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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: [email protected].

(NEW) State of the Vote: 48 Days to Go

29 mins; September 27, 2022

‘Fund the Police’ — The Weekly Roundup

67 hours 4 mins; September 23, 2022

Worthy of Protection — Part 1

54 mins; September 21, 2022

“Broadening The Message” — The Weekly Roundup

84 hours 47 mins; September 16, 2022

True Crime in the Post-Truth Era

55 mins; September 14, 2022

“Right On The Merits” — The Weekly Roundup

60 hours 36 mins; September 09, 2022

Hate Crimes and Asymmetric Security

81 hours 22 mins; September 07, 2022

Civil Warmongering — The Weekly Roundup

65 hours 5 mins; September 02, 2022

Fraught and Dubious: Student Debt Cancellation

65 hours 54 mins; August 31, 2022

“I Don’t Say His Name, Ever” — The Weekly Roundup

63 hours 3 mins; August 26, 2022

Any Given Tuesday with Lis Smith

69 hours 53 mins; August 24, 2022

“Crooks and Scoundrels” — The Weekly Roundup

79 hours 10 mins; August 19, 2022

Encore: Democrats Have A Latino Problem — with Mike Madrid — Part 1

52 mins; August 17, 2022

Encore: We have a Democracy Problem with Mike Madrid — Part 2

56 mins; August 17, 2022

Reasonable Search and Seizure — The Weekly Roundup

70 hours 21 mins; August 12, 2022

Rule Makers and Rule Breakers

30 mins; August 10, 2022

Poking the Panda — The Weekly Roundup

66 hours 20 mins; August 05, 2022

Encore: Anne Applebaum on the Twilight of Democracy

60 hours 59 mins; August 03, 2022

“The R Word” — The Weekly Roundup

85 hours 37 mins; July 29, 2022

ENCORE: Carly Fiorina on Playing the Long Game

81 hours 18 mins; July 27, 2022

“Hitting The Red Button” — The Weekly Roundup

48 mins; July 22, 2022

War Weary

70 hours 24 mins; July 20, 2022

“Playing With Fire” — The Weekly Roundup

70 hours 51 mins; July 15, 2022

Beneath The Supreme Court Earthquake — Part 2

49 mins; July 14, 2022

Beneath The Supreme Court Earthquake — Part 1

59 mins; July 14, 2022

Rudderless, Aimless and Hopeless? — The Weekly Roundup

69 hours 27 mins; July 08, 2022

ENCORE: Our Own Worst Enemy — Part 2

51 mins; July 06, 2022

ENCORE: Our Own Worst Enemy — Part 1

56 mins; July 06, 2022

‘The Trump-tanic’ is Sinking — The Weekly Roundup

76 hours 56 mins; July 01, 2022

Deep Democracy with Yonathan Keren — Part 2

60 hours 13 mins; June 29, 2022

‘The Republic is in Danger’ — The Weekly Roundup

54 mins; June 24, 2022

Deep Democracy with Yonathan Keren — Part 1

53 mins; June 22, 2022

Barr Calls “Bullsh*t” — The Weekly Roundup

64 hours 57 mins; June 17, 2022

The Intimidation Game

74 hours 38 mins; June 15, 2022

“A Lot of Riches” — The Weekly Roundup

87 hours 16 mins; June 10, 2022

Part 2: Deepfakes and the Infocalypse with Nina Schick

46 mins; June 08, 2022

“Bidenflation” — The Weekly Roundup

71 hours 19 mins; June 03, 2022

Deepfakes and the Infocalypse with Nina Schick — Part 1

42 mins; June 01, 2022

TAPPED: Cancel Culture, Fair Elections, and Battleground Polarization with Prof. Doug Kriner

23 mins; May 27, 2022

19 Empty Beds — The Weekly Roundup

66 hours 12 mins; May 27, 2022

Behind The Filter Bubble

59 mins; May 25, 2022

The Great Replacement — The Weekly Roundup

70 hours 48 mins; May 20, 2022

Encore: Celeste Headlee on Having Better Conversations

43 mins; May 18, 2022

The Intimidation Game — The Weekly Roundup

67 hours 54 mins; May 13, 2022

Modeling Victory — Part 2

46 mins; May 11, 2022

The End of Roe? — The Weekly Roundup

70 hours 20 mins; May 06, 2022

A Note from Ron

3 mins; May 04, 2022

Modeling Victory — Part 1

52 mins; May 04, 2022

“A Moment Of Alignment” — The Weekly Roundup

71 hours 43 mins; April 30, 2022

France’s Mainstreaming Extremism

55 mins; April 27, 2022

The Long Game — The Weekly Roundup

75 hours 47 mins; April 22, 2022

420 Special: Cannabis Politics with California’s ‘Pot Girl’

73 hours 19 mins; April 20, 2022

‘We Control Them All’ — The Weekly Roundup

78 hours 45 mins; April 15, 2022

Encore: System Error — Part 2

57 mins; April 13, 2022

Encore: System Error — Part 1

53 mins; April 13, 2022

"Crap Information Universe" — The Weekly Roundup

84 hours 58 mins; April 08, 2022

It’s Numbers Season — Part 2

39 mins; April 08, 2022

It’s Numbers Season — Part 1

41 mins; April 06, 2022

[+] Hunter Biden's Laptop [Members Only]

27 mins; April 01, 2022

7 Hours and 37 Minutes — The Weekly Roundup

81 hours 11 mins; April 01, 2022

War and Moral Rebels

57 mins; March 30, 2022

‘Gas and Groceries’ — The Weekly Roundup

68 hours 5 mins; March 25, 2022

Deeper Than Agreement

42 mins; March 23, 2022

‘A Precarious Moment’ — The Weekly Roundup

78 hours 48 mins; March 18, 2022

The Plot to Steal the Presidency (and How to Stop It)

64 hours 1 min; March 16, 2022

War and Oil — The Weekly Roundup

94 hours 20 mins; March 11, 2022

“Laboratories of Autocracy” — Part 2

50 mins; March 09, 2022

Strength of the Union — The Weekly Roundup

72 hours 26 mins; March 04, 2022

“Laboratories of Autocracy” —Part 1

51 mins; March 02, 2022

“Moral Amnesia” — The Weekly Roundup

85 hours 41 mins; February 25, 2022

Emergency Pod: Russia Invades Ukraine

84 hours 26 mins; February 24, 2022

The Future of Food

58 mins; February 23, 2022

Attack Vectors — The Weekly Roundup

90 hours 44 mins; February 18, 2022

Making A Majority

72 hours 31 mins; February 16, 2022

“Unload the Cannons” — The Weekly Roundup

86 hours 32 mins; February 11, 2022

Little Liars Everywhere—Part 2

53 mins; February 09, 2022

‘Three-Fingers Full of Republicans’— The Weekly Roundup

76 hours 44 mins; February 04, 2022

“Little Liars Everywhere” — Part 1

49 mins; February 02, 2022

The Plot to Steal the Presidency — The Weekly Roundup

66 hours 20 mins; January 28, 2022

The Cases of the Coup

67 hours 6 mins; January 26, 2022

“Cleanup on Aisle Democracy” — The Weekly Roundup

69 hours 58 mins; January 21, 2022

On the Border of War

65 hours 0 mins; January 19, 2022

Fauci Ouchie — The Weekly Roundup

89 hours 43 mins; January 14, 2022

Adventures In Federalism

66 hours 56 mins; January 13, 2022

Better for the struggle — The Weekly Roundup

85 hours 59 mins; January 07, 2022

Encore: January 6 through a Photographer’s Lens

48 mins; January 06, 2022

Encore: The Pursuit of Happiness with Dr. Catherine Sanderson

30 mins; January 05, 2022

Farewell 2021 — The Weekly Roundup

62 hours 21 mins; December 31, 2021

We have a Democracy Problem — with Mike Madrid

56 mins; December 29, 2021

“Covid Fatigue” — The Weekly Roundup

73 hours 39 mins; December 24, 2021

Democrats Have A Latino Problem — with Mike Madrid

52 mins; December 22, 2021

“The Texter is Inside the House” — The Weekly Roundup

68 hours 5 mins; December 17, 2021

Does giving make you happy? with Dr. Catherine Sanderson

47 mins; December 15, 2021

The Coup In Progress — The Weekly Roundup

80 hours 48 mins; December 10, 2021

Scott MacFarlane on Prosecuting the Insurrection — Part 2

55 mins; December 08, 2021

Message & Discipline — The Weekly Roundup

75 hours 27 mins; December 03, 2021

‘The Rule of Law is Back’ with Adam Schiff

40 mins; December 01, 2021

“Look Up” — The Weekly Roundup

79 hours 18 mins; November 26, 2021

System Error — Part 2

57 mins; November 24, 2021

The Sh*tshow Must Go On — The Weekly Roundup

68 hours 55 mins; November 19, 2021

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