S3 Ep8: The "Everybody Sucks" Foreign Policy (with Tom Nichols)
A year ago, Republican voters thought Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the people of Ukraine were badasses. Now...Zelenskyy is just as bad as Putin. Tom Nichols, Professor Emeritus at the Naval War College and...
25 Mar 202355min
How the Culture Wars Weren't Won (with Jane Coaston)
You've heard the terms "woke" and "cancel culture" for years now. No one seems to agree on what they mean, though — which is why our guest says the culture wars will keep morphing, and they'll go on f...
18 Mar 20231h 3min
The Voters Forgot God's Plan (with McKay Coppins)
Mike Pence seems to think that he's destined to be president. The evangelical Christians in our focus groups did NOT get the memo. McKay Coppins, staff writer at The Atlantic joins Sarah to talk about...
11 Mar 202348min
S3 Ep5: "They" Sent This Tornado (with David French)
Marjorie Taylor Greene wants a national divorce. We don't, but we asked our focus groups about it anyway. New York Times opinion columnist David French (literally) wrote the book on a possible nationa...
4 Mar 202355min
It's Why They Play the Game (with Robert Gibbs)
Voters that we talk to are iffy about Biden running for re-election given his age, but Republicans may have even larger challenges. Former White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs joins Sarah to talk ...
25 Feb 202356min
S3: DeSanctimonious Deep Dive (with Tara Palmeri)
The Republican establishment — and many Republican voters in our focus groups — think Ron DeSantis is the answer to their prayers that they can win in 2024. But Donald Trump has a say in this matter, ...
18 Feb 202343min
S3: Biden's B12 Shot? (with Peter Baker)
Ready or not, it looks like Joe Biden is running for re-election. Our swing voters liked his State of the Union speech this week, but they've got concerns under the surface. Peter Baker, Chief White C...
11 Feb 202348min
Sleepwalking Toward Catastrophe? (with Whit Ayres)
The Focus Group podcast is BACK, with a twist: We're releasing The Bulwark's first-ever poll of Republican primary voters where we're trying to figure out just how big the "Always Trump," "Maybe Trump...
1 Feb 202347min
