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Back to SearchSarah’s First Focus Groups
Season 6 Episode 18
Sarah started doing focus groups in 2018 and 2019 hoping to save the Republican Party from Trump—by finding a primary challenger who wouldn’t embarra…
5 days, 15 hours ago
America on Tape: A Brutal (and Hopeful) Year
Season 6 Episode 17
A year in review from The Focus Group Podcast: the revealing moments, toughest conversations, and warnings that hit a little harder with hindsight—fr…
1 week, 5 days ago
MAGA's 'Crunchy' Surprise (with Jonathan Cohn)
Season 6 Episode 16
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s 'Make America Healthy Again' movement and its adherents have done some of the most harm of anyone in Donald Trump's second t…
2 weeks, 5 days ago
The Civilian-Military Relationship (with Mark Hertling)
Season 6 Episode 15
The American military used to be one of the more trusted institutions in America. In 2025, it's a major political football. But how much do voters kn…
3 weeks, 5 days ago
(Focus) Group Therapy (with Astead Herndon)
Season 6 Episode 14
Swing voters are pretty fed up with politics in general. They’re often “swingy” because they can’t really stand either party. And in our most recent …
1 month ago
Just Press The Deflation Button! (with Catherine Rampell)
Season 6 Episode 13
Donald Trump got elected in 2024 because voters felt prices were too high. But, as our guest says, that's not really a great thing for a politician t…
1 month, 1 week ago
Epstein Files & Illegal Orders (w/ Will Sommer and Sen. Elissa Slotkin)
Season 6 Episode 12
Donald Trump had to make an about-face on the Epstein Files because some Trump voters were getting…mildly annoyed. Will Sommer joins Sarah to hear th…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The GOP's Life After Trump (with Robert Draper)
Season 6 Episode 11
There's always a possibility that Donald Trump will try to run for a third term. But plenty of Republicans don't even want that...for now. We asked s…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Gen Z: They're Zooming Apart (with Rachel Janfaza)
Season 6 Episode 10
We've heard a lot about how young men have shifted to the right...but this week's election showed young women moving to the left as well. Gen Z exper…
2 months ago
Virginia: National Politics is Local (with Jeff Schapiro)
Season 6 Episode 9
No election in 2025 has been more impacted by the Trump presidency than the elections in Virginia. This state doesn't vote for MAGA candidates anymor…
2 months, 1 week ago