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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…
Episodes
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ENCORE: Where Have All The Democrats Gone?—Part 1
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…
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Changing Of The Guard—The Weekly Roundup
To unlock Politicology+ visit politicology.com/plus *NOTE: Upcoming Mailbag Episode! Send us your questions to podcast@politicology.com or leave a voicemail at…
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ENCORE: Briefly, Perfectly Human
For the full and ad-free version of this episode, subscribe to Politicology+ at https://politicology.com/plus Alua Arthur (Death Doula) joins host Ron Steslow…
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Buckle Up—The Weekly Roundup
To unlock Politicology+ visit politicology.com/plus This week, we discuss the presidential election results, what the early exit polling numbers could mean…
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ENCORE: The Pursuit of Happiness with Dr. Catherine Sanderson
For the full and ad-free version of this episode, subscribe to Politicology+ at https://politicology.com/plus Poler Family Professor and chair of the…
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ENCORE: Of Boys and Men—Part 2
For the full and ad-free version of this episode, subscribe to Politicology+ at https://politicology.com/plus Richard Reeves (author of Of Boys and Men: Why…
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Battle For The Sexes—The Weekly Roundup
To unlock Politicology+ visit politicology.com/plus This week, we discuss the huge gap between college-educated women and non-college educated men, what it…
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ENCORE: Of Boys and Men—Part 1
For the full and ad-free version of this episode, subscribe to Politicology+ at https://politicology.com/plus Richard Reeves (author of Of Boys and Men: Why…
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The Podcast Election—The Weekly Roundup
To unlock Politicology+ visit politicology.com/plus This week, we dive into Donald Trump’s trip to McDonalds and how both campaigns are trying to position…
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"Everything Feels Very Topsy-Turvy" with Mike Madrid
For the full and ad-free version of this episode, subscribe to Politicology+ at https://politicology.com/plus Mike Madrid and Ron Steslow talk shop about the…
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TAPPED: Israel’s Bin Laden
For the full and ad-free version of this episode, subscribe to Politicology+ at https://politicology.com/plus In this conversation, Marc Polymeropoulos, a…
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For God and Country—The Weekly Roundup
To unlock Politicology+ visit politicology.com/plus This week, we discuss the evangelical preacher—Lance Wallnau—who’s blending tent revivals with political…
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ENCORE: The Lie Detectives — Part 2
For the full and ad-free version of this episode, subscribe to Politicology+ at https://politicology.com/plus How do you win campaigns in a world awash with…
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ENCORE: The Lie Detectives — Part 1
For the full and ad-free version of this episode, subscribe to Politicology+ at https://politicology.com/plus How do you win campaigns in a world awash with…
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“Electoral Process Porn” —The Weekly Roundup
To unlock Politicology+ visit politicology.com/plus This week, we discuss election integrity, how our elections are more secure than they’ve ever been, and the…
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The Lie Detectives — Part 1
For the full and ad-free version of this episode, subscribe to Politicology+ at https://politicology.com/plus How do you win campaigns in a world awash with…
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One Year Later
For ad-free version of this episode, subscribe to Politicology+ at https://politicology.com/plus It’s been one year since the horrific terrorist attack in…
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Harris Heads to the Border—The Weekly Roundup (LIVE from DC!)
To unlock Politicology+ visit politicology.com/plus This week, we have a special crossover episode with The Latino Vote Podcast. We talk about Kamala Harris’s…
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Beeper Bombs and Iranian Missiles
For the full and ad-free version of this episode, subscribe to Politicology+ at https://politicology.com/plus In this conversation, John Spencer, an urban…
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Bracing For Another Contested Election—The Weekly Roundup
To unlock Politicology+ visit politicology.com/plus This week, we discuss election integrity and what could happen if Donald Trump contests the results of the…
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ENCORE: Why We Buy
For the full and ad-free version of this episode, subscribe to Politicology+ at https://politicology.com/plus In our digital age, people have grown to see…
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Dogs, Cats, and a Very Online Campaign —The Weekly Roundup
This week, we discuss the second attempted assassination of Donald Trump and who’s most responsible for rhetoric that encourages political violence. Then…
PoliticologyENCORE: Rank The Vote, Rock The Boat
For the full and ad-free version of this episode, subscribe to Politicology+ at https://politicology.com/plus Imagine a world where candidates no longer need…
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Trump Takes The Bait—The Weekly Roundup
To unlock Politicology+ visit politicology.com/plus This week, we discuss the debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump…
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The Campaign to Annoy Economists
For the full and ad-free version of this episode, subscribe to Politicology+ at https://politicology.com/plus Host Ron Steslow welcomes economist Scott…
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Collapse of the Orange Curtain—Red County, Blue County, Orange County (Episode 6)
In this special six-part narrative series, Mike Madrid, in partnership with the UC Irvine School of Social Ecology, takes a deep dive into Orange County…
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“The Ring of Fire”—The Weekly Roundup
To unlock Politicology+ visit politicology.com/plus This week, we discuss the recent execution of hostages by Hamas, the charges against Hamas leaders, and the…
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Means of Control — Part 2
In this two part series, Journalist and author Byron Tau joins host Ron Steslow to discuss his new book Means of Control: How the Hidden Alliance Of Tech And…
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High Tech Anxiety—Red County, Blue County, Orange County (Episode 5)
In this special six-part narrative series, Mike Madrid, in partnership with the UC Irvine School of Social Ecology, takes a deep dive into Orange County…
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Entering The Home Stretch—The Weekly Roundup
To unlock Politicology+ visit politicology.com/plus This week, as the Presidential race enters the home stretch, we discuss Vice President Harris’s push to…
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ENCORE: Means of Control — Part 1
In this two part series, Journalist and author Byron Tau joins host Ron Steslow to discuss his new book Means of Control: How the Hidden Alliance Of Tech And…
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Age of Transformation—Red County, Blue County, Orange County (Episode 4)
In this special six-part narrative series, Mike Madrid, in partnership with the UC Irvine School of Social Ecology, takes a deep dive into Orange County…
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Not Going Back—The Weekly Roundup
To unlock Politicology+ visit politicology.com/plus This week, we discuss the Democratic National Convention, the effort to appeal to more moderate voters, and…
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ENCORE: Misunderstanding Misinformation
Claire Wardle (co-founder and co-director of the Information Futures Lab, and Professor of the Practice at the Brown School of Public Health) joins Ron Steslow…
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A Dangerous Proposition—Red County, Blue County, Orange County (Episode 3)
In this special six-part narrative series, Mike Madrid, in partnership with the UC Irvine School of Social Ecology, takes a deep dive into Orange County…
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The Populist Pivot—The Weekly Roundup
This week, we discuss Donald Trump’s interview with Elon Musk, content moderation, and broader hostility to free speech . Next, we highlight Kamala Harris’s…
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Election Anxiety with Dr. Catherine Sanderson
Host Ron Steslow welcomes Poler Family Professor of Psychology at Amherst College Dr. Catherine Sanderson back to Politicology to talk about how to curb…
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Reagan Country—Red County, Blue County, Orange County (Episode 2)
In this special six-part narrative series, Mike Madrid, in partnership with the UC Irvine School of Social Ecology, takes a deep dive into Orange County…
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Walzing In A Storm—The Weekly Roundup
To unlock Politicology+ visit politicology.com/plus This week, we discuss Kamala Harris and Tim Walz being the most progressive presidential ticket in American…
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ENCORE: Rule Makers, Rule Breakers
To unlock exclusive content, visit: https://politicology.com/plus Michele Gelfand (Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Stanford Graduate School of…
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Orange is the New Purple—Red County, Blue County, Orange County (Episode 1)
In this special six-part narrative series, Mike Madrid, in partnership with the UC Irvine School of Social Ecology, takes a deep dive into Orange County…
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The Race to Define Kamala Harris—The Weekly Roundup
To unlock Politicology+ visit politicology.com/plus This week, we discuss the Trump and Harris campaigns battling to define Kamala Harris for voters. Next, we…
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ENCORE: The Real Cost of Cheap Food
Over the last 100 years, we have streamlined the process of food production. A hundred years ago, 99% of people were engaged in the agricultural process in…
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Kamalaphoria—The Weekly Roundup
To unlock Politicology+ visit politicology.com/plus This week: Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the presidential race, Kamala Harris clears the field as she…
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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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TAPPED: Mike Madrid on Biden Leaving the Race
To unlock Politicology+ visit politicology.com/plus After three of the most chaotic weeks in American political history, Ron Steslow and Mike Madrid…
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“We Can’t Go On Like This” —The Weekly Roundup
To unlock Politicology+ visit politicology.com/plus This week, we discuss the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, the Republican National Convention, the…
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ENCORE: Democracy Interventions with Prof. Robb Willer
What are the psychological forces driving that partisan animosity? What’s causing Americans to vote for anti-democracy candidates? Are there any interventions…
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Yes, Biden Can Win—The Weekly Roundup
To unlock Politicology+ visit politicology.com/plus This week, we discuss the spectacle of the continuing Democratic attacks on Joe Biden’s candidacy that…
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ENCORE: Your Face Belongs To Us — Part 2
Have you ever thought about what it means to be anonymous? Have you considered what it means that you can walk down the street or go to the grocery store or…
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Friendly Fire—The Weekly Roundup
To unlock Politicology+ visit politicology.com/plus This week we discuss the fallout from Joe Biden’s debate performance, the calls for him to end his…
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ENCORE: Your Face Belongs To Us — Part 1
Have you ever thought about what it means to be anonymous? Have you considered what it means that you can walk down the street or go to the grocery store or…
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An Unmitigated Disaster—The Weekly Roundup
To unlock Politicology+ visit politicology.com/plus This week we discuss the first presidential debate between Biden and Trump. We also discuss the…
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ENCORE: Democracy’s Christian Enemies — Part 2
Are there tendencies within Christian tradition that put some versions of the faith in tension with core principles of democracy? What is “Authoritarian…
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Depends On Your Lens—The Weekly Roundup
To unlock Politicology+ visit politicology.com/plus This week we discuss the recent viral videos of President Biden, deceptive editing, and spin. Then we talk…
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ENCORE: Democracy’s Christian Enemies — Part 1
Are there tendencies within Christian tradition that put some versions of the faith in tension with core principles of democracy? What is “Authoritarian…
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The Part-Time Boom—The Weekly Roundup
To join Politicology+, visit politicology.com/plus or subscribe in Apple Podcasts. This week we discuss the discrepancy between the positive headlines and the…
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ENCORE: Holy War—Part 1
Amid the sea of Trump flags outside the Capitol on January 6th, there were signs that read “Jesus is my Savior, Trump is my President.” A group of protestors…
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ENCORE: Holy War—Part 2
Amid the sea of Trump flags outside the Capitol on January 6th, there were signs that read “Jesus is my Savior, Trump is my President.” A group of protestors…
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Guilt & Glee—The Weekly Roundup
To join Politicology+, visit politicology.com/plus or subscribe in Apple Podcasts. Lucy Caldwell (Board Advisor to the Renew Democracy Initiative and advisor…