Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchYou Can Ramp It Up or Ramp It Down (with Rachel Kleinfeld)
Season 6 Episode 2
The murder of Charlie Kirk was the culmination of Americans' long-brewing fear of political violence. First, political violence expert Rachel Kleinfe…
1 year, 1 month ago
Swing Voters Say Trump is "Meh" (with Ashley Parker)
Season 6 Episode 1
Donald Trump has run into some summer doldrums...from the uncertainty in the economy, to his Big Beautiful Bill, to his refusal to come clean about J…
1 year, 1 month ago
What Are Focus Groups For Anyway?
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…
1 year, 1 month 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 ho…
1 year, 3 months 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…
1 year, 3 months 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 vote…
1 year, 3 months 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 polic…
1 year, 4 months 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 candida…
1 year, 4 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 h…
1 year, 4 months 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…
1 year, 4 months ago