FiveThirtyEight Politics
FiveThirtyEight, 538, ABC News, Nate Silver
FiveThirtyEight Politics
FiveThirtyEight, 538, ABC News, Nate Silver
Thursday 12 May 2022 : Since January 2021, eleven states have enacted laws that limit how teachers can talk about race and racism in schools and close to 200 bills...
Tuesday 10 May 2022 : The crew discusses the various types of legislation different states may adopt if Roe v. Wade is overturned, and how those policies jibe...
Wednesday 04 May 2022 : In this late night edition of the podcast, the crew covers both the results of the Ohio Senate primary and the leaked draft opinion from the...
Tuesday 03 May 2022 : The crew follows up on last week’s Republican 2024 primary draft with its first Democratic primary draft. What does the bench of...
Thursday 28 April 2022 : As the 2022 primaries begin in earnest and potential presidential candidates look ahead to 2024, the fight over the future of the political...
Monday 25 April 2022 : The crew hosts its first-ever 2024 Republican primary draft (they plan to follow up next week with a 2024 Democratic primary draft).
Thursday 21 April 2022 : Galen Druke speaks with POLITICO Europe's Cornelius Hirsch and Clea Caulcutt about the dynamics at play in the French presidential election....
Monday 18 April 2022 : The crew discusses the politically thorny issue of mental acuity in an increasingly elderly U.S. government, and what Americans think about...
Thursday 14 April 2022 : Galen Druke speaks with George Washington University economist Tara Sinclair about the economics behind Americans pessimistic assessment of...
Monday 11 April 2022 : The crew discusses why Sarah Palin may not be a shoe-in for a vacant House seat in Alaska. They also debate whether the AARP is correct in...
Thursday 07 April 2022 : As Congress considers legislation that would decriminalize marijuana and end the sentencing disparity for crack and cocaine offenses, Galen...
Monday 04 April 2022 : The crew discusses how Liz Cheney and Madison Cawthorn's primaries serve as a test of what the Republican Party and its voters will and...
Thursday 31 March 2022 : Galen Druke speaks with political science professors Sunshine Hillygus and Patrick Eagan about the history of wedge issues and how they...
Monday 28 March 2022 : The crew debates which states should vote first in the presidential primaries if the Iowa caucuses were to go away. They also scrutinize a...
Thursday 24 March 2022 : Since Jackson’s confirmation is the expected outcome, the hearings – similar to past ones – were more about politics. Galen Druke and...
Monday 21 March 2022 : Thirty-six governor’s seats are up for election this fall and the crew looks at some where full control of state government might be...
Thursday 17 March 2022 : The conventional wisdom is that if former President Trump wants the Republican presidential nomination in 2024, it's his. But some...
Monday 14 March 2022 : The crew discusses what high gas prices have meant for politics historically and outline the debates in Washington over how to bring those...
Thursday 10 March 2022 : Galen speaks with James Acton, the co-director of the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, about how...
Monday 07 March 2022 : The crew analyzes new polling suggesting Americans support enforcing a no-fly zone over Ukraine and banning the purchase of Russian oil even...
Wednesday 02 March 2022 : It was a night of firsts, with the first primaries of 2022 taking place in Texas and President Biden’s first “real” State of the Union...
Monday 28 February 2022 : The crew discusses how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is affecting U.S. politics and the RAND Corportation's Samuel Charap joins to explain...
Tuesday 22 February 2022 : In this installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew discusses the best way to poll Americans’ satisfaction with their...
Thursday 17 February 2022 : Hosts of the British “Talking Politics” podcast, David Runciman and Helen Thompson, discuss why the British public and some members...
Monday 14 February 2022 : The crew discusses why the Republican National Committee chose to censure Representatives Cheney and Kinzinger and how different parts of...
FiveThirtyEight Politics
FiveThirtyEight, 538, ABC News, Nate Silver
The Politics Of Anti-Critical Race Theory Laws
Since January 2021, eleven states have enacted laws that limit how teachers can talk about race and racism in schools and close to 200 bills...
