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Season 5 Episode 26
The Focus Group Podcast will be back for real in a couple of weeks, but by popular demand, Sarah and her producer, Conor Kilgore, take on some of our listeners' frequently asked questions about how a…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
2024 Trump Voters on the "Epstein Files"
Season 5 Episode 25
The Focus Group Podcast is still on hiatus, but the Trump administration's walkback of the promised "Epstein Files" this week got us curious about how voters were thinking.
The Bulwark's own Will So…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Do the Next Right Thing, Change the World (with Heather Cox Richardson)
Season 5 Episode 24
Our season finale is a bit of a pep talk. America is in a precarious place, but Americans everywhere are speaking up against the authoritarian threat. Historian extraordinaire Heather Cox Richardson …
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
Cuomo vs. Mamdani (with Harry Siegel)
Season 5 Episode 23
The New York City mayoral primary is "dumb" and getting lots of "dumb attention," at least according to our (radically candid) guest. Democratic voters face a choice between disgraced former Gov. And…
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
'This Country is Effed' (with Jonathan Cohn)
Season 5 Episode 22
Donald Trump's Big Beautiful Bill is moving through Congress, and you may be surprised by some former Trump voters' reactions. Bulwark in-house policy wonk Jonathan Cohn joins Sarah to talk about the…
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
New Jersey's (Very) Odd Year (with Amy Walter)
Season 5 Episode 21
The Democratic primary for New Jersey governor is crowded, and Democratic voters all over the map. But as always, they're united in wanting a candidate who can fight the Trump administration effectiv…
Published on 5 months ago
Democrats on Biden's Decline
Season 5 Episode 20
Sarah had a busy travel schedule this week, so we're bringing you some raw audio. With the recent revelations about Joe Biden's mental state during his term, we asked a couple of groups of Democrats …
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
Congress: Trump's Super-Staffers (with Annie Karni)
Season 5 Episode 19
Donald Trump is looking to pass his Big, Not-So-Beautiful Bill through Congress. To do it, he needs to get it past congressional Republicans. So what do Republican voters think of congressional leade…
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Liberal Order Elegy? (with Ian Ward)
Season 5 Episode 18
JD Vance is one heartbeat away from the presidency, and he's a big part of the Republican Party's future. It turns out, his ideas are also part of the reason the second Trump term has been a lot more…
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Trump Had ONE JOB (with Dave Weigel)
Season 5 Episode 17
With Donald Trump's approval ratings falling, that means some of his voters aren't getting what they voted for. We talked to those voters, to find out what that does and doesn't mean about their rela…
Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago