FiveThirtyEight Politics
FiveThirtyEight, 538, ABC News, Nate Silver
FiveThirtyEight Politics
FiveThirtyEight, 538, ABC News, Nate Silver
Monday 19 April 2021 : The idea of the celebrity politician isn’t going away just because former President Trump is out of office. The crew talks about the...
Thursday 15 April 2021 : We look at two of this week’s biggest stories -- the killing of Daunte Wright in Minnesota and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s...
Monday 12 April 2021 : The crew discusses why the number of independents has been growing and what it means for American politics. They also ask why support for...
Thursday 08 April 2021 : Galen Druke speaks with the founders of the political research firm Equis Research, Stephanie Valencia and Carlos Odio. Their recent...
Monday 05 April 2021 : The crew discusses potential sticking points in the Democrats' infrastructure plan and debates whether it should be considered bipartisan if...
Thursday 01 April 2021 : The crew discuss the 2021 gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey and the very likely recall election in California. They also...
Monday 29 March 2021 : The crew puts Georgia's new voting laws in context and discusses the challenges facing the Biden administration on immigration policy in the...
Thursday 25 March 2021 : Nate Silver and Galen Druke discuss why live caller surveys are no longer the gold standard in polling and what it means for the future of...
Monday 22 March 2021 : The crew speaks with professors Jane Junn and Karthick Ramakrishnan about the context of the Atlanta attacks and how Asian-American...
Thursday 18 March 2021 : Perry Bacon Jr. speaks with Galen Druke about his recent reporting on the kinds of ideas that have gained currency on the Left and how the...
Monday 15 March 2021 : The crew asks whether Biden's approval rating could be boosted by the American Rescue Plan and how popular he'd have to be to avoid a...
Thursday 11 March 2021 : With the benefit of hindsight and some time to breathe, Galen Druke reflects on key moments of the 2020 race with the authors of the new...
Tuesday 09 March 2021 : The crew discusses what Cuomo's political future might hold and how New Yorkers are reacting to sexual harassment allegations. They also...
Thursday 04 March 2021 : This installment of the podcast explores the role that the Black church plays in American politics, through initiatives like "souls to the...
Monday 01 March 2021 : The crew looks to the speeches from the past weekend's Conservative Political Action Conference for indications about where the Republican...
Thursday 25 February 2021 : Member of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, Heather Boushey, joins the podcast to discuss what is in the American Rescue Plan...
Tuesday 23 February 2021 : The team looks at the popularity of the Democrats' COVID relief plan and how both Democrats and Republicans are thinking about its...
Thursday 18 February 2021 : Texas has been in a dire situation this week. Millions of people were without power or heat, and in some cases water, in freezing cold...
Tuesday 16 February 2021 : Nevada Democrats introduced a bill on Monday that would change their state's presidential nominating contest from a caucus to a primary and...
Friday 12 February 2021 : While it appears unlikely that 17 Republicans will join Democrats in voting to convict the former president, the evidence presented could...
Monday 08 February 2021 : Tia Mitchell, of the Atlanta Journal Constitution, joins the podcast to discuss what to expect from former President Trump's second...
Thursday 04 February 2021 : Galen Druke discusses that question with pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson and writers Ramesh Ponnuru and Henry Olsen, who have all spent...
Monday 01 February 2021 : Kaiser Health News's Anna Maria Barry-Jester joins the crew to discuss how Biden's response to the pandemic is different from former...
Thursday 28 January 2021 : Nate and Galen look back at the results of the Georgia Senate runoffs and discuss what the Democratic wins say about polling and what they...
Monday 25 January 2021 : Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux and Maggie Koerth join the podcast to discuss their reporting on partisan discord and violence in the United States....
FiveThirtyEight Politics
FiveThirtyEight, 538, ABC News, Nate Silver
Celebrity Candidates Are Here To Stay
The idea of the celebrity politician isn’t going away just because former President Trump is out of office. The crew talks about the...
How Opinion On Policing Has Changed Since Last Summer
We look at two of this week’s biggest stories -- the killing of Daunte Wright in Minnesota and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s...
Americans Are More Independent But Just As Partisan
The crew discusses why the number of independents has been growing and what it means for American politics. They also ask why support for...
Will Trump's Gains With Latino Voters Last?
Galen Druke speaks with the founders of the political research firm Equis Research, Stephanie Valencia and Carlos Odio. Their recent...
How Bipartisan Is Democrats' Infrastructure Plan?
The crew discusses potential sticking points in the Democrats' infrastructure plan and debates whether it should be considered bipartisan if...
Elections To Watch In 2021
The crew discuss the 2021 gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey and the very likely recall election in California. They also...
Democrats Are Struggling On Immigration Policy
The crew puts Georgia's new voting laws in context and discusses the challenges facing the Biden administration on immigration policy in the...
The Gold Standard For Polling Has Changed
Nate Silver and Galen Druke discuss why live caller surveys are no longer the gold standard in polling and what it means for the future of...
The Attacks In Atlanta May Activate Asian Americans Politically
The crew speaks with professors Jane Junn and Karthick Ramakrishnan about the context of the Atlanta attacks and how Asian-American...
How The Culture Wars Of The 2020s Are Shaping Our Politics
Perry Bacon Jr. speaks with Galen Druke about his recent reporting on the kinds of ideas that have gained currency on the Left and how the...
Will The Stimulus Bill Boost Democrats' Electoral Prospects?
The crew asks whether Biden's approval rating could be boosted by the American Rescue Plan and how popular he'd have to be to avoid a...
Did Joe Biden Get Lucky In 2020?
With the benefit of hindsight and some time to breathe, Galen Druke reflects on key moments of the 2020 race with the authors of the new...
Cuomo's Political Future Is Unclear
The crew discusses what Cuomo's political future might hold and how New Yorkers are reacting to sexual harassment allegations. They also...
How The Black Church Has Shaped American Politics
This installment of the podcast explores the role that the Black church plays in American politics, through initiatives like "souls to the...
Is CPAC Representative Of The GOP?
The crew looks to the speeches from the past weekend's Conservative Political Action Conference for indications about where the Republican...
What The White House Thinks The Economy Needs
Member of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, Heather Boushey, joins the podcast to discuss what is in the American Rescue Plan...
Democrats' COVID Relief Bill Is Popular
The team looks at the popularity of the Democrats' COVID relief plan and how both Democrats and Republicans are thinking about its...
How The Crisis In Texas Happened
Texas has been in a dire situation this week. Millions of people were without power or heat, and in some cases water, in freezing cold...
Why Seven Republicans Voted To Convict Trump
Nevada Democrats introduced a bill on Monday that would change their state's presidential nominating contest from a caucus to a primary and...
The Meaning Of Democrats' Impeachment Argument
While it appears unlikely that 17 Republicans will join Democrats in voting to convict the former president, the evidence presented could...
What Georgia Republicans' Proposed Voting Restrictions Would Do
Tia Mitchell, of the Atlanta Journal Constitution, joins the podcast to discuss what to expect from former President Trump's second...
What Could The GOP's Future Look Like?
Galen Druke discusses that question with pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson and writers Ramesh Ponnuru and Henry Olsen, who have all spent...
Biden's Response To The Pandemic
Kaiser Health News's Anna Maria Barry-Jester joins the crew to discuss how Biden's response to the pandemic is different from former...
The Final Model Talk Of 2020
Nate and Galen look back at the results of the Georgia Senate runoffs and discuss what the Democratic wins say about polling and what they...
Partisans Don't Just Disagree, They Hate One Another
Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux and Maggie Koerth join the podcast to discuss their reporting on partisan discord and violence in the United States....