How The Fight Over Abortion Will Play Out In Red States
The crew discusses the various types of legislation different states may adopt if Roe v. Wade is overturned, and how those policies jibe...
The Ohio Primary And Draft SCOTUS Opinion
In this late night edition of the podcast, the crew covers both the results of the Ohio Senate primary and the leaked draft opinion from the...
Our First 2024 Democratic Primary Draft
The crew follows up on last week’s Republican 2024 primary draft with its first Democratic primary draft. What does the bench of...
How A Struggle Between Elites And Populists Has Shaped The Right
As the 2022 primaries begin in earnest and potential presidential candidates look ahead to 2024, the fight over the future of the political...
Our First 2024 GOP Primary Draft
The crew hosts its first-ever 2024 Republican primary draft (they plan to follow up next week with a 2024 Democratic primary draft).
Why A Once-Fringe Candidate Is Now A Serious Contender For The French Presidency
Galen Druke speaks with POLITICO Europe's Cornelius Hirsch and Clea Caulcutt about the dynamics at play in the French presidential election....
How Old Is Too Old For Elected Office?
The crew discusses the politically thorny issue of mental acuity in an increasingly elderly U.S. government, and what Americans think about...
Why Inflation Is Sparking Economic Pessimism
Galen Druke speaks with George Washington University economist Tara Sinclair about the economics behind Americans pessimistic assessment of...
Why Alaskans Aren’t In A Rush To Send Sarah Palin To Washington
The crew discusses why Sarah Palin may not be a shoe-in for a vacant House seat in Alaska. They also debate whether the AARP is correct in...
Americans Think The War On Drugs Failed. Do Politicians Agree?
As Congress considers legislation that would decriminalize marijuana and end the sentencing disparity for crack and cocaine offenses, Galen...
Are Both Liz Cheney And Madison Cawthorn In Primary Trouble?
The crew discusses how Liz Cheney and Madison Cawthorn's primaries serve as a test of what the Republican Party and its voters will and...
How Education Became Today's Wedge Issue
Galen Druke speaks with political science professors Sunshine Hillygus and Patrick Eagan about the history of wedge issues and how they...
Should The Iowa Caucuses Go Away?
The crew debates which states should vote first in the presidential primaries if the Iowa caucuses were to go away. They also scrutinize a...
The Partisan Grandstanding At Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Hearings
Since Jackson’s confirmation is the expected outcome, the hearings – similar to past ones – were more about politics. Galen Druke and...
The Most Consequential Governor’s Races
Thirty-six governor’s seats are up for election this fall and the crew looks at some where full control of state government might be...
What Is Ron DeSantis's Vision For The GOP?
The conventional wisdom is that if former President Trump wants the Republican presidential nomination in 2024, it's his. But some...
The Political Price Of Gas
The crew discusses what high gas prices have meant for politics historically and outline the debates in Washington over how to bring those...
How To Think About The Risk Of Nuclear War
Galen speaks with James Acton, the co-director of the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, about how...
Is Putin Actually Popular In Russia?
The crew analyzes new polling suggesting Americans support enforcing a no-fly zone over Ukraine and banning the purchase of Russian oil even...
Unity From Biden, Disunity In Texas
It was a night of firsts, with the first primaries of 2022 taking place in Texas and President Biden’s first “real” State of the Union...
Americans Are Unified Against Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine
The crew discusses how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is affecting U.S. politics and the RAND Corportation's Samuel Charap joins to explain...
What Do Pollsters Know About Happiness?
In this installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew discusses the best way to poll Americans’ satisfaction with their...
Is Boris Johnson Finished?
Hosts of the British “Talking Politics” podcast, David Runciman and Helen Thompson, discuss why the British public and some members...
Valentine's Day, Inflation and GOP Infighting
The crew discusses why the Republican National Committee chose to censure Representatives Cheney and Kinzinger and how different parts of...
