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The Head vs the Heart in Big Ten Country (with Tim Alberta)Listen now (44 min) | Ad-free episode

Sep 10, 2022

A Little Thuggishness Is Called For (with James Carville)Listen now (44 min) | John Fetterman had a bad night in the Pennsylvania Senate debate, and an even worse night in our focus group — though this group…

Oct 29, 2022

George Washington Wouldn't Tolerate Furries(with Charlie Sykes)Listen now (43 min) | New episode alert.

Oct 1, 2022

Arizona: Psychologically Unfun (with Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer)Listen now (44 min) | New episode alert.

Oct 22, 2022

Special Preview: Voters React to the News of the Mar-a-Lago Raid Listen now |

Aug 17, 2022

Georgia: Ticket-Splitting On Our Mind (with Molly Ball)Listen now (50 min) | Georgia is a closely divided state, but we're likely to see a lot of ticket splitters there this year - specifically a lot of…

Oct 15, 2022

Sleepwalking Toward Catastrophe? (with Whit Ayres)Listen now (48 min) | The Focus Group podcast is BACK, with a twist: We're releasing The Bulwark's first-ever poll of Republican primary voters where…

Feb 1

Can There Be Another Star in Trump's Cinematic Universe? (with David Drucker)Listen now (49 min) | New episode alert.

Nov 19, 2022

What Happens in Vegas Won't Stay in Vegas (with Jon Ralston)Listen now (55 min) | New episode alert.

Sep 17, 2022

Election Eve Weekend Nerd Spectacular Listen now (70 min) | Instead of a focus group this week, Sarah sits down with four political super-nerds to get their read on Tuesday's election and…

Nov 5, 2022

Make Politics Boring Again, Please Listen now (55 min) | On this week's episode, we're sharing a director's cut of a recent focus group, featuring swing state suburban women. These voters…

Sep 3, 2022

The Florida Man Thunderdome (with Marc Caputo)Listen now (60 min) | New Episode Alert

Aug 20, 2022

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