Politicology
Politics in America is transforming. We’re embarking on a new series to deepen our understanding of who we are, how we got here, and how we rebuild without repeating the mistakes of the past. Ron Steslow hosts academics, behavioral economists, social psychologists, politicos, philosophers, anthropologists, journalists, poets, and storytellers—and more—to discuss America’s political present and future and dive into the deeper problems we face as a nation. Email us questions or comments: podcast@politicology.com.
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Is “Surveillance Pricing” Good?
28 min
2
Policing the Capital—The Weekly
Trump’s DC Police takeover and the growing surveillance state
58 min
3
Situationships with the CCP
China risk and corporate exposure to the CCP
58 min
4
Cartographic Warfare—The Weekly
Redistricting and Epstein
63 min
5
Encore: The Real Cost of Cheap Food
The Power of Regenerative Organic Agriculture
58 min
6
Censorship And Bathtub Gin—The Weekly
Negative liberties, age verification, Ofcom, and the threats to free expression and privacy
56 min
7
Epstein, Encryption, and Vanishing Trust—The We...
The Epstein Files, Banter Bill, and Tornado Cash
78 min
8
ENCORE: Dr. Catherine Sanderson on Becoming Mor...
Dr. Catherine Sanderson on Becoming Moral Rebels
78 min
9
Unscripted: A Politicology Gathering
16 min
10
ENCORE: Means of Control — Part 2
Byron Tau joins host Ron Steslow to discuss how the federal government uses marketing data to spy on you.
20 min
11
The End of Politics—The Weekly
The Epstein Files and the MAGA Backlash
69 min
12
ENCORE: Means of Control — Part 1
Byron Tau joins host Ron Steslow to discuss how the federal government uses marketing data to spy on you.
18 min
13
AI Cold War—The Weekly
China and AI
58 min
14
TAPPED: Susan Del Percio on Mamdani’s win
Susan Del Percio on Zohran Mamdani’s win in the Democratic Primary for NYC Mayor
38 min
15
Surveillance Dollars Are Here—The Weekly
The GENIUS Act, stablecoins, and the privacy threat they pose
62 min
16
[+] Fight For This Flag
37 min
17
Operation Rising Lion—The Weekly
Israel’s Operation Rising Lion against Iran
60 min
18
In Debt We Trust—The Weekly
Money is the story behind every other story
84 min
19
Privacy vs The Machines
21 min
20
The Front Line of Freedom—The Weekly
Subtitle: India, Pakistan, and Islamism
74 min
21
Operation Spider Web
Ukraine’s Attack on Russia’s Bombers
55 min
22
Original Sin—The Weekly Roundup
Original Sin and Truth in the Age of Conspiracy
75 min
23
ENCORE: Foreign Agents
How American Lobbyists and Lawmakers Threaten Democracy Around the World
31 min
24
The Politics of Vengeance —The Weekly Roundup
The connection between MAGA’s economic populism and immigration agendas
56 min
25
[+] The “Fighting Oligarchy” Tour
33 min