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The Poli Cyclones Podcast explores the ways students and alumni of the Department of Political Science at Iowa State University are making a difference.

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Poli Cyclones

This podcast podcast explores the ways students and alumni of the Political Science Department at Iowa State are making a difference.

  • Chloe Worth on Internships, Environmental Policy, and the Private Sector

    Chloe Worth talks about her internship with the Iowa DOT while majoring in political science and how that helped her get a position after graduation with Snyder and Associates in Ankeny. She will help them comply with environmental regulations. For more information about the political science department at Iowa State, click here. Email us feedback or ideas for new episodes at policyclones@iastate.edu

  • Sam Johnston on State Government and Data Analysis

    Sam Johnston talks about her B.A. and M.A. in political science at ISU helped prepare her to work for the Iowa Department of Management as a Justice Systems Analyst.  For more information about the political science department at Iowa State, click here. Email us feedback or ideas for new episodes at policyclones@iastate.edu

  • Matthew Gleason on National Security and Military Service

    In this episode we hear from Captain Matthew Gleason, U.S. Navy, about how political science helped prepare him for positions of leadership and provided frameworks for thinking through complex national security issues and strategies.  For more information about the political science department at Iowa State click here. Email us feedback or ideas for new episodes at policyclones@iastate.edu

  • Jillian Carlson on Higher Education Policy

    In this episode we talk with Jillian Carlson who is the state relations officer for Iowa State University. She talks about her experiences working in political campaigns, for the state legislature, and in higher education.

  • Rob Denson on Education Leadership

    In this episode, Rob Denson describes how he went from political science at ISU to a law career and then to his current role as President of Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC). For more information about the political science department at Iowa State, click here. Email us feedback or ideas for new episodes at policyclones@iastate.edu.