Ranked #1
129: Superdelegates, WTF
129: Superdelegates, WTF
Superdelegates. Maybe you’ve heard something about them, but might not know how they came to be, how they work, who they... Read more
3 Mar 2016
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20mins
Ranked #2
80: U.S., Russia and Ukraine: A web of complexity
80: U.S., Russia and Ukraine: A web of complexity
It isn’t every day that Democrats and Republicans are on the same side of anything, so it may come as a surprise that th... Read more
19 Mar 2015
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23mins
Ranked #3
161: Hillbilly Elegy explained — The forgotten Americans
161: Hillbilly Elegy explained — The forgotten Americans
In his new book “Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis”, author J.D. Vance recounts his experience... Read more
22 Sep 2016
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30mins
Ranked #4
164: Trump Foundation 101 -- Funny Money
164: Trump Foundation 101 -- Funny Money
Donald Trump hasn’t given any money to the foundation that bears his name since 2008, and that’s just the beginning of t... Read more
13 Oct 2016
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32mins
Ranked #5
72: The politics of love
72: The politics of love
Picture this: Girl agrees to go on date with boy. Girl and boy are having a great time together. But girl has a really b... Read more
12 Feb 2015
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24mins
Ranked #6
69: Obama's Legacy on Race
69: Obama's Legacy on Race
So, here’s a question. When is it too early to assess a president’s legacy? How about two years before his term ends?Not... Read more
22 Jan 2015
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14mins
Ranked #7
162: Politicians really suck at immigration
162: Politicians really suck at immigration
How do you run a business when Congress keeps getting in the way? That’s what farmers in Washington State are grappling ... Read more
29 Sep 2016
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34mins
Ranked #8
158: The biases that keep Native Americans from the polls
158: The biases that keep Native Americans from the polls
When the two U.S. Senate candidates went to bed on election night 2002 in South Dakota, it looked like the Republican wo... Read more
1 Sep 2016
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31mins
Ranked #9
93: LBJ and the racial divide, 50 years later
93: LBJ and the racial divide, 50 years later
It isn’t often that the president of the United States opens up about America’s history of racism or about how African A... Read more
18 Jun 2015
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19mins
Ranked #10
94: The $140 Billion Investment No One Is Tracking
94: The $140 Billion Investment No One Is Tracking
Every year, we spend $140 billion on grants and loans for college students. How's that investment doing? Well, we really... Read more
25 Jun 2015
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