Understanding Us: We The People. Frank Luntz and Ethan Porter
The January assault on the U.S. Capitol and the depth of toxic partisanship lead us to question our past assumptions about the American electorate and its relationship with the government.This episode...
26 Feb 202126min
Why We Need Nuance: Meghan Daum
Even before the alarming and violent January 6 assault on the Capitol, American politics was in danger of spinning out of control— bumping up against the guardrails of our democratic institutions.On s...
19 Feb 202127min
COVID Vaccine Hesitancy: Dr. Wrenetha Julion
More than 10% of the U.S. population has received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, but injection rates are lower in black and brown communities, and many people express doubts about the shot...
12 Feb 202128min
Will Gen Z Save the GOP? Danielle Butcher and John Olds
After the recent storming of the US Capitol and the loss of both the White House and U.S. Senate, it's tempting to believe that civil war will break out among Republicans— a party deeply split between...
5 Feb 202127min
The Loneliness Pandemic. Noreena Hertz
Even before coronavirus led to social distancing, widespread working from home, and lockdown restrictions, loneliness was becoming a defining condition of the twenty-first century. Today, this pandemi...
29 Jan 202126min
Free Speech in an Era of Conflict: Nadine Strossen
We are in a stunning moment for our country. A hoard of rioters invaded our nation’s seat of government to try to overturn an election. Many of them appear to have been motivated by false and inflamma...
22 Jan 202132min
Why Many Latinos Vote Republican: Geraldo Cadava
Just before the 2020 election, pundits predicted that Latino Americans would overwhelmingly vote for Joe Biden. And it’s true—Latino voters do tilt Democratic. But Donald Trump won a greater share of ...
15 Jan 202127min
Chaos at the Capitol: What Next? Lee Drutman
The storming of the U.S. Capitol building by an angry mob of Trump supporters was a dark day in American history and a shock to people around the world. Images of looting and anarchy in the proud plac...
8 Jan 202125min
