Podcasts

Abolish ICE Before Its Abusive Tactics Spread to Other Law Enforcement: A Conversation With Radley Balko

The agency has gone rogue and cannot be reformed

Sep 29 • Shikha Dalmia

54:25

Liberals Need to Loosen Up to Play the Social Media Game Against Authoritarians: A Conversation with Renée DiResta

Their need to stay on message makes them less effective communicators

Sep 14 • Berny Belvedere

54:30

Is Trump's Populist Coalition Shrinking?: Zooming In With Andy Craig and Tom Shull

ISMA's new survey suggests that the president's use of extralegal power is losing its appeal to even his most committed supporters

Aug 10 • Andy Craig and Thomas Shull

35:34

Dismantling the Legacies of Illiberalism Haunting the US: Zooming In With Jamelle Bouie, David French, Danielle Allen

'Is a utopian liberalism possible?' A LibCon2026 podcast

Jul 26 • Aaron Ross Powell

1:09:06

Fixing America's Negative Polarization With Proportional Representation: A Conversation With Lee Drutman

Presidentialism plus single-member districts is a bad combination that incentivizes leaders to consolidate power by fueling division.

Jul 13 • Andy Craig

49:42

Trump Has Not Turned Americans Against Immigrants: A Conversation with Greg Sargent

The administration’s cruelty has deeply disturbed the country, opening the door for reforms with more legal pathways

Jun 22 • Shikha Dalmia

58:01

The Trump Administration's Anti-Foreigner Animus Is a Betrayal of the World Cup—the Most Cosmopolitan Sport on Earth

Its visa and deportation policies have cast a pall on the game, but fans are finding ways to watch and celebrate despite the fear

Jun 14 • Berny Belvedere

48:43

The Disarray of Protestant Churches Is Bad News for American Liberal Democracy: A Conversation with Raymond R. Roberts

It has led to MAGA idolatry on the one hand and shallow do-goodism on the other

May 31 • Berny Belvedere

49:07

A Bloated Executive and a Starved Congress Is a Bad Combination: A Conversation with Kevin Kosar

It distorts our scheme of checks and balances and undermines our ability to self-govern

May 18 • Andy Craig

29:16

Where Will the GOP—and Where Should Democrats—Go After Trump: A Conversation with Jamelle Bouie

The New York Times columnist offers his thoughts on the great MAGA crackup and the rightward shift of centrist Democrats

Apr 27 • Shikha Dalmia

1:02:47

Trump Proved to be Unimaginably Bad for the Free Market Cause: A Conversation with Veronique de Rugy

He has done things that Bernie Sanders would never have dared and opened the door to radical leftist interventions

Apr 19 • Shikha Dalmia

50:30

The Case for Impeaching Trump Even if He's Not Convicted: A Conversation with Bill Kristol

With the internal guardrails collapsing as Trump becomes more dangerously erratic, it is vital to activate this key constitutional check

Apr 12 • Andy Craig

47:07

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