Political Theater: 5 big questions about this election with Nathan Gonzales
So, we have questions in the aftermath of this election. Who is the leader of the Democratic Party? What lessons do Republicans take from their victories? Do we have to keep calling it a "Blue Wall." ...
7 Nov 202413min
Political Theater: The last Most Vulnerable Incumbents lists of the 2024 cycle
Roll Call looked under every nook, cranny and poll to round off the Most Vulnerable Incumbents lists for the 2024 cycle. Find out how and why who got where! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg...
31 Okt 202433min
Equal Time: How a battle for locker-room access was about so much more
Sports and politics don’t mix. In truth, that has never been the case. Sports, in fact, reflect every issue, every conflict in society from civil rights to equal justice. Melissa Ludtke knows this fro...
28 Okt 202445min
Political Theater: But is it art? Unpacking ‘The Apprentice’
For many film buffs, October is Scary Movie Month, when we go to the vault to watch "Last House on the Left" or head to the theater to catch "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice." It is also election season. So d...
23 Okt 202422min
Political Theater: What it means for an electoral race to be unstable
The 2024 campaign is in the home stretch, and there are several races that are defined by a high degree of instability. How do we mean? It starts with the campaigns themselves not even agreeing on the...
18 Okt 202427min
Political Theater: ‘War Game’: Rehearsing the uncomfortably plausible
What happens when a veterans organization conducting an unscripted role-playing simulation with real political figures about an attempted coup on Jan. 6, 2025 joins forces with filmmakers who have “Dr...
9 Okt 202433min
Political Theater: "Sleepy" but consequential term awaits Supreme Court
The Supreme Court starts its new term this coming Monday, October 7th, and while the docket does not include such high-profile cases as the last two years, when the justices overturned Roe v. Wade and...
2 Okt 202425min
Equal Time: Has grift hijacked American conservatism?
In the middle of a contentious election season, it might be the perfect time to look back, to try to figure out how we got here. In “The Longest Con: How Grifters, Swindlers, and Frauds Hijacked Ameri...
1 Okt 202436min
