Podcast Episodes

Put Excuses on ICE (with Adrian Carrasquillo)

Season 6 Episode 22

We saw an ICE officer kill an American citizen for the second time in less than three weeks. This time, it was harder for some of the voters we talk…

8 months, 2 weeks ago

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The Heebie Jeebie GOP (with Will Sommer)

Season 6 Episode 21

Some strange, under-the-radar things are happening on the right. Marco Rubio is experiencing a strange rehabilitation with the Republican base, and …

8 months, 3 weeks ago

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Playing Stupid Games, Winning Stupid Prizes (with Bill Kristol)

Season 6 Episode 20

There's a lot of bad news right now—so much that none of it is breaking through that much to the voters we talked to. From the ICE killing of Renee …

8 months, 4 weeks ago

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What a Difference a Year Makes (with Jonathan Chait)

Season 6 Episode 19

The United States just captured Venezuela's dictator, and we needed to get some quick voter reactions. Is this REALLY what the newest members of Tru…

9 months ago

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Sarah’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…

9 months, 1 week ago

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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…

9 months, 2 weeks ago

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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…

9 months, 3 weeks ago

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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…

10 months ago

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(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 …

10 months, 1 week ago

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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…

10 months, 2 weeks ago

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