Episodes

 SEASON 3

Featured
Election Lessons Unheeded? A Cautionary View of the New U.S. House
Election Lessons Unheeded? A Cautionary View of the New U.S. House
Is the Fever Breaking? Two Centrist Senators on the 2022 Elections
Is the Fever Breaking? Two Centrist Senators on the 2022 Elections
Repodcast: Deflating Political Football with Tania Israel
Repodcast: Deflating Political Football with Tania Israel
As 2022 Election Results Roll In: Concern, Context & Perspective
As 2022 Election Results Roll In: Concern, Context & Perspective
Test Driving Ranked Choice Voting: These Not So United States (AK Part 2 & NV)
Test Driving Ranked Choice Voting: These Not So United States (AK Part 2 & NV)
No Such Thing as The Latino Vote? Hispanic American Swing Voters (Finale)
No Such Thing as The Latino Vote? Hispanic American Swing Voters (Finale)
Will Latinization Bring Moderation? Hispanic American Swing Voters (Part 2)
Will Latinization Bring Moderation? Hispanic American Swing Voters (Part 2)
REPODCAST: Politically Persuadable But Focused on Jobs? Hispanic American Swing Voters (Part 1)
REPODCAST: Politically Persuadable But Focused on Jobs? Hispanic American Swing Voters (Part 1)
End of Bay State Bipartisanship?: These Not So United States (MA Part Two)
End of Bay State Bipartisanship?: These Not So United States (MA Part Two)
Deval Patrick Talks Governing: These Not So United States (MA Part One)
Deval Patrick Talks Governing: These Not So United States (MA Part One)
Less Partisan Elections in Alaska 2022? These Not So United States (AK Part One)
Less Partisan Elections in Alaska 2022? These Not So United States (AK Part One)
Revisiting GOP Party Dynamics: The Decline of Moderates & Rise of Populism
Revisiting GOP Party Dynamics: The Decline of Moderates & Rise of Populism
Great American Independents (Part Two): Andrew Heaton on Liberty, Justice, & Satire for All
Great American Independents (Part Two): Andrew Heaton on Liberty, Justice, & Satire for All
Great American Independents (Part One): Amy Chua on Political Tribalism
Great American Independents (Part One): Amy Chua on Political Tribalism
Strength in Diversity, Weakness in One Party Rule? These Not So United States (CA Finale)
Strength in Diversity, Weakness in One Party Rule? These Not So United States (CA Finale)
2022 California Primaries by Faction & Tortilla with Gustavo Arellano: These Not So United States (CA Part 2)
2022 California Primaries by Faction & Tortilla with Gustavo Arellano: These Not So United States (CA Part 2)
One Golden State, Two Democratic Parties: These Not So United States (CA Part 1)
One Golden State, Two Democratic Parties: These Not So United States (CA Part 1)
Georgia On All Our Minds: These Not So United States
Georgia On All Our Minds: These Not So United States
Politically Persuadable But Focused on Jobs? Hispanic American Swing Voters
Politically Persuadable But Focused on Jobs? Hispanic American Swing Voters
Like Family, Like Nation: A Braver Angel Mediates Polarization at Home & Nationwide
Like Family, Like Nation: A Braver Angel Mediates Polarization at Home & Nationwide
Is Texas the Future of America? These Not So United States (TX Finale)
Is Texas the Future of America? These Not So United States (TX Finale)
A New American Operating System? These Not So United States (TX Part 6)
A New American Operating System? These Not So United States (TX Part 6)
Lone Star Launch Pad for Rear-Guard America? These Not So United States (TX Part 5)
Lone Star Launch Pad for Rear-Guard America? These Not So United States (TX Part 5)
Polarized Politics & Hispanic Identity: These Not So United States (TX, Part 4)
Polarized Politics & Hispanic Identity: These Not So United States (TX, Part 4)
Growth, Diversity & One Party Politics? These Not So United States (TX Part 3)
Growth, Diversity & One Party Politics? These Not So United States (TX Part 3)
Strongest Identity of Them Y’all? These Not So United States (TX Part 2)
Strongest Identity of Them Y’all? These Not So United States (TX Part 2)
Messing with that Texas Identity? These Not So United States (TX Part 1)
Messing with that Texas Identity? These Not So United States (TX Part 1)

