Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchAn 'Unserious' Show (with Jonathan V. Last)
Season 4 Episode 60
We've got (Thanksgiving) leftover focus group sound we didn't get to last week. Sarah's best friend Jonathan V. Last makes his vengeful return to the…
1 year, 10 months ago
"Beyoncé Ain't Paying My Bills, B*tch." (with Astead Herndon)
Season 4 Episode 59
The Focus Group Podcast is back for a post-election autopsy. We're starting with a deep dive on how Donald Trump's newest voters found Kamala Harris …
1 year, 10 months ago
How [He/She] Wins (with Ron Brownstein)
Season 4 Episode 58
The polls are close enough that this election could go either way. But whatever happens, the focus groups over the last year-plus have given some clu…
1 year, 11 months ago
Keystone State of the Race (with Holly Otterbein)
Season 4 Episode 57
There's one thing Republican and Democratic strategists all agree on right now: no state is more likely to decide this election than Pennsylvania. Pe…
1 year, 11 months ago
Senate GOP Vote Desert (with Jon Ralston and Yvonne Wingett Sanchez)
Season 4 Episode 56
Donald Trump may well win both Arizona and Nevada, but Republican Senate candidates there are on the struggle bus. Jon Ralston of the Nevada Independ…
1 year, 11 months ago
Great Lakes, "Meh" Candidates (with Craig Gilbert and Craig Mauger)
Season 4 Episode 55
Michigan and Wisconsin aren't just presidential battlegrounds; their Senate races are getting more competitive down the stretch. So how are swing vot…
2 years ago
The Grandpa vs. the Slimy Lawyer (with John Heilemann)
Season 4 Episode 54
The pundit class thought JD Vance performed better than Tim Walz in the vice presidential debate. Voters thought Vance was a good performer, but they…
2 years ago
Trump Is All They Know (with Peter Hamby)
Season 4 Episode 53
Some of today's first-time voters were 10 years old when Donald Trump launched his first presidential campaign, so he's all they've known in politics…
2 years ago
Bonus Episode/Crosspost: Sarah Longwell on 'Possible'
Season 4 Episode 52
Sarah recently sat down with Reid Hoffman and Aria Finger on their podcast Possible to talk about the future of politics, the origins of her focus gr…
2 years ago
Splittin' Tickets? (with Jessica Taylor)
Season 4 Episode 51
We're taking a break from the presidential race this week. The battle for control of the Senate is running through red states, with former Trump vote…
2 years ago