världsmästare i schack, med ett förflutet som rysk oppositionspolitiker, som numera bor i USA, där han är ordförande för organisationen Human Rights Foundation. Konflikts Ivar Ekman träffade honom när han var på besök i Stockholm. Veckans Konflikt söker förklaringar till Vladimir Putins framgångar: Är det den ryska historien? Är det Putins medhjälpare i väst? Eller finns svaret i djupet i det mänskliga psyket?   För många har begreppet Putins Ryssland blivit synonymt med ett system som utvecklats i en alltmer auktoritär riktning - där oliktänkande på olika sätt trycks tillbaka, eller straffas, där pengarna styrs uppifrån och där medborgarna matas med bilden av en framgångssaga genom en välsmord tv-propaganda. En del talar till och med om att det gamla Sovjetsystemet är på väg tillbaka. Hur blev det så här - och vilken roll har Vladimir Putin själv spelat för att skapa ett auktoritärt system? Sveriges Radios korrespondent Johanna Melén intervjuar journalisten Marina Litvinovitj och den politiske konsulten Gleb Pavlovskij, som båda var med och arbetade med Vladimir Putin när han kom till makten 1999, men som i dag är mycket kritiska till resultatet av hans år vid makten. Hon träffar också den politiska analytikern Dmitrij Oresjkin och Aleksej Muchin som leder Centret för politisk information i Moskva och som skrivit flera böcker om Vladimir Putin. Muchin menar att Putins Ryssland har blivit en förebild ute i världen. Ofta kan man i andra länder höra, också i Europa, att "vi skulle vilja ha en sådan president som Putin", säger Aleksej Muchin till Johanna Melén. Vad är det som gör den här politiska modellen en stark, populär ledare i en svag, korrupt fejkdemokrati står så stabilt på världsarenan, och verkar vara på frammarsch i så många delar av världen? Kan det vara så att en del av förklaringarna till Putins framgångar, både som ledare i Ryssland och som modell utomlands, ligger i djupet av människans psyke? Konflikts Ivar Ekman ringde upp den amerikanska doktoranden Matthew MacWilliams som studerat den auktoritära personligheten i politiken och statsvetarprofessorn Marc Hetherington, vid Vanderbildtuniversitetet USA. Vi hör också Theodor W Adorno som intervjuades av Ingegerd Lundgren i Sveriges Radio i maj 1965. En annan faktor att ta in är att auktoritära regimer har blivit bra på att marknadsföra sig, putsa upp sina fasader utåt. Det kan de göra med hjälp av västliga PR-byråer. Konflikts Anja Sahlberg försöker förstå PR-byråernas, lobbyisternas och konsulternas ljusskygga värld. Hon pratar med Katharine Ainger som arbetar för Corporate Europe Observatory i Bryssel och Lydia Dennett på Project On Government Oversight i Washington. Kampsport är en ingrediens i Vladimir Putins framgångsrecept.Han har svart bälte i judo och har tränat den ryska kampsporten sambo, ett självförsvarssystem som utvecklats i det forna Sovjetunionen för specialförbandet Spetsnaz. I Vasastan i Stockholm tränar 25-åriga Bakhruz Nagdaliev från Ryssland. Han tror på Putin och det han själv kallar den ryska mentaliteten - att kunna slåss och försvara sig. Konflikts Sofia Pappa träffade honom efter ett träningspass.   Programledare: Ivar Ekman ivar.ekman@sverigesradio.se Producent: Anja Sahlberg anja.sahlberg@sverigesradio.se

Political polarisation in America. Laurie Taylor talks to Marc Hetherington, Professor of Political Science at Vanderbilt University, about why distrust of the opposite party is now so common in the US. Is the same pattern emerging in Britain? They're joined by Robert Ford, Professor of Political Science at the University of Manchester. Also, an anthropologist's guide to names and naming with Barbara Bodenhorn, Emeritus Fellow, Pembroke College, University of Cambridge. Producer: Jayne Egerton.

Host: Chris Mooney Our guest this week is Jonathan Weiler, a political scientist and director of global studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Weiler is co-author, with Marc Hetherington of Vanderbilt, of the book Authoritarianism and Polarization in American Politics. In it, they describes this strange and troubling creature called an authoritarian—usually conservative, usually a religious fundamentalist, and very closed minded. Authoritarians are identified in surveys by asking people some very simple questions about the qualities that children should have: Whether they should be "independent," for instance, rather than showing respect for their elders. (See here.) Based on this measure, Weiler and Hetherington show not only that the U.S. is full of authoritarians—but also how people with this psychological profile are driving our political polarization, as well as the divide over factual reality in the U.S Weiler also writes regularly for the Huffington Post.