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Politics in America is transforming. We’re embarking on a new series to deepen our understanding of who we are, how we got here, and how we rebuild without repeating the mistakes of the past. Ron Steslow hosts academics, behavioral economists, social psychologists, politicos, philosophers, anthropologists, journalists, poets, and storytellers—and more—to discuss America’s political present and future and dive into the deeper problems we face as a nation. Email us questions or comments: podcast@politicology.com.

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S2 · E609
Saturday · 47 min
TAPPED: A Managed Cold War
Summit theater, an unacknowledged cold war, and Beijing's long game
S2 · E608
September 25 · 41 min
From Ashes to Algorithms—Plus Preview
Ron Steslow and Mike Madrid unpack the suspicious four-day push by some of the biggest AI companies begging to be regulated and why it’s less a safety awakening and more a bid to build a moat around who gets to control this technology. Then, they turn to an essay by Franciscan sister Ilia Delio’s essay on why our fear of AI is really a fear of confronting what it means to be human. Read Ilia Delio: “We Will Not Be Killed By Machines. We Will Overthink Ourselves To Death.” https://iliadelio.substack.com/p/we-will-not-be-killed-by-machines?r=izyvx&utm_medium=ios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 · E607
September 18 · 55 min
Full Faith And Credit—The Weekly
Dealignment, the affordability crisis, and the credibility that quietly backs American power
S2 · E606
September 12 · 1 hr 2 min
From 9/11 to Surveillance Dollars — The Weekly
How 9/11 built a surveillance regime, and how programmable money expands it
S2 · E605
September 4 · 1 hr
Ballot Bots — The Weekly
How millions will ask a chatbot how to vote, and who is already shaping the answer
S2 · E604
August 29 · 1 hr 8 min
The Surveillance Revolt — The Weekly
Mass surveillance, the state's data monopoly, and the erosion of a right we took for granted
S2 · E603
August 22 · 1 hr
Data Center Dissent — The Weekly
The populist revolt against data centers, the energy chokepoint, and the hidden financing beneath the AI boom
S2 · E602
August 15 · 1 hr 10 min
Democratic Socialists vs. American Power — The Weekly
The DSA is winning. Their foreign policy would defund the military, close overseas bases, and dismantle American power.
S2 · E601
August 7 · 1 hr 3 min
Pax Machina — The Weekly
Synthetic electorates, the unraveling of the parties, and what it means to be human
S2 · E600
August 5 · 45 min
ENCORE: The Sinister Threat of Digital Dollars
The privacy risks of Central Bank Digital Currencies
S2 · E599
July 31 · 1 hr 7 min
An Oligarch’s Warning—The Weekly
The war comes home to Russia, Ukraine's ascendance, and the West's unanswered post-war question
S2 · E598
July 29 · 1 hr 3 min
ENCORE: The Power of Emotional Intelligence
Psychology Professor Catherine Sanderson joins Ron Steslow to discuss emotional intelligence and how it impacts success in the workplace, politics, and our everyday lives
S2 · E597
July 25 · 1 hr 4 min
Double Feature: Machines Without Conscience, Corruption Without Consequence—Politicology+ Preview
What happens when machines make life-and-death calls and why corruption no longer costs politicians anything
S2 · E596
July 22 · 1 hr 8 min
ENCORE: The Power Code
Katty Kay joins Ron Steslow to discuss her new book, The Power Code: More Joy. Less Ego. Maximum Impact for Women (and Everyone).
S2 · E595
July 18 · 56 min
Double Feature: Oxford Union, Doha's Long Game—Politicology+ Preview
Did Donald Trump betray the conservative movement and how Qatar built its global influence
S2 · E594
July 15 · 38 min
ENCORE: Foreign Agents
How American Lobbyists and Lawmakers Threaten Democracy Around the World
S2 · E593
July 8 · 51 min
ENCORE: Bitcoin is Changing the Fight for Freedom
Alex Gladstein On Why Bitcoin Is Essential For Human Rights Work
S2 · E592
June 30 · 1 hr 47 min
Is Horseshoe Populism the End of Pax Americana?
Jay Solomon and Hagar Chemali on the war with Iran, a fracturing world order, and whether America still remembers what its alliances are for
S2 · E591
June 26 · 57 min
The Last Institutionalists—The Weekly
A socialist sweep, the death of the left–right spectrum, and a debt-and-oil reckoning
S2 · E590
June 25 · 59 min
American Made
How a neuroscientist-turned-cake-artist enlisted both parties to bake the country's 250th birthday cake

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