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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Bracing For Another Contested Election—The Week...
The threats of Election Interference and Harris’s support for abolishing the filibuster
46 min
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ENCORE: Why We Buy
Marcus Collins discusses how culture marketers and leaders can use culture to influence behavior
29 min
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Dogs, Cats, and a Very Online Campaign —The Wee...
The second attempt to assassinate Donald Trump, Eating cats and dogs, and a very online campaign.
68 min
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ENCORE: Rank The Vote, Rock The Boat
The high-stakes reform and the panic at party HQs.
23 min
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Trump Takes The Bait—The Weekly Roundup
The Harris-Trump Debate and the Cheneys Endorse Harris
66 min
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The Campaign to Annoy Economists
Scott Lincicome on the economic proposals from Trump and Harris
27 min
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Collapse of the Orange Curtain—Red County, Blue...
The present and future of Orange County Politics
44 min
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“The Ring of Fire”—The Weekly Roundup
The threat of Iran and Harris’s interview with Dana Bash
65 min
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Means of Control — Part 2
Byron Tau joins host Ron Steslow to discuss how the federal government uses marketing data to spy on you.
36 min
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High Tech Anxiety—Red County, Blue County, Oran...
How tech workers brought progressive views on social issues to Orange County
22 min
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Entering The Home Stretch—The Weekly Roundup
The State of the Presidential Race and the Global Stakes of this Election
74 min
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ENCORE: Means of Control — Part 1
Byron Tau joins host Ron Steslow to discuss how the federal government uses marketing data to spy on you.
38 min
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Age of Transformation—Red County, Blue County, ...
Mike Madrid talks to Jean Pasco, Fmr. Rep. Loretta Sanchez, and Dave Wasserman
34 min
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Not Going Back—The Weekly Roundup
The DNC and Price Gouging
53 min
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ENCORE: Misunderstanding Misinformation
Claire Wardle joins to discuss the information landscape, why terms like misinformation aren’t really helpful, how we can improve information pollution, and some of the mistakes we’ve made along the way.
68 min
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A Dangerous Proposition—Red County, Blue County...
Mike Madrid talks to Jean Pasco and Gustavo Arellano about Prop 187
30 min
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The Populist Pivot—The Weekly Roundup
The Trump-Musk Interview, Harris’s pivot, and the Trump campaign hack
53 min
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Election Anxiety with Dr. Catherine Sanderson
Dr. Catherine Sanderson on how to curb election Anxiety
62 min
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Reagan Country—Red County, Blue County, Orange ...
Mike Madrid talks to Stu Spencer and Dave Wasserman
29 min
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Walzing In A Storm—The Weekly Roundup
Harris picks Walz as her running mate and the major news from escalating conflicts across the globe
90 min
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ENCORE: Rule Makers, 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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Orange is the New Purple—Red County, Blue Count...
Mike Madrid talks to Jon Gould about how Orange County, CA became purple
30 min
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The Race to Define Kamala Harris—The Weekly Rou...
Defining Harris, Pivot to Weird, Bitcoin as a campaign issue
61 min
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ENCORE: The Real Cost of Cheap Food
The Power of Regenerative Organic Agriculture
58 min
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Kamalaphoria—The Weekly Roundup
Joe Biden ends his campaign and Kamala Harris clears the Democratic field
62 min