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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“Bidenflation” — The Weekly Roundup
Biden’s inflation problem and the Pentagon’s major role in Top Gun: Maverick
63 min
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Deepfakes and the Infocalypse with Nina Schick ...
Nina Shick discusses her book Deepfakes: The Coming Infocalypse
34 min
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TAPPED: Cancel Culture, Fair Elections, and Bat...
What’s different about the relative handful of battleground districts that will determine the balance of power in Washington?
20 min
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19 Empty Beds — The Weekly Roundup
The Uvalde Massacre, Tuesday’s primary elections, the Russian Grain blockade
58 min
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Behind The Filter Bubble
Mehran Sahami and Rob Reich on what it would mean to make Twitter’s algorithm open source
51 min
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The Great Replacement — The Weekly Roundup
Tuesday’s Primaries, Great Replacement Theory, and DHS’s warning about political violence
63 min
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Encore: Celeste Headlee on Having Better Conver...
Journalist, public speaker and author Celeste Headlee joins host Ron Steslow to reveal the science and history behind human communication, share keys to unlock deeper conversations, and explain how critical empathy is for our ability to listen and connect.
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The Intimidation Game — The Weekly Roundup
The Stock Market Stumble, Abortion Rights Protests, and the DNC’s Latino outreach
60 min
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Modeling Victory — Part 2
Scott Tranter on data science, polling, and modeling
38 min
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The End of Roe? — The Weekly Roundup
Politico’s scoop that The Supreme Court will overturn Roe v Wade and Justice Samuel Alito’s leaked draft opinion
62 min
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A Note from Ron
Ron checks in while on the road headed to Ukraine
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Modeling Victory — Part 1
Scott Tranter on data science, polling, and modeling
44 min
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“A Moment Of Alignment” — The Weekly Roundup
Meadow’s texts, McCarthy’s phone calls, and the Elon Musk’s deal to acquire Twitter
63 min
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France’s Mainstreaming Extremism
Le Pen, Macron, and France’s presidential election
47 min
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The Long Game — The Weekly Roundup
Clerk Works, the heavier weapons headed to Ukraine, Abigail Spanbergers reset on policing policy
68 min
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420 Special: Cannabis Politics with California’...
Cannabis policy and how public opinion on marijuana has changed.
65 min
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‘We Control Them All’ — The Weekly Roundup
Don Jr.’s Texts, the DOJ investigating Trump , rising crime and ghost guns, inflation and the widening wealth gap
71 min
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Encore: System Error — Part 2
Mehran Sahami and Jeremy Weinstein on their book System Error: Where Big Tech Went Wrong and How We Can Reboot
49 min
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Encore: System Error — Part 1
Mehran Sahami and Jeremy Weinstein on their book System Error: Where Big Tech Went Wrong and How We Can Reboot
45 min
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"Crap Information Universe" — The Weekly Roundup
The Bucha Massacre, Putin’s War, and the War on Disney
77 min
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It’s Numbers Season — Part 2
Mike Madrid breaks down recent polling data and what it might mean for the midterm elections
31 min
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It’s Numbers Season — Part 1
Mike Madrid joins to discuss how political campaigns gather and use polling data
33 min
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[+] Hunter Biden's Laptop [Members Only]
Politicology+ Exclusive Segment
27 min
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7 Hours and 37 Minutes — The Weekly Roundup
Trump’s missing phone logs, Putin’s war and Biden’s gaffe, how the climate playbook needs to change
73 min
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War and Moral Rebels
Psychology Professor Catherine Sanderson discusses moral rebels and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
49 min