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Project 2028
"Project 2028" is a forward-looking podcast that delves into various aspects of politics with a lens towards the future. Each episode explores different themes and trends shaping the world as we approach the year 2028, the first year the hosts will be able to vote. The podcast aims to spark discourse and conversation about what lies ahead, encouraging listeners to contemplate the possibilities and challenges awaiting us in the near future.
Episodes
Project 20282026 Midterm Election Preview
Ryan returns to Project 2028 with his predictions for the 2026 Senate elections, a look at the races to watch, and the paths that could decide control of the…
Project 2028The Senate: Page Program and Upcoming Elections
In this episode of Project 2028, the hosts discuss Elle's time working as a senate page. She shares stories and insight from her time on the floor. Ryan then…
Project 2028Primaries in TX, NC and other places! Also, we are at war?
Hey, as you guessed Ryan titled the episode, hope you guys enjoyed, need I say more here......
Project 2028State of the Union: 107 Minutes of Nothing
In this episode of Project 2028, the hosts discuss Trump's State of the Union speech. They share thought and opinions, keeping the conversation light and not…
Project 2028Epstein House Oversight, AOC in Munich and NJ-11
In this episode, we discuss a lot (hopefully for the first and hopefully the last time) about the Epstein files. Ryan also has a small tangent about the DDHQ…
Project 2028Thermostatic Public Opinion on Immigration Policy…or more?
In this episode of project 2028, the hosts talk about the two most recent deaths at the hands of ICE agents. This episode discusses what happened, the…
Project 2028Weak parties and Strong Partisanship
I hope you guys enjoyed this train-of-thought episode. If you live in the Illinois 9th district, be sure to check out IL9CAST!
Project 2028The Kingmaker of Primaries
In this episode of Project 2028, the hosts turn their attention home to Illinois's 9th Congressional District, and it's unlike anything seen in decades. For…
Project 2028The ICE Shooting and Federal Immunity: A Reckoning for the Enforcement-Accountability Gap?
In this episode of Project 2028, the hosts discuss the death of Renee Good. They talk about ICE training and reactions this incident has brought. This episode…
Project 2028Regime Change in Caracas: Trump's Venezuela Gambit?
In this episode of Project 2028, Ryan and Elle discuss the recent operation conducted by the US military to capture the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro…
Project 2028Erasure in the Trump Administration
In this episode, Luciana and Elle discuss quite censorship and how the has played out so far in the Trump Administration. They discuss the changing and removal…
Project 2028Karoline's Krashout + Local Politics
Descripion: In this solo episode, Luciana talks about Karoline Leavitt an how her stances/comments reflect on the government. She also touches on the…
Project 2028Gerrymandering in the United States and Local Governace
In this episode of Project 2028, the hosts discuss the recent decision of the Supreme Court to allow for Texas to use its new congressional district map. This…
Project 2028Prediction Markets are the Future...Literally
In this episode of Project 2028, Ryan talks about a topic he is deeply interested in, political prediction markets. He explains how they have and will continue…
Project 2028Loans and Loyalties: US Bails Out Argentina and MTG Resigns
In this episode In Project 2028, the hosts discuss and share their opinions on the $20 billion currency swap between the US and Argentina. They also briefly…
Project 2028Epstein Files, What Does This Mean: Mini Episode
In this mini episode, the hosts discuss everything Epstein. They talk about developments, share thoughts about Trump, and mention pop culture memes to finish…
Project 2028Election Aftermath: Key Races, Turning Points and Looking Forward
In this episode, Ryan and Luciana discuss and review recent elections. They talk about results and what this will mean, along with other things. At the end…
Project 2028Has the Presidency Has Become a Joke: Mini Episode
In this new mini episode, the hosts talk about how professional and the expectations for the US president have changed in recent years. They do this through…
Project 2028The Government is STILL shut down
In this episode of Project 2028, the hosts discuss all things government shut down. They talk about how it may end, why it is happening, how different sides…
Project 2028How Many More: America’s New Normal
In this episode of Project 2028 the hosts discuss gun violence in America. They talk about how society has become numb to shootings, who should be held…
Project 2028Politicalization of the SCOTUS and Free Speech
In this episode, the hosts split the time between two discussions. One focused on whether the Supreme Court has become more political in the past couple of…
Project 2028Charlie Kirk: Political Violence in America
In this episode of Project 2028, the crew delves into the alarming rise of politically motivated violence in the United States, particularly in light of the…
Project 2028Texas Redistricting, Putin Summit, and more
In this episode of Project 2028, the team discusses the annual Jackson Hole conference and what that means, have a look at gerrymandering and how it applies to…
Project 2028The Principles of Fascism
In this episode of Project 2028, Luciana is taking is solo to discuss what a tyrannical government looks like. She compares and contrasts the many pillars of…
Project 2028One Big Beautiful Bill- a Debate and Dissection
in this episode of Project 2028, the hosts discuss and debate five different topics addressed in One Big Beautiful Bill. Each of the five topics gets roughly…
Project 2028We Bombed Iran- let’s Talk About it
In this episode of Project 2028, Ryan and Luciana discuss a variety of domestic and international topics. They start by addressing the elephant(s) in the room…
Project 2028One Year Later: Reflecting on Project 2028 and Where We are Going
Welcome to season three of Project 2028! We are starting this season with a special episode. A year ago, Ryan, Elle, and Luciana started Project 2028 with a…
Project 2028Inflation Report, Trump Elon Breakup, LA Riots, and more
In this episode of Project 2028, all three hosts discuss the issues or the successes of this month's economy, talk about the riots happening in Los Angeles-…
