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Why do Americans use primary elections to select candidates for office? | Politics in Question
Episode 345
In this week’s episode of Politics In Question, Lee discusses the history of primary elections and options for reform with Robert Boatright. Boatrigh…
1 year, 10 months ago
Braver Angels: Guide Across The Divide. Móni Guzmán | How Do We Fix It?
Episode 344
Toxic polarization is "the problem that eats all other problems... It's the sludge at the base of everything else," says our guest Mónica Guzmán. Thi…
1 year, 10 months ago
Representative Arturo Alonso-Sandoval Inspires Better Leadership in Public Service | An Honorable Profession
Episode 343
In this week’s episode, host Ryan Coonerty sits down with Representative Arturo Alonso-Sandoval, the youngest member of the Oklahoma legislature. Ins…
1 year, 10 months ago
Jonathan Rauch on Political Parties & Democracy | Talkin Politics & Religion
Episode 342
What are some of the weakest arguments against Kamala Harris's candidacy for president? As our brilliant guest Jonathan Rauch put it, "There's some r…
1 year, 10 months ago
Biden Bows Out, The Harris Agenda, Secret Service Director Resigns | The Politics Guys
Episode 341
Mike, Ken, and Trey open with a discussion of President Biden’s decision to leave the race and the potential running mates and policies for presumpti…
1 year, 10 months ago
Living Constitutionally: A.J. Jacobs | Future Hindsight
Episode 340
A.J. Jacobs is a journalist and author. His most recent book is The Year of Living Constitutionally: One Man’s Humble Quest to Follow the Constitutio…
1 year, 10 months ago
Fixing the Voter Registration Deficit with Jeremy Smith of Civitech | The Great Battlefield
Episode 339
Jeremy Smith returns to The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about Civitech's new product, RunningMate, software for running a political campaign an…
1 year, 10 months ago
Behind the Curtain | Bad Watchdog
Episode 338
Content note: This episode discusses suicide and sexual violence.
After a years-long legal fight from the Department of Homeland Security, a court ord…
1 year, 10 months ago
Illinois Representative Bob Morgan on Fostering Hope | An Honorable Profession
Episode 337
In this week’s episode, Ryan Coonerty sits down with Illinois State Representative Bob Morgan. They reflect on the horrific mass shooting in the repr…
1 year, 11 months ago
Is American democracy in crisis? | Politics in Question
Episode 336
In this week’s episode of Politics In Question, Jake Grumbach joins Lee and James to consider whether American democracy is in crisis. Grumbach is an…
1 year, 11 months ago