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
Is Horseshoe Populism the End of Pax Americana?
Jay Solomon and Hagar Chemali on the war with Iran, a fracturing world order, and whether America still remembers what its alliances are for
101 min
2
The Last Institutionalists—The Weekly
A socialist sweep, the death of the left–right spectrum, and a debt-and-oil reckoning
50 min
3
American Made
How a neuroscientist-turned-cake-artist enlisted both parties to bake the country's 250th birthday cake
53 min
4
Inside The White House’s Epstein Crisis—The Weekly
Burying the Epstein story, Platner’s nomination, and the limits of populist faith
55 min
5
Policing Words — The Weekly
Speech as a bargaining chip, words policed as violence, and the fraud no one stopped
64 min
6
ENCORE: Worthy of Protection — Part 2
50 min
7
Oil & Infowar — The Weekly
Iran's leverage and Chinese Communist Party–aligned money funding American leftists
68 min
8
ENCORE: Worthy of Protection—Part 1
46 min
9
Supporting Ukrainian Units on the Front Lines
8 min
10
The Weekly: Mailbag Edition
Ron Steslow and Mike Madrid answer your questions
58 min
11
ENCORE: Democracy Interventions with Prof. Robb...
74 min
12
[+] 'Credible and Urgent' — Historic UFO Disclo...
38 min
13
Peptide Politics — The Weekly
The peptide boom, medical freedom, and our cultural fear of the new
62 min
14
ENCORE: True Crime in the Post-Truth Era
47 min
15
The Battlefield Laboratory — The Weekly
Drones, data, and the surveillance architecture shaping the future of war
67 min
16
What Happens After The End of Majority-Minority...
31 min
17
The End of Financial Privacy? — The Weekly
How stablecoin legislation is quietly expanding the surveillance state
64 min
18
Home Economics
22 min
19
Why The AI Bubble Doesn’t Matter
38 min
20
America Adrift — The Weekly
America’s crisis of purpose, the rise of the tech state, and the cultural normalization of corruption
77 min
21
ENCORE: The Future of Food
51 min
22
AI Weapons and Mass Surveillance — The Weekly
Power, surveillance, and control in the age of AI
67 min
23
ENCORE: Modeling Victory — Part 2
38 min
24
Fortress America — The Weekly
84 min
25
ENCORE: Modeling Victory — Part 1
Scott Tranter on data science, polling, and modeling
44 min