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.
1
The Battlefield Laboratory — The Weekly
Drones, data, and the surveillance architecture shaping the future of war
67 min
2
What Happens After The End of Majority-Minority...
31 min
3
The End of Financial Privacy? — The Weekly
How stablecoin legislation is quietly expanding the surveillance state
64 min
4
Home Economics
22 min
5
Why The AI Bubble Doesn’t Matter
38 min
6
America Adrift — The Weekly
America’s crisis of purpose, the rise of the tech state, and the cultural normalization of corruption
77 min
7
ENCORE: The Future of Food
51 min
8
AI Weapons and Mass Surveillance — The Weekly
Power, surveillance, and control in the age of AI
67 min
9
ENCORE: Modeling Victory — Part 2
38 min
10
Fortress America — The Weekly
84 min
11
ENCORE: Modeling Victory — Part 1
Scott Tranter on data science, polling, and modeling
44 min
12
Who Gets to Be an American? — The Weekly
The Supreme Court case at the center of the fight over citizenship
62 min
13
ENCORE: Power To The People: Decentralizing Tec...
64 min
14
Why the Essay Matters Again — The Weekly
Long-Form Truth in a Short-Form World
65 min
15
ENCORE: Secret City with James Kirchick
53 min
16
What Is the Real Goal of the War in Iran?—The W...
Mixed messages, unclear objectives, and a dangerously high-stakes conflict
76 min
17
[+] The Havana Syndrome Coverup [Members Only]
29 min
18
ENCORE: The Identity Trap—Part 2
50 min
19
ENCORE: The Identity Trap—Part 1
41 min
20
ENCORE: Briefly, Perfectly Human
55 min
21
The Epstein Files and the Collapse of Trust—The...
How redactions and delays fueled a collapse in trust
60 min
22
The Devil’s Advocates—Part 2
Critical Legal Studies and why the law can’t be “infinitely malleable”
47 min
23
The Nerd Reich—The Weekly
51 min
24
ENCORE: The Devil’s Advocates—Part 1
39 min
25
The ICE Blowback—The Weekly
The Gap Between Border Control and Interior Enforcement
46 min