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 Epstein Files and the Collapse of Trust—The...
How redactions and delays fueled a collapse in trust
60 min
2
The Devil’s Advocates—Part 2
Critical Legal Studies and why the law can’t be “infinitely malleable”
47 min
3
The Nerd Reich—The Weekly
51 min
4
ENCORE: The Devil’s Advocates—Part 1
39 min
5
The ICE Blowback—The Weekly
The Gap Between Border Control and Interior Enforcement
46 min
6
ENCORE: Democracy’s Christian Enemies — Part 2
45 min
7
Doomsday Prep—The Weekly
What Political Stress Tests Reveal About Power
66 min
8
ENCORE: Democracy’s Christian Enemies — Part 1
David Gushee joins to discuss Defending Democracy from its Christian Enemies
44 min
9
The Real America—The Weekly
What is the “real America” as we turn 250?
47 min
10
Iran on the Brink—The Weekly
Protests, Power, and the Path Forward
62 min
11
The Age of Financial Repression—Part 2
The Architecture of Unaccountable Power
45 min
12
The Age of Financial Repression—Part 1
How Banking Became a Tool of Control
42 min
13
The Year Ahead—The Weekly
55 min
14
TAPPED: Maduro’s Capture
Hagar Chemali on the U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro
64 min
15
ENCORE: [+] Coverage Isn’t Care
33 min
16
ENCORE: [+] Is Thinking Becoming a Luxury Good?
40 min
17
ENCORE: Testimony—Part 2
45 min
18
ENCORE: Testimony—Part 1
50 min
19
What Happens After The End of Majority-Minority...
29 min
20
Is America a Creed or a Tribe?
33 min
21
U.S. Security: Mixed Signals, Clear Danger—The ...
Why America’s security strategy sends mixed signals
62 min
22
“Let Them Eat Tariffs”—The Weekly
Can the Democratic Party keep pretending we’re not in a populist era?
65 min
23
LIVE from Unscripted: A Politicology Gathering
Politicology Listeners discuss their time at our Unscripted gathering
40 min
24
ENCORE: Your Face Belongs To Us — Part 2
NYT Tech Reporter Kashmir Hill joins to discuss anonymity, facial recognition and ClearviewAI
48 min
25
ENCORE: Your Face Belongs To Us — Part 1
NYT Tech Reporter Kashmir Hill joins to discuss anonymity, facial recognition and ClearviewAI
34 min