In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were delighted to have the opportunity to interview Prof. Allion Prasch, from the UW-Madison’s Department of Communication Arts. Prof. Allison’s teaching and research focus on politics, rhetoric and culture. Prof. Prasch’s book, The Global Rhetorical Presidency: Cold War Rhetoric on the World, is in its final stages and we asked her for her insights on the state of presidential rhetoric in American politics today in this historical context. Prof. Prasch also offered her take on what constitutes political rhetoric, and gives us her thoughts on President Trump’s use of Twitter as political speech