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SEASON 3

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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

About the Podcast

We’re Polarized; Now What? The Hard Work of Depolarization

We’re Polarized; Now What? The Hard Work of Depolarization

Polarization as Plague

Polarization as Plague

2020 Polling in Hindsight

2020 Polling in Hindsight

Polarization at the Tipping Point

Polarization at the Tipping Point

A Repodcast of Declaration of Independents, Alaska Style

A Repodcast of Declaration of Independents, Alaska Style

Civil Society and Campus Politics

Civil Society and Campus Politics

Party Dynamics and the 2020 Election in Context

Party Dynamics and the 2020 Election in Context

Democracy & Elections Under Stress: A Discussion with Trevor Potter of the Campaign Legal Center

Democracy & Elections Under Stress: A Discussion with Trevor Potter of the Campaign Legal Center

The Centennial of W.B. Yeats’ The Second Coming (Part 2):

The Centennial of W.B. Yeats’ The Second Coming (Part 2):

The Second Coming Turns 100

The Second Coming Turns 100

Declaration of Independents, Alaska Style

Declaration of Independents, Alaska Style

A Discussion with Non-partisan DC Candidate for Congress Krucoff:

A Discussion with Non-partisan DC Candidate for Congress Krucoff:

Science, Comedy & Partisanship: Shane Mauss Stands up and Speaks Out

Science, Comedy & Partisanship: Shane Mauss Stands up and Speaks Out

2020 Election Polling: The Science & Psychology of Polls in a Partisan Age

2020 Election Polling: The Science & Psychology of Polls in a Partisan Age

The Brain on Partisan Politics

The Brain on Partisan Politics

Comedy & Partisanship: The Transcendent Laugh with Special Guest, Myq Kaplan

Comedy & Partisanship: The Transcendent Laugh with Special Guest, Myq Kaplan

Congress and Partisanship: The Outlook from Dead Center with Former US Congressman, Jason Altmire

Congress and Partisanship: The Outlook from Dead Center with Former US Congressman, Jason Altmire

Social Media & Partisanship: Polarizing Algorithms and a Blind Date with Dividends, featuring Dr. Robert Elliott Smith

Social Media & Partisanship: Polarizing Algorithms and a Blind Date with Dividends, featuring Dr. Robert Elliott Smith

Broadcast Media and Partisanship: Side of Spin with Your Nightly News

Broadcast Media and Partisanship: Side of Spin with Your Nightly News

Heard from the Herd: Psychology and Partisanship, featuring Dr. Abigail Marsh, author of The Fear Factor; Professor of Psychology & Neuroscience, Georgetown University

Heard from the Herd: Psychology and Partisanship, featuring Dr. Abigail Marsh, author of The Fear Factor; Professor of Psychology & Neuroscience, Georgetown University

America’s Independent Voters and Voices: The Forty Million Missing

America’s Independent Voters and Voices: The Forty Million Missing

Front Lines of Partisanship: Dr. Charles Wheelan, Unite America

Front Lines of Partisanship: Dr. Charles Wheelan, Unite America

Partisanship from All Angles: Priming with Purple

Partisanship from All Angles: Priming with Purple