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Good Authority’s mission is to bring insights from political science to a broader audience. Here, political scientists draw on their expertise to provide in-depth analysis, illuminate the news, and inform the political conversation.
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What is Good Authority about?
Good Authority’s mission is to bring insights from political science to a broader audience. Here, political scientists draw on their expertise to provide in-depth analysis, illuminate the news, and inform the political conversation.
What has Good Authority covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Chalkboard Politics: Can Civil-Military Norms Survive a Polarized America?" (11 May 2026, 45 minutes), "Chalkboard Politics: How Did the 2025 India-Pakistan Conflict Change Global Politics?" (8 April 2026, 65 minutes), and "Chalkboard Politics: Are International Organizations Losing Authority?" (10 March 2026, 46 minutes).
How often does Good Authority publish?
Good Authority publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 31 minutes across 28 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Good Authority?
Booking probability for Good Authority is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Good Authority requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Good Authority's contact route on record: verified email.
About the host
Good Authority is a news podcast with 28 episodes published.
Recent episodes
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May 11, 202645 minS0
Apr 8, 20261h 5mS0<p>In this episode of Chalkboard Politics, the team examines the causes, escalation, and aftermath of the 2025 India-Pakistan crisis, as well as its broader implications for regional and global politics. The discussion...
Mar 10, 202646 minS0<p>In this episode of Chalkboard Politics, the team explores the evolving challenges facing international institutions in a period of populist backlash and shifting global power. In the first conversation, professors...
Feb 12, 202645 minS0<p>In this episode, Paul and Gulnaz sit down with Professor Jeffry Frieden, author of Global Capitalism: Its Fall and Rise in the Twentieth Century, to unpack what tariffs are, how they work, and their role in U.S...
Jan 21, 202643 minS0<p>The second Trump administration has aggressively disrupted climate policy and politics, both domestically and internationally. Trump has prioritized domestic oil and coal interests, gutting the Biden administration’s...
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Jan 20, 202644 minS0<p>In this episode of Chalkboard Politics, students sit down with Professors Eduardo Moncada, Sarah Daly, and Elizabeth Saunders to unpack how concepts like narco-terrorism, criminal governance, and credible commitment...

Episode #21
Who will win the AI race? Jeffrey Ding argues it’s less about innovation than implementation
Dec 19, 202533 minS0<p>How will artificial intelligence reshape global power? And what can past technological revolutions tell us about today’s U.S.-China rivalry? In this episode of Good Authority, I spoke with Jeffrey Ding, assistant...

Episode #20
The New Neo-Royalist World Order
Nov 20, 202534 minS0<p>Stacie Goddard and Abe Newman explain how cliques are ruling the world</p> <p>The journal International Organization has just published a new online open access edition with short accessible essays written by...
Mar 9, 20258 minS0<p>The Trump administration’s freeze on foreign aid puts the lifesaving program PEPFAR at risk, halting the distribution of essential HIV/AIDS medications in over 50 countries. Despite an emergency humanitarian waiver...

Episode #18
What’s next after the ceasefire in Gaza?
Feb 8, 202519 minS0<p>Barbara Walter spoke with Good Authority a year ago about the war in Gaza, drawing from her New York Times bestselling research on how civil wars almost always fight until the end – unless an outside power steps in...
Feb 4, 202535 minS0<p>Pundits and scholars were quick to propose reasons for the 2024 presidential election outcome, from the economy to foreign affairs to campaign strategy—but what does the evidence actually say? Good Authority...

Episode #16
What's next for South Korean democracy?
Jan 27, 202524 minS0<p>After declaring martial law in December, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has faced impeachment, arrest, and detention on charges of inciting insurrection. Jean Hong, a professor at the University of Michigan who...
Nov 3, 20248 minS0<p>Is America ready for a second act of Trump's foreign policy—this time, no restraints? In a recent blog post, Columbia University political scientist and Good Authority senior editor Elizabeth Saunders wrote about...
Sep 27, 202422 minS0<p>Despite promising to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the 2015 Paris Agreement, many governments maintain low gasoline taxes or even allow citizens to buy gasoline below market prices. UCLA professor Michael Ross...
Sep 2, 20245 minS0<p>Why have Elon Musk’s politics hurt Tesla? In a recent blog post, UC Irvine political scientist and Good Authority contributor Michael Tesler wrote about how Elon Musk is alienating the consumers who are most likely...
Aug 5, 202431 minS0<p>Martha Finnemore, recent winner of the Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science, discusses the critical role of norms in international affairs. She explains how norms develop, what they are and are not, and how they...
Jul 10, 202426 minS0<p>University of Minnesota professor Tanisha Fazal discusses her new book, "Military Medicine and the Hidden Costs of War." In the book, she highlights how modern advancements in military medicine reduce American...
Jun 27, 202420 minS0<p>The first presidential debate takes place tonight. As you probably know by now, Biden and Trump agreed to this June 27 debate and a second one on September 10. They are not going to do the usual three debates...
Apr 28, 202437 minS0<p>In the last few years, militaries have carried out coups in numerous African countries, including Gabon, Niger, Burkina Faso, Sudan, Guinea, Chad and Mali. Does this signify the beginning of a much broader continent...
Mar 28, 202435 minS0<p>John Sides and Michael Tesler recently published a piece on Good Authority asking how much trouble Joe Biden is really in for the 2024 election? Our podcast episode kicks off with that big question, then delves...
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Sushant Singh
lecturer in South Asian Studies at Yale University, Centre for Policy Research
Richard Clark
emergency medicine physician and toxicologist, Carteret County News-Times
Elizabeth Saunders
Professor and Director of the Mortara Center for International Studies, Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies
Jeffrey Ding
Assistant Professor of Political Science, George Washington University
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