Associate Professor

Dept. of Communication
University of Washington

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Audio/Visual

I give interviews and talks with some frequency. Occasionally, audio or visual recordings are made available to me. I've provided a few for your entertainment.

Streaming Video

The Future of Deliberative Democratic Theory and Practice. I gave this talk to my colleagues at the University of Washington to summarize some of my most recent research on deliberative democratic theory, jury service, and mass deliberation in initiative elections. An error on the recording tape gives it some audio hiccups, but it's completely understandable. The talk will appear in your media player, but you can click here to see the slides that accompany it. Quick update: the legislation I referred to did not, in the end, get a hearing in the 2007 legislative session. (2/21/2007)

We've also made a shorter verison of the talk, which you can watch here.

Rage Against the Political Machine. This is a story I recently told on SeattleTV regarding my first experience managing a Congressional campaign, back in 1992. You might enjoy it. It concerns my mother's effort to unseat Congressman Duncan Hunter, who is now a Republican Presidential candidate.

Audio Recordings

  • Culture and Gun Control. Utah Public radio (KUER) had me join a conversation about proposed gun laws. I'm on in the last five minutes of an interesting program. (2/26/2007)
  • Scary Campaign Ads. Department of Communication colleague David Domke and I talk about scare tactics and other negative advertising techniques, and we evaluating listeners' own ads on KUOW-FM. (10/31/2006)
  • Appeasers, Islamo Fascists, and Beyond. This conversation on KUOW-FM discusses political catchphrases and slogans. Do they work? (9/5/2006)
  • Recounting the Recount. At the time of this interview, a final recount was underway in the race between Republican gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi and Democrat Christine Gregoire.
  • 30 Seconds of Fame. For your amusement, you can listen to a radio interview featuring Mark Forehand (University of Washington, Department of Marketing) and myself. The interview is on political advertising, and I recommend skipping ahead to the second half, which is more amusing.