Georgia Kernell

This fall, we're glad to bring you a new three-episode miniseries on American elections.

Our guest host for the series is Georgia Kernell, a political scientist at UCLA who's joined by experts from across the UC system to consider the forces that shape what we know and how we participate in elections here in the United States, with an eye on the rapidly approaching 2026 midterms and beyond.

Thanks for listening, and I hope you enjoy the series.

[upbeat music] Hi, I'm Georgia Kernell, and I'll be your guest host for this special Talking Policy miniseries focused on US elections.

On this first episode in our series, Talking Policy travels to UCLA, where I'll speak with two of my colleagues in the political science and communication departments, Stuart Soroka and Lynn Vavreck.

Together, we'll talk about the information environment surrounding US elections, examining how the news and campaign advertising shape voters' attitudes and behaviors.

As Lynn put it, "Nothing but everything is at stake in these elections." On our next episode, we'll hone in on voters themselves, asking how individuals' identities shape the ways they form political attitudes and beliefs, and how those preferences translate into behavior at the polls.

Please join us right here on Talking Policy as we hit the road and travel to the Inland Empire to speak with professors Ben Bishin and Jennifer Merola at the University of California Riverside.