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Do Americans Support Democracy As Much As They Say?
Episode 27
It’s an extraordinarily distressing time for democracy in America. The storming of the Capitol and the votes by some Republican elected officials que…
5 years, 2 months ago
Best Of: Are We Really Living In Separate Worlds?
Episode 26
It’s been an incredibly divisive year, and we’re constantly told we’re more politically divided than ever. But, as our team takes some time with thei…
5 years, 2 months ago
Do Government Programs Get People More Involved In Politics?
Episode 25
It’s long been thought in political science that giving people resources through government programs will get them more involved in politics. But thi…
5 years, 3 months ago
Presenting The "Big Brains" Podcast
Episode 24
This week, we took some time off for Thanksgiving so we're going to feature another University of Chicago Podcast Network show. It’s called Big Brain…
5 years, 3 months ago
The Politics Of Distraction
Episode 23
Most of America, and a lot of the world, has been singularly focused on the U.S. presidential election. With so much media attention on this one even…
5 years, 4 months ago
What Just Happened?
Episode 22
Last week, the American people elected Joe Biden to be the forty-sixth president of the United States. This was an incredibly contentious and complex…
5 years, 4 months ago
Reining In The Supreme Court
Episode 21
The appointment of Amy Coney Barrett would make the Supreme Court more conservative than it has been in decades. Importantly, it also would be more c…
5 years, 5 months ago
The Vice Presidential Debate: Just Another Politics Podcast
Episode 20
On this second edition of the "Just Another Politics Podcast Special", we decide to join our fellow political podcasts in sitting back in our armchai…
5 years, 5 months ago
The Debate: Just Another Politics Podcast
Episode 19
On this "Just Another Politics Podcast Special", we decide to join our fellow political podcasts in sitting back in our armchairs and sharing our tho…
5 years, 5 months ago
How To Really “Get Out The Vote”
Episode 18
Every Presidential election, we talk about “getting out the vote”. But what really works and what doesn’t in terms of getting people to go to the pol…
5 years, 6 months ago