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
ENCORE: The Power Code
Katty Kay joins Ron Steslow to discuss her new book, The Power Code: More Joy. Less Ego. Maximum Impact for Women (and Everyone).
61 min
2
Double Feature: Oxford Union, Doha's Long Game—...
Did Donald Trump betray the conservative movement and how Qatar built its global influence
56 min
3
ENCORE: Foreign Agents
How American Lobbyists and Lawmakers Threaten Democracy Around the World
31 min
4
ENCORE: Bitcoin is Changing the Fight for Freedom
Alex Gladstein On Why Bitcoin Is Essential For Human Rights Work
44 min
5
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
6
The Last Institutionalists—The Weekly
A socialist sweep, the death of the left–right spectrum, and a debt-and-oil reckoning
50 min
7
American Made
How a neuroscientist-turned-cake-artist enlisted both parties to bake the country's 250th birthday cake
53 min
8
Inside The White House’s Epstein Crisis—The Weekly
Burying the Epstein story, Platner’s nomination, and the limits of populist faith
55 min
9
Policing Words — The Weekly
Speech as a bargaining chip, words policed as violence, and the fraud no one stopped
64 min
10
ENCORE: Worthy of Protection — Part 2
50 min
11
Oil & Infowar — The Weekly
Iran's leverage and Chinese Communist Party–aligned money funding American leftists
68 min
12
ENCORE: Worthy of Protection—Part 1
46 min
13
Supporting Ukrainian Units on the Front Lines
8 min
14
The Weekly: Mailbag Edition
Ron Steslow and Mike Madrid answer your questions
58 min
15
ENCORE: Democracy Interventions with Prof. Robb...
74 min
16
[+] 'Credible and Urgent' — Historic UFO Disclo...
38 min
17
Peptide Politics — The Weekly
The peptide boom, medical freedom, and our cultural fear of the new
62 min
18
ENCORE: True Crime in the Post-Truth Era
47 min
19
The Battlefield Laboratory — The Weekly
Drones, data, and the surveillance architecture shaping the future of war
67 min
20
What Happens After The End of Majority-Minority...
31 min
21
The End of Financial Privacy? — The Weekly
How stablecoin legislation is quietly expanding the surveillance state
64 min
22
Home Economics
22 min
23
Why The AI Bubble Doesn’t Matter
38 min
24
America Adrift — The Weekly
America’s crisis of purpose, the rise of the tech state, and the cultural normalization of corruption
77 min
25
ENCORE: The Future of Food
51 min