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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…
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The Front Line of Freedom—The Weekly
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Operation Spider Web
For the ad-free version of this episode, subscribe to Politicology+ at https://politicology.com/plus In this episode Ron talks to Molly McKew (writer and…
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Original Sin—The Weekly Roundup
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ENCORE: Foreign Agents
For the full and ad-free version of this episode, subscribe to Politicology+ at https://politicology.com/plus In this episode, Ron talks to Casey Michel…
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The Politics of Vengeance —The Weekly Roundup
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[+] The “Fighting Oligarchy” Tour
Mike Madrid and host Ron Steslow discuss Bernie Sanders and AOC’s “Fighting Oligarchy Tour” and where economic populism on the left is heading.Related…
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ENCORE: The Sinister Threat of Digital Dollars
For the ad-free and full version of this episode, subscribe to Politicology+ at https://politicology.com/plus In this episode, Ron talks to Nick Anthony…
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Teaching For An A.I. Future—The Weekly Roundup
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Islamism vs. Democracy—The Weekly Roundup
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As The West Wavers, Ukraine Fights—Part 2
For the ad-free version of this episode, subscribe to Politicology+ at https://politicology.com/plus In the second part of this two-part episode, Ron talks to…
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As The West Wavers, Ukraine Fights—Part 1
For the ad-free version of this episode, subscribe to Politicology+ at https://politicology.com/plus In the first part of this two-part episode, Ron talks to…
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AI Giveth, AI Taketh
Contribute to Politicology at politicology.com/donate To unlock Politicology+ visit politicology.com/plus Nick Gillespie (Editor at Large at Reason) and host…
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The Devil’s Advocates—Part 2
For the ad-free version of this episode, subscribe to Politicology+ at https://politicology.com/plus In part two of this series, Ron talks to Rebecca Roiphe…
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Crosses & Crowns—The Weekly Roundup
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The Devil’s Advocates—Part 1
For the ad-free version of this episode, subscribe to Politicology+ at https://politicology.com/plus In this two-part episode, Ron talks to Rebecca Roiphe…
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Freedom Under Fire—The Weekly Roundup
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Industrial Warfare—The Weekly Roundup
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ENCORE: Free Speech Culture
To unlock exclusive content, visit: https://politicology.com/plus Some of the most vexing political controversies, policy questions, and cultural crises of our…
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ENCORE: Carly Fiorina on Playing the Long Game
Former presidential candidate and Former HP CEO Carly Fiorina joins Ron Steslow to discuss how short-term gains have gotten preferential treatment over…
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Trust Collapse —The Weekly Roundup
To unlock Politicology+ visit politicology.com/plus This week, Ron Steslow and Hagar Chemali (Former spokesperson for the U.S. Mission to the UN) meet in…
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ENCORE: System Error — Part 2
In the second part of this two-episode conversation, Stanford Professors Mehran Sahami and Jeremy Weinstein join Ron Steslow to discuss their book System…
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ENCORE: System Error — Part 1
In this two-episode conversation, Stanford Professors Mehran Sahami and Jeremy Weinstein join Ron Steslow to discuss their book System Error: Where Big Tech…
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Abundance and Retrenchment—The Weekly Roundup
To unlock Politicology+ visit politicology.com/plus This week, Ron Steslow and Mike Madrid (author of The Latino Century) discuss ‘supply-side progressivism’…
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ENCORE: In Search Of
Pat Condo (Founder and CEO of Seekr Technologies) joins Ron Steslow to discuss the media landscape, their search tool that uses Artificial Intelligence to…
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The Uncertainty Is The Point—The Weekly Roundup
To unlock Politicology+ visit politicology.com/plus This week, we’ll talk about turbulence in the stock market and the fight over the Continuing Resolution to…
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[+] Revenge: The Inside Story of Trump’s Return to Power [PREVIEW]
Matt Lewis, Alex Isenstadt and host Ron Steslow discuss Alex’s new book Revenge: The Inside Story of Trump’s Return to Power Read Alex’ book Revenge: The…
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ENCORE: The Power Code
Katty Kay (veteran reporter and four-time NYT bestselling author) joins host Ron Steslow to discuss her new book The Power Code: More Joy. Less Ego. Maximum…
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Trump’s Address & Dems Reassess—The Weekly Roundup
To unlock Politicology+ visit politicology.com/plus This week, President Trump’s first address to congress of his second term. Then, we talk about Third Way…
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TAPPED: The Oval Office Fiasco with Marc Polymeropoulos
Marc Polymeropoulos on that Oval Office Disaster and the Trump Admin’s Abandonment of Ukraine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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[+] The Democrats Need a DEI Purge [PREVIEW - Members Only]
Susan Del Percio and host Ron Steslow discuss a piece in The Atlantic calling for Democrats to clean house. Related reading: The Atlantic - Democrats Need…
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Betraying Ukraine—The Weekly Roundup
To unlock Politicology+ visit politicology.com/plus This week, we discuss the Trump Administration’s 180 degree turn on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Then, we…
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ENCORE: Secret City with James Kirchick
James Kirchick joins Ron Steslow to discuss his book Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington (01:55) Why he wrote the book (06:43) The interwoven…
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DOGE or Dodge?—The Weekly Roundup
To unlock Politicology+ visit politicology.com/plus This week, we discuss DOGE’s complicated story, why we do need to cut spending, and whether they’re being…
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ENCORE: Deeper Than Agreement
This episode is a little bit different. And personal. Kristyn Komarnicki, director of dialogue and convening at Christians for Social Action, and Darren…
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ENCORE: Power To The People: Decentralizing Technology
Host Ron Steslow welcomes Mike Brock, CEO of TBD, a subsidiary of Block Inc. (formerly Square), the financial technology firm led by Twitter founder Jack…
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What’s Next for Ukraine?
For the ad-free version of this episode, subscribe to Politicology+ at https://politicology.com/plus In this episode, Ron talks to Molly McKew (writer and…
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Tariff Tantrum—The Weekly Roundup
To unlock Politicology+ visit politicology.com/plus This week, we discuss the whirlwind around tariffs, the politics and the optics, and why the tariffs on…
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ENCORE: Rule Makers and Rule Breakers
Michele Gelfand (Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a Professor of Psychology by Courtesy at Stanford…
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The Chaotic Funding Freeze—The Weekly Roundup
To unlock Politicology+ visit politicology.com/plus This week, we discuss the chaos that ignited after the White House pushed for a freeze in federal funding…
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Foreign Agents
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“F--k it: Release 'em all”—The Weekly Roundup
To unlock Politicology+ visit politicology.com/plus This week, we discuss Donald Trump’s broad pardons for January 6th and Joe Biden’s preemptive pardons for…
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[+] Presidential Sh!tcoins [PREVIEW]
Liam Donovan, Marc Caputo, Brady Dale (Crypto Reporter at Axios), and host Ron Steslow discuss Donald and Melania Trump launching memecoins and the serious…
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The Sinister Threat of Digital Dollars
For the ad-free & full version of this episode, subscribe to Politicology+ at https://politicology.com/plus In this episode, Ron talks to Nick Anthony (Policy…
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Fires & Fault Lines—The Weekly Roundup
To unlock Politicology+ visit politicology.com/plus This week, we discuss the devastating wild fires in California and the political earthquake that’s coming…
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Sen. Ron Wyden: 'It Takes Chutzpah’ to Fight for Privacy
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Mega-MAGA Moonshot—The Weekly Roundup
To unlock Politicology+ visit politicology.com/plus This week, we discuss President-elect Trump’s push to get “one, big, beautiful bill” to get his campaign…
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January 6th: A Public Defender’s Story
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ENCORE: The Power of Silence — Part 2
For the full and ad-free version of this episode, subscribe to Politicology+ at https://politicology.com/plus We live in a loud world that’s getting louder. We…
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ENCORE: The Power of Silence — Part 1
For the full and ad-free version of this episode, subscribe to Politicology+ at https://politicology.com/plus We live in a loud world that’s getting louder. We…
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America Is Not The Arsenal of Democracy—The Weekly Roundup
To unlock Politicology+ visit politicology.com/plus This week, we discuss President Biden carrying out the largest single-day act of clemency in American…
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ENCORE: Celeste Headlee on Having Better Conversations
Journalist, Public Speaker and Author Celeste Headlee (@CelesteHeadlee) joins host Ron Steslow (@RonSteslow) to reveal the science and history behind human…
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Assassin Fandom—The Weekly Roundup
To unlock Politicology+ visit politicology.com/plus This week, we dive into the fandom that’s developed around the assassin who killed United Healthcare CEO…
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ENCORE: Does giving make you happy? with Dr. Catherine Sanderson
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Around the World with Hagar Chemali—The Weekly Roundup
To unlock Politicology+ visit politicology.com/plus This week, Ron Steslow calls Hagar Chemali to talk about some of the most important stories going on around…
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ENCORE: Bitcoin is Changing the Fight for Freedom
Host Ron Steslow welcomes Alex Gladstein (Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights Foundation) to discuss the significant and often misunderstood role of…
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Politicology Mailbag
Lucy Caldwell (Board Advisor to the Renew Democracy Initiative and advisor to the Forward Party), Liam Donovan (Principal at Bracewell LLP), and Ron Steslow…
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ENCORE: The Future of Food
You may know him from his dazzling dishes showcased on the hit Netflix TV series, “Chef’s Table,” but three-Star Michelin Chef Dan Barber (Blue Hill at Stone…
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[+] Enemies of Privacy [PREVIEW]
To unlock Politicology+ visit politicology.com/plus Mike Madrid, Liam Donovan, Lucy Caldwell, and Ron Steslow discuss the national security risks that data…
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The M Word—The Weekly Roundup
This week, we discuss whether Donald Trump and the Republicans have a mandate. Next, we discuss whether America has a cohesive “working class.” Finally, in our…
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ENCORE: Where Have All The Democrats Gone?—Part 2
Over two decades ago, Ruy Teixeira predicted that America was on its way to a bright blue future, thanks to an inevitable demographic shift that would deliver…