politics

#1313 Ryan Burge: The Vanishing Church

Oct 1, 2026

Dr. Ryan Burge is Professor of Practice at the John C. Danforth Center at Washington University in St. Louis. Dr. Burge is a political scientist whose research focuses on the impact of religion on American life, especially politics. His popular Substack newsletter “Graphs about Religion” has tens of thousands of subscribers and is read millions of times annually. He is the author of The Vanishing Church: How the Hollowing Out of Moderate Congregations Is Hurting Democracy, Faith, and Us. More»
#1310 George Boss: Marx and the Politics of Need

Sep 24, 2026

Dr. George Boss is Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at Queen Mary University of London. He is a political theorist working on human needs, voice, poverty, and Marx. His first book is Marx and the Politics of Need. More»
#1307 James Tilley & Sara Hobolt - Tribal Politics: How Brexit Divided Britain

Sep 17, 2026

Dr. James Tilley is Professor of Politics in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Oxford. He works primarily in the fields of public opinion and electoral behavior, with a focus on Britain and the EU. More»
#1293 Amy McPhie Allebest: Breaking Down Patriarchy

Aug 14, 2026

Amy McPhie Allebest is the host of the Breaking Down Patriarchy podcast and YouTube channel (@breakingdownpatriarchy). She has a BA in English from Brigham Young University, where she studied abroad in Israel, Egypt, and Jordan, and spent a year and a half in Chile. She also has a master's degree in liberal arts from Stanford University, where she gained the training to analyze and write about literature, philosophy, and history. She is currently a PhD student at the University of Utah, studying Education, Culture, and Society. More»
#1288 Omer Bartov - Israel: What Went Wrong?

Aug 3, 2026

Dr. Omer Bartov is Dean’s Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Brown University. Dr. Bartov's early research concerned the Nazi indoctrination of the Wehrmacht and the crimes it committed in World War II, analyzed in his books, The Eastern Front, 1941-1945, and Hitler's Army. He then turned to the links between total war and genocide, discussed in his books Murder in Our Midst, Mirrors of Destruction, and Germany's War and the Holocaust. His latest book is Israel: What Went Wrong? More»
#1286 Hugo Drochon: Elites and Democracy

Jul 30, 2026

Dr. Hugo Drochon is an Associate Professor in Political Theory at the University of Nottingham. He is a historian of modern political thought, with interests in Nietzsche's politics, democratic theory, liberalism and conspiracy theories. His latest book is Elites and Democracy. More»
#1277 Matthew McManus: The Right Wants You Stupid, and Steven Pinker Is Wrong About Marxism

Jul 9, 2026

Dr. Matthew McManus is a Lecturer in the Department of Political Science at the University of Michigan. He is the author of books like The Emergence of Postmodernity, The Political Right and Equality, and The Political Theory of Liberal Socialism. More»
#1261 Neal Hebert & Jon Cogburn: Professional Wrestling, Donald Trump, and the New Cynicism

Jun 1, 2026

Dr. Neal Hebert is an Assistant Professor of Theatre in the Department of Visual and Performing Arts at Grambling State University. More»
#1259 Sarah Stein Lubrano: Why Political Debate Does Not Work

May 28, 2026

Dr. Sarah Stein Lubrano is a writer, content strategist, and researcher. Her writing focuses on social and political life and its relationship to psychology. She is also Head of Research for The Future Narratives Lab, where their work focuses on narratives about social and political change. She is the author of Don't Talk About Politics: How to Change 21st-Century Minds. More»
#1244 Keegan Tatum: The Psychology of Politics, and the Reactionary Politics of the Conservatives

Apr 23, 2026

Keegan Tatum is a YouTuber (@TheOneKeeganTatum) and TikToker (https://tinyurl.com/89v7a5tu) who talks about the psychology of politics. More»