Wonks and War Rooms
Where political communication theory meets on the ground strategy. Host, Professor Elizabeth Dubois, picks a political communication theory, explains it to a practitioner, and then they have a chat about whether or not it makes sense at all out in the world of politics and communications. She chats with political staffers, journalists, comms experts, lobbyists, activists and other political actors. Elizabeth quizzes them on pol comm theory and they tell her how ridiculous (or super helpful) that theory actually is.
Podcasting since 2020 • 69 episodes
Wonks and War Rooms
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Newsletters in a High-Choice Media Environment with Nick Taylor-Vaisey
In this episode, Elizabeth talks to Nick Taylor-Vaisey, a journalist for Politico who works on the
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Season 7
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Episode 5
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Foreign Interference at the Nomination Level with Conner Coles
In this episode, Elizabeth is joined by Conner Coles, a former lobbyist with experience working in and around politics, including during the political party candidate n...
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Season 7
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Episode 4
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Astroturfing with Patrícia Campos Mello
In this episode, Elizabeth interviews Brazilian journalist and columnist Patrícia Campos Mello, who first exposed the illegal use of WhatsApp mass messaging in Brazil's 2018 presidential elections. T...
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Season 7
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Episode 3
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Theory of Planned Behaviour with Melanie Paradis
In this episode, Elizabeth Dubois chats with Melanie Paradis, President of Texture Communications, to dissect the theory of planned be...
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Season 7
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33:29
Elections and Our Digital Media Ecosystem
Wonks and War Rooms is kicking off season 7 with all things elections! With 73 elections worldwide, 2024 is being called a “global elections supercycle”. Elizabeth introduces the headlining topics listeners can get excited to learn about ...
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Season 7
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