Politics Podcast | The history and future of gun violence in America Sen. Chris Murphy discusses the origins of gun violence in the U.S. and how the debate around this may be changing. by Mark Baumgarten / July 29, 2021
Politics Podcast | Why Donald Trump continues to appeal to white evangelicals Three experts on religion discuss the history, the meaning and the possible hypocrisy of the unlikely union. by Mark Baumgarten / July 22, 2021
Politics Podcast | Is ‘American Exceptionalism’ over? Robert Gates doesn’t think so The former Secretary of Defense for Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama has some thoughts on the United States’ place in the world. by Mark Baumgarten / June 23, 2021
Politics Podcast | The Supreme Court, the Senate and saving American democracy Adam Jentleson and Elie Mystal discuss the structural issues they say threaten how we govern, and the solutions they believe are within reach. by Mark Baumgarten / June 15, 2021
Politics Podcast | Pramila Jayapal on her journey from activist to Congress At this year's Crosscut Festival, the congresswoman from Seattle spoke about the importance of grassroots activism and how to make it effective. by Mark Baumgarten / June 7, 2021
Politics Podcast | Who really won the Civil War? Historian Heather Cox Richardson discusses how the battle between North and South and lives on in American politics today. by Mark Baumgarten / June 3, 2021
Politics Podcast | How two conservative columnists see the GOP’s future The Republican Party is at a defining moment. Ross Douthat and Henry Olsen discuss its recent moves and its ultimate fate. by Mark Baumgarten / May 31, 2021
Politics Podcast | How to find unity in a divided America Citizen University CEO Eric Liu talks about all that separates Americans and whether coming together is really possible. by Mark Baumgarten / April 14, 2021
Politics Podcast | Militias, white supremacy and the U.S. Capitol insurrection Journalists Leah Sottile and Bill Morlin talk about how America’s history of racist, anti-government action culminated in the Jan. 6 attack. by Mark Baumgarten / February 26, 2021
Politics Podcast | What Joe Biden’s opening moves say about America’s future Evan Osnos, presidential biographer and staff writer at The New Yorker, tells us what he sees in Biden’s early actions. by Mark Baumgarten / February 10, 2021