Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHow Trump Won: Young Men’s Red Wave, the Blue-City Flop, and the Incumbency Graveyard
Season 3 Episode 63
Derek shares his big-picture theory for Trump's victory. Then, Republican pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson explains how Trump shifted practically the…
1 year, 8 months ago
How to Watch Election Night Without Falling for Conspiracy Theories or False Hope
Season 3 Episode 62
Today’s guest (our final preelection guest) is David Wasserman, political analyst with the Cook Political Report, who also helps out with the NBC dec…
1 year, 8 months ago
This Small Pennsylvania Town Explains the 2024 Election
Season 3 Episode 61
Today, a close look at the history of a Pennsylvania town and how that history contains within it the story of the 2024 election. In September, Donal…
1 year, 8 months ago
Why Is Every Recent Presidential Election So Close?
Season 3 Episode 60
My favorite sort of social phenomenon is something that seems normal to modern eyes that is actually incredibly unusual. We take it for granted that …
1 year, 9 months ago
Is Radical Human Life Extension Possible?
Season 3 Episode 59
In 1900, the average US life expectancy was 47 years old. That's the current age of Tom Brady, Ryan Reynolds, and Shakira. But extraordinary advances…
1 year, 9 months ago
America's Young Men Are Falling Behind—and Shifting Right
Season 3 Episode 58
Today: the state of men and what's really happening in the gender divide in politics. Many young men are falling behind economically and socially at …
1 year, 9 months ago
Is the Middle East on the Verge of All-Out War?
Season 3 Episode 57
Since October 7, 2023, many have feared that the conflict between Israel and Hamas would bloom into a wider war that would consume the Middle East. T…
1 year, 9 months ago
The Surprising Science of Cynicism (Plus: The Policy Paradox of the 2024 Election)
Season 3 Episode 56
Derek shares his biggest frustrations about the 2024 election, like the lack of a policy debate and blind spots in news coverage and polling analysis…
1 year, 9 months ago
A Sports Mystery: What Happened to the NFL Quarterback?
Season 3 Episode 55
Today, a mystery about what some people consider the most important position in sports: What the hell is going on with the NFL quarterback? We are tw…
1 year, 10 months ago
How AI Could Help Us Discover Miracle Drugs
Season 3 Episode 54
We may be on the cusp of a revolution in medicine, thanks to tools like AlphaFold, the technology for Google DeepMind, which helps scientists predict…
1 year, 10 months ago