Project 2028A Gift from Qatar, Golden Dome, Another 10 Commandments Bill, and More
In this episode of Project 2028, all three hosts discuss and debate the importance of the Golden Dome, decided whether the gift of a plane from Qatar should be…
Project 2028One Big Beautiful Bill, Trump vs. CASA, and more
In this episode of Project 2028, Ryan and Elle sit down to break down the latest budget and tax bill, unpack the implications of the U.S. credit rating…
Project 2028Running Is Political - Opinion
In this opinion episode, Elle explores a range of topics tied to the theme 'Running is Political,' including the White House press pool, Trump’s approval…
Project 2028Artificial Intelligence- the Pros, the Cons, and the Politics
This episode is all about Artificial Intelligence. Things AI brings to the table or maybe is replacing, how it is implemented in both everyday life and…
Project 2028Signal Leak, Special Elections, Corey Booker, and more
In this episode, the hosts discuss a variety of topics, spanning from the Signal message leaks to special elections around the country. Additionally, the hosts…
Project 2028New Spending Bill, Department of Education Cuts, Words Being Censored, and More
In this episode the hosts talk about a variety of topics. These are topics from the past couple of weeks ranging from the new government spending bill to words…
Project 2028The Future of the Democratic Party
This offers a thorough analysis of the current condition of the Democratic Party, potential leaders of the party, and recent legal actions involving it. The…
Project 2028Bird Flu and Public Health in the Trump Administration
This is a deep dive episode where the hosts focus on the concerns of Bird Flu. They discuss how RFK may react, the issues seen so far with the health stance of…
Project 2028Russia - Ukraine Negotiations, DOGE, Federal Layoffs, and More
In the 8th installment of season 2, the hosts recap the past 2 weeks in politics. Some highlights of this episode include Trump’s Appeal to the Supreme Court…
Project 2028Trump's First Week, Hostage Releases, US Deportation Updates, and More
In the 7th episode of season 2, the hosts focus on what President Trump's first week in office has consisted of, mainly regarding Executive Orders he has…
Project 2028Gaza Ceasefire, Cabinet Hearings, Biden Era, and More
In the first episode back from the break Ryan and Luciana discuss multiple topics including TikTok, California Fires, Trump Inauguration Plans, and more. Elle…
Project 2028The International Episode- Canada's Dysfunction, Assad's Collapse, and More.
In this episode the hosts (just Ryan and Elle today) talk about the political state of Syria, the upheaval in German Parliament, the state of Canada, and much…
Project 2028National Recap including: Biden Clemency, Defamation Settlement, CEO Assassination, and More
This is a general recap of everything that has happened nationally in the past couple of weeks. The hosts are still working out some audio kinks, so we thank…
Project 2028Transition of Power, Hunter Biden Pardon, South Korea, and More
In this episode, the hosts do a general recap of the past week. In regards to the audio in the beginning we are working on continuing to improve our audio…
Project 2028Cabinet Appointments Roundtable
In this episode the hosts talk about the appointees to key cabinet positions in the second Trump Administration. For a live cabinet and position tracker click…
Project 2028Post Election Episode
In the first episode of season 2, the hosts talk about the changing demographics of the electorate, a systemic polling error, the race for house control, and…

Project 2028Last Updates Before 2024 Election
In the last episode of season 1, the hosts share new updates and final election predictions. They discuss polling changes, results and outcomes, younger…
Project 2028Independents, Party Engagement, and More
In this episode the hosts have a conversation regarding Independent candidate state availability and voting. If you want to check for the independent…
Project 2028New Polling, Betting Markets, Crosstabs, and More
In this episode the hosts will talk about some of the changing demographics surrounding the electorate in key swing states, and some of the shifting polls and…
Project 2028Israel, Palestine, October 7th, and More
In this episode, we are explaining the history of fighting in the Middle East between Israel and Palestine and attempts to tie in the implications of the…
Project 20282024 Presidential Candidate Policies
In the 11th installment of Project 2028, the hosts share the opinions of the presidential candidates on topics such as immigration, climate change, and…
Project 2028Gun Control Debate
Today, Elle will be moderating a debate between Luciana and Ryan about federal intervention in gun control. This episode is the most uncut one yet.
Project 2028Election Predictions and General Recap
In this episode, all three hosts will share their predictions about the outcome of the 2024 election. Then the hosts will talk about Eric Adams, Mark Robinson…
Project 2028Debate Recap and Opinions
In the 8th installment of Project 2028, the hosts share their thoughts and opinions on the September 10th Presidential Debate.
Project 2028DNC Recap, RFK, Debate Anticipation, and More
In the 7th installment of Project 2028, the hosts talk about the speeches made at the DNC, RFK dropping out of the election, what to expect from the debate on…
Project 2028DNC, Tim Walz, Voter Registration, and More
In this episode Elle, Ryan, and Luciana talk about a variety of topics ahead of the DNC.
Project 2028An Attempted Assassination, Classified Documents, Crowdstrike, and More
This episode discusses Trump's VP pick, Crowdstrike Outages, Shootings, and Legal Cases!
Project 2028Deep Dive into the DNC and the Harris Campaign
In this episode, we will go into the currently unfolding Democratic party shake-up and discuss possible VP options for Kamala Harris (the presumptive nominee)…
Project 2028RNC, Trump Immunity, Project 2025, and More
In the third installment of Project 2028, the hosts summarize the past week in the world. The deep dive topic for this episode is Project 2025.
Project 2028Special Episode; Debate Reactions and Analysis
Three different perspectives and takeaways from the first Presidential Debate all by the Project 2028 team.
Project 2028Gun Bumps, EU Elections, VP Candidates and More
In the first of many installments of the Project 2028 Podcast we discuss the plethora of recent influential Supreme Court cases, debate prep and strategy for…