S5 Ep1: The Caretaker Presidency (with Evan Osnos)
As Joe Biden leaves office, we're taking one last look at his presidency, and what we've heard said about him since 2020. The New Yorker's Evan Osnos joins Sarah to recap his interviews with Biden ove...
18 Tammi 20251h
S4 Ep62: It's Not Like a Newscast (with Tim Miller)
The podcast-sphere was one of the most covered stories of the 2024 election, with Joe Rogan standing above all. Podcaster extraordinaires Sarah and Tim turn over why this medium is appealing to the ne...
21 Joulu 202457min
S4 Ep61: Hate Was Up, Prices Were Down (with Marc Caputo)
We've spent plenty of time on this show discussing what Donald Trump's newest voters found wanting about Democrats in the 2024 election. This week, we're turning our attention to their affirmative cas...
14 Joulu 202458min
S4 Ep60: An 'Unserious' Show (with Jonathan V. Last)
We've got (Thanksgiving) leftover focus group sound we didn't get to last week. Sarah's best friend Jonathan V. Last makes his vengeful return to the show to work through his thoughts (and the voters'...
7 Joulu 20241h 10min
S4 Ep59: "Beyoncé Ain't Paying My Bills, B*tch." (with Astead Herndon)
The Focus Group Podcast is back for a post-election autopsy. We're starting with a deep dive on how Donald Trump's newest voters found Kamala Harris and the Democrats lacking. Astead Herndon, host of ...
30 Marras 20241h 14min
S4 Ep58: How [He/She] Wins (with Ron Brownstein)
The polls are close enough that this election could go either way. But whatever happens, the focus groups over the last year-plus have given some clues about what's motivating the swing voters voting ...
2 Marras 20241h 3min
S4 Ep57: Keystone State of the Race (with Holly Otterbein)
There's one thing Republican and Democratic strategists all agree on right now: no state is more likely to decide this election than Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania-based POLITICO reporter Holly Otterbein ...
26 Loka 202453min
S4 Ep56: Senate GOP Vote Desert (with Jon Ralston and Yvonne Wingett Sanchez)
Donald Trump may well win both Arizona and Nevada, but Republican Senate candidates there are on the struggle bus. Jon Ralston of the Nevada Independent joins to break down Sarah's recent focus groups...
19 Loka 20241h 1min
