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GD POLITICS
Making sense of politics and the world with curiosity, rigor, and a sense of humor.
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GD POLITICSHow Low Is Trump's Approval Rating Floor?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.gdpolitics.com The full episode is available to paid subscribers. Once you become a paid…
GD POLITICSCan A Popular Prime Minister Fix What Ails Japan?
On today’s podcast, we’re taking a break from American politics and diving into the seemingly consensus-driven — but in reality quite messy — politics of…
GD POLITICSEverything That Happened In The Last Two Weeks
I am back from Japan and I hope you enjoyed the evergreen conversations we published while I was away. Today it’s back to the news cycle, although in a…
GD POLITICSHarry Reid Showed Democrats How To Fight
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GD POLITICSWhy Everyone Is Worried About Lonely Men
If you’ve spent time reading think pieces on the internet during the past handful of years, you might have come across the following ideas: first, that…
GD POLITICSHow Today Resembles The Run-Up To WWI
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.gdpolitics.com The full episode is available to paid subscribers. Once you become a paid…
GD POLITICSDemocrats Clash in Illinois, Crowd California, and Eye Iowa
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.gdpolitics.com The full episode is available to paid subscribers. Once you become a paid…
GD POLITICSWhat Is The Endgame In Iran?
We are entering our thirteenth day of the war in Iran, and we’ve been getting conflicting signals about how long it might last and what the end goal actually…
GD POLITICSTrump’s Iran Gamble Gets More Expensive
We are officially in the second week of the war with Iran and the fallout is intensifying. President Trump now says the goal is Iran’s unconditional surrender…
GD POLITICSA 2028 Republican Primary Draft (Live!)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.gdpolitics.com The full episode is available to paid subscribers. Once you become a paid…
GD POLITICSBombs In Tehran, Ballots In Texas
Looking for nerdy yet irreverent coverage of the Texas primaries Tuesday night?! We’ll be live streaming with friends of the pod beginning at 7:30pm ET on…
GD POLITICSTrump Proposes Little In Longest-Ever State Of The Union
President Trump offered strikingly few proposals in the longest State of the Union address ever delivered and what he did offer was not particularly heavy on…
GD POLITICSHave We Achieved The Goldilocks Economy?
Today’s episode turned out to be serendipitous. Last Friday, I’d been planning to speak with Harvard economist Jason Furman, Obama’s top economic advisor…
GD POLITICSRick Perry on the Texas Primary, Psychedelics, and His Debate 'Oops'
Subscribe to GD POLITICS wherever you listen to podcasts. The video version of this interview is available here. My favorite interviews with politicians happen…
GD POLITICSIs It Time To Freak Out About AI?
Heads up: We have a live show scheduled for Wednesday, March 4 at the Comedy Cellar in New York City! After a rowdy live 2028 Democratic primary draft last…
GD POLITICSEpstein Fallout, The Shutdown Fight, And Gallup's Goodbye
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.gdpolitics.com The full episode is available to paid subscribers. Once you become a paid…
GD POLITICSThe Texas Senate Primaries Get Messy
Heads up: We have a live show scheduled for Wednesday, March 4 at the Comedy Cellar in New York City! Nate Silver, Clare Malone, and I will share our reactions…
GD POLITICSHow Trump Could Interfere With The 2026 Midterms
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.gdpolitics.com The full episode is available to paid subscribers. Once you become a paid…
GD POLITICSThe Early Math Of The 2026 Midterms
This is our start-of-the-year, table-setting episode for the 2026 midterms. A flood of January news pushed it back, but the clock is now ticking. The primaries…
GD POLITICSA 2028 Democratic Primary Draft (Live!)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.gdpolitics.com The full episode is available to paid subscribers. Once you become a paid…
GD POLITICSIs Alex Pretti's Killing A Turning Point?
Call this something of an emergency podcast. I’d planned on airing an episode setting the table for the 2026 midterms today. We’re going to save that for…
GD POLITICSJudging Trump 2.0 By His Own Standards
Trump has now been back in office for a year. To help make sense of the past twelve months, on Tuesday I hosted a live Substack conversation with friend of the…
GD POLITICSWe Answer Your Questions On Independents, Never Trumpers, And Zohran Mamdani
I hope everyone had a nice long weekend! Today’s episode is part two of our mailbag episodes, focusing on some of the more esoteric questions that listeners…
GD POLITICSWe Answer Your Questions On ICE, Iran, And The Senate
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GD POLITICSCan A Former Republican Win Georgia For Democrats?
Heads up: Our first live show of 2026 is scheduled for Tuesday, January 27th at the Comedy Cellar in New York City! Nate Silver, Clare Malone, and I are…
GD POLITICSHow Denmark Sees Trump’s Greenland Threats
I said on Monday’s podcast that we all needed to get a bigger imagination, so here we are. Let’s talk about Greenland. After capturing Venezuelan President…
GD POLITICSHow Americans View U.S. Involvement in Venezuela
Heads up: Our first live show of 2026 is scheduled for Tuesday, January 27th at the Comedy Cellar in New York City! Nate Silver, Clare Malone, and I are…
GD POLITICSThe 10 Numbers That Defined 2025
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.gdpolitics.com Happy almost new year! 2025 has been a big year for this GD podcast. It’s the…
GD POLITICS'Roman Empire' Elections Part 2
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.gdpolitics.com This is the second installment of “Roman Empire” elections, in which friends…
GD POLITICS'Roman Empire' Elections Part 1
In 2022, a Swedish influencer told her followers on Instagram to ask the men in their lives about the Roman Empire. Her instinct was that men, for some reason…
GD POLITICSIs Venezuela The Next Iraq?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.gdpolitics.com The full episode is available to paid subscribers. Once you become a paid…
GD POLITICSThe Obamacare Subsidy Cliff Is Here
The politics of healthcare are again front and center in Washington. Last week, Senate Democrats’ proposal to extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies…
GD POLITICSCan Any Democrat Flip Texas?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.gdpolitics.com The full episode is available to paid subscribers. Once you become a paid…
GD POLITICSHow The UK Became Ungovernable
If you are tired of hearing about how messy American politics are, today I’m offering you a reprieve. You’re going to hear about how messy British politics…
GD POLITICSIs America Really 11 Nations?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.gdpolitics.com The full episode is available to paid subscribers. Once you become a paid…
GD POLITICSCelebrity Politicians, Dummymandering, And The Texas Primary
If everything is going to plan, I am on vacation this week. Fear not! I have recorded podcasts ahead of time so you’ll still have two episodes this week…
GD POLITICSMamdani Is In, Marjorie Is Out
Even in our topsy turvy political world, last Friday stood out as one for the books. President Trump seemed to embrace New York City mayor-elect Zohran…
GD POLITICSHow AI Could Upend American Politics
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.gdpolitics.com The full episode is available to paid subscribers. Once you become a paid…
GD POLITICSIs The MAGA Coalition Coming Apart?
When President Trump became the first Republican in 20 years to win the national popular vote in 2024, one Republican pollster was in a position to say: “I…
GD POLITICSA 2025 Election Post-Mortem
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.gdpolitics.com The full episode is available to paid subscribers. Once you become a paid…
GD POLITICSWho Won The Government Shutdown?
It appears that the longest government shutdown in American history is coming to an end. On Sunday night, eight members of the Senate Democratic Caucus joined…
GD POLITICSDemocrats Had A Great Night
Democrats swept the bigs races across the country on Tuesday night and many of the not-so-big races as well. They over-performed their polls in Virginia and…
GD POLITICSElection Eve 2025 Live At The Comedy Cellar
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GD POLITICSElection Night 2025: What To Watch And When
We now have GD merch! You can find hats, tees, and totes here. Election Day 2025 is just about upon us. In a matter of hours New York City will elect a new…
GD POLITICSDoes Zohran Mamdani Have A Majority Coalition?
Two election week updates to start: First, we have a live show coming up at the Comedy Cellar in New York City with Nate Silver and Clare Malone on election…
GD POLITICSA Guide To 2025's Statewide Elections
We have a live show coming up on November 3rd at the Comedy Cellar in New York City with Nate Silver and Clare Malone. Come join us for a rowdy election eve!…
GD POLITICSWhat Does Political Moderation Actually Mean?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.gdpolitics.com The full episode is available to paid subscribers. Once you become a paid…
GD POLITICSDemocrats' Bid To Unseat Susan Collins Takes Shape
We have a live show coming up on November 3rd at the Comedy Cellar in New York City with Clare Malone and Nate Silver. Come join us for a rowdy election eve!…
GD POLITICSSteven Pinker On The Coordination Game Of Politics
A question that political analysts often ask is whether something is “breaking through.” Is a piece of information reaching the masses? And is it not just the…
GD POLITICSHow Will The Shutdown End?
Today’s episode focuses on something that few Americans and seemingly even few lawmakers in Washington are particularly preoccupied by: the fact that the…
GD POLITICSElections To Watch In 2025
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GD POLITICSWhy Americans Blame Republicans For The Government Shutdown
We are currently offering our first-ever discount on paid subscriptions. Right now, an annual subscription is 20% off, meaning you’ll become a paid subscriber…
GD POLITICSLive At The Comedy Cellar With Nate Silver And Clare Malone
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.gdpolitics.com We are currently offering our first-ever discount on paid subscriptions. Right…
GD POLITICSWhich Party Will Win America’s Workers?
The Left has long claimed the mantle of the party of working people. As recently as last decade, Democrats posted twenty point margins with union households…
GD POLITICSAI In Politics, Kamala’s Book, And The Future of Late Night
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GD POLITICSWhy A Lifelong Free Speech Defender Is Optimistic In This Moment
When President Trump took office on January 20th, 2025, he said in his inaugural address: “After years and years of illegal and unconstitutional federal…
GD POLITICSJimmy Kimmel Reaction And A Government Shutdown Debate
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.gdpolitics.com The full episode is available to paid subscribers. Once you become a paid…
GD POLITICSClare Malone On MAHA, Charlie Kirk, And NYC's Mayoral Race
We have a special guest on the podcast today: former FiveThirtyEight Politics podcaster, staff writer at The New Yorker, and dear friend, Clare Malone. As a…
GD POLITICSElection Updates, Listener Questions, And A Note On Charlie Kirk
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.gdpolitics.com The full episode is available to paid subscribers. Once you become a paid…
GD POLITICSDemocrats Are Cleaning Up In Special Elections
Tuesday is Election Day in Virginia’s 11th congressional district. Call it an amuse bouche for Virginia’s statewide elections this November. The special…