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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“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
43 min
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ENCORE: Our Own Worst Enemy — Part 1
Tom Nichols on his new book Our Own Worst Enemy: The Assault from Within on Democracy
49 min
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‘The Trump-tanic’ is Sinking — The Weekly Roundup
The J6 Committee, the political impact of overturning Roe, Election Deniers go down in Colorado primaries
69 min
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Deep Democracy with Yonathan Keren — Part 2
Facilitator and instructor Yonathan Keren discusses his work building “deep democracy”
52 min
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‘The Republic is in Danger’ — The Weekly Roundup
The bipartisan gun law in the Senate, the January 6th committee, the stock market strain hitting retirement accounts
46 min
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Deep Democracy with Yonathan Keren — Part 1
Facilitator and instructor Yonathan Keren discusses his work building “deep democracy”
45 min
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Barr Calls “Bullsh*t” — The Weekly Roundup
The January 6th Committee Hearings, the American Gerontocracy, and still rising inflation
57 min
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The Intimidation Game
Election law experts David Becker and Ben Ginsberg discuss the threats to elections workers
66 min
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“A Lot of Riches” — The Weekly Roundup
The San Francisco Recall, Whether Facebook Destroyed Democracy, Normalizing Relations with Saudi Arabia
79 min
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Part 2: Deepfakes and the Infocalypse with Nina...
Nina Shick discusses her book Deepfakes: The Coming Infocalypse
38 min
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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.
37 min