SEASON 2

About the Podcast
Heard the One About a Centrist Congressman?
Heard the One About a Centrist Congressman?
Voice of Reason for Independent Minds: Talking Media & Polarization with CNN's Michael Smerconish
Voice of Reason for Independent Minds: Talking Media & Polarization with CNN's Michael Smerconish
The United States of Narcissism? Speaking of Democracy's Worst Enemies
The United States of Narcissism? Speaking of Democracy's Worst Enemies
Wait, I’m Not the Crazy One! Sarah Longwell, Conservative Watchdog of Republican Sanity
Wait, I’m Not the Crazy One! Sarah Longwell, Conservative Watchdog of Republican Sanity
Speaking Truth in Polarized Times: Top Guest Insights from 2021
Speaking Truth in Polarized Times: Top Guest Insights from 2021
Celebration & Polarization, Holiday Survival Kit (Part 3): Identity with all the Trimmings
Celebration & Polarization, Holiday Survival Kit (Part 3): Identity with all the Trimmings
Celebration & Polarization, Holiday Survival Kit (Part 2): When Anti-Science Makes the Menu
Celebration & Polarization, Holiday Survival Kit (Part 2): When Anti-Science Makes the Menu
Celebration & Polarization, Holiday Survival Kit (Part 1): Deflating Political Football
Celebration & Polarization, Holiday Survival Kit (Part 1): Deflating Political Football
Hollywood Presidents for a Partisan Nation (Part 4): Romance, Grandeur & Smugness on The West Wing
Hollywood Presidents for a Partisan Nation (Part 4): Romance, Grandeur & Smugness on The West Wing
Hollywood Presidents for a Partisan Nation (Part 3): Hail the Flip-Flopping Egomania of Veep
Hollywood Presidents for a Partisan Nation (Part 3): Hail the Flip-Flopping Egomania of Veep
Amazing Grace For Our Partisan Times
Amazing Grace For Our Partisan Times
Liberty & Justice For Some: Two Centuries of Independent Black Leaders & Movements
Liberty & Justice For Some: Two Centuries of Independent Black Leaders & Movements
A Civic Way to Reverse Polarization? New Vitality in Education & Legislation
A Civic Way to Reverse Polarization? New Vitality in Education & Legislation
Woking up to Backlash
Woking up to Backlash
Passing of the Mic: New Co-Host Jillian Youngblood Gets a Bit of Purple Orientation
Passing of the Mic: New Co-Host Jillian Youngblood Gets a Bit of Purple Orientation
Hollywood Presidents for a Partisan Nation (Part 2): Hail the Independent & Designated Survivor
Hollywood Presidents for a Partisan Nation (Part 2): Hail the Independent & Designated Survivor
Hollywood Presidents for a Partisan Nation (Part 1): Hail the Independent Commander in Chief
Hollywood Presidents for a Partisan Nation (Part 1): Hail the Independent Commander in Chief
Nicest Troll in Town
Nicest Troll in Town
Embrace Complexity To Overcome Polarization?
Embrace Complexity To Overcome Polarization?
Online Conspiracies & Virtual Cults Part 2: Celebrity Makes the World Go Flat
Online Conspiracies & Virtual Cults Part 2: Celebrity Makes the World Go Flat
Online Conspiracies and Virtual Cults: Social Extremes in Our Hyperpartisan Age
Online Conspiracies and Virtual Cults: Social Extremes in Our Hyperpartisan Age
Vaccines Prevent Viruses; What Combats COVID Vax Skepticism?
Vaccines Prevent Viruses; What Combats COVID Vax Skepticism?
The Politics Industry at Work: And How Would You Like Your Gridlock?
The Politics Industry at Work: And How Would You Like Your Gridlock?
The Senate Filibuster: Weapon of Obstruction or Shield Against Polarization?
The Senate Filibuster: Weapon of Obstruction or Shield Against Polarization?
What’s Behind Those Red and Blue Maps?
What’s Behind Those Red and Blue Maps?
When Martians Land, Pigs Fly, and Americans Reach Consensus
When Martians Land, Pigs Fly, and Americans Reach Consensus
Portrait of the Arsonist As Young Congressman
Portrait of the Arsonist As Young Congressman

SEASON 1