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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Worthy of Protection — Part 1
Géraldine Blanche discusses the politics of fashion and intellectual property
46 min
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“Broadening The Message” — The Weekly Roundup
The possibility of a Ukrainian victory, the midterms are tightening, The New York Times’ expose on Hasidic schools in New York
77 min
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True Crime in the Post-Truth Era
Andy Kroll discusses his new book A Death on W Street: The Murder of Seth Rich and the Age of Conspiracy
47 min
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“Right On The Merits” — The Weekly Roundup
Biden’s Independence Hall speech, the Mar-a-Lago Special Master, and the Home Stretch of the Midterms campaigns
52 min
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Hate Crimes and Asymmetric Security
Security Expert Michael Masters joins discuss the rise in mass shootings and what people can do to prepare themselves
73 min
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Civil Warmongering — The Weekly Roundup
Escalating Negative Partisanship, student debt cancellation and the midterms, Donald Trump’s grip on Republican donors
57 min
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Fraught and Dubious: Student Debt Cancellation
Lanae Erickson joins to discuss President Joe Biden’s executive order to cancel student loan debt
58 min
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“I Don’t Say His Name, Ever” — The Weekly Roundup
New revelations in the Mar-a-Lago search saga, American pessimism about the future, and the lack of substantive conservative opposition to the Inflation Reduction Act.
55 min
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Any Given Tuesday with Lis Smith
Democratic Strategist Lis Smith discusses her career and her new memoir, Any Given Tuesday
62 min
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“Crooks and Scoundrels” — The Weekly Roundup
The latest on the FBI’s search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago; Liz Cheney, Sarah Palin, and Senate Republicans pulling ad buys; and the Big Liars after top elections posts advancing to November
71 min
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Encore: Democrats Have A Latino Problem with Mi...
Political strategists Mike Madrid and Ron Steslow sit down to talk about how Democrats must better understand Latino voting trends in order to win pivotal electoral fights.
45 min
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Encore: We have a Democracy Problem with Mike M...
Political strategists Mike Madrid and Ron Steslow sit down to talk about how Latino voters can shape future elections and erosion of institutions around the globe.
48 min
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Reasonable Search and Seizure — The Weekly Roundup
The Mar-a-Lago search, Republicans’ reaction, and John Fetterman’s focus on rural voters
62 min
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Rule Makers and Rule Breakers
Michele Gelfand discusses her book Rule Makers, Rule Breakers: How Tight and Loose Cultures Wire Our World
24 min
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Poking the Panda — The Weekly Roundup
The Inflation Reduction Act, Pelosi’s Taiwan trip, this weeks primary elections
58 min
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Encore: Anne Applebaum on the Twilight of Democ...
Anne Applebaum discusses the rise of authoritarianism and what could be the end of democracy
53 min
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“The R Word” — The Weekly Roundup
The semantics of recession, Ted Cruz’s immigration ploy, and the MAGA march toward authoritarianism with or without Trump
77 min
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ENCORE: Carly Fiorina on Playing the Long Game
Fmr. HP CEO and presidential candidate Carly Fiorina joins Ron Steslow to discuss our focus on short-term gains over long term planning
73 min
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“Hitting The Red Button” — The Weekly Roundup
The Democrats’ priority gap, the Spanish-language misinformation epidemic, and the Democrats playing with fire by pushing anti-democracy candidates in GOP primaries
40 min
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War Weary
Fmr. Senior CIA Official discusses the war in Ukraine, the fighting in the Donbas region, the global grain shortage, and Finland and Sweden joining NATO.
62 min
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“Playing With Fire” — The Weekly Roundup
The J6 committee’s focus on the West Wing coup planning meeting, the top issues driving voters in the midterms, the Democrats back Trump supporter in AZ GOP primary
63 min
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Beneath The Supreme Court Earthquake — Part 2
Why this pro-choice law professor agrees with the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade
41 min
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Beneath The Supreme Court Earthquake — Part 1
Why this pro-choice law professor agrees with the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade
51 min
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Rudderless, Aimless and Hopeless? — The Weekly...
Democrats doubt Biden, the “New Right” builds capacity in Washington, the J6 Committee and the Trump officials who are speaking out.
61 min
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ENCORE: Our Own Worst Enemy — Part 2
Tom Nichols on his new book Our Own Worst Enemy: The Assault from Within on Democracy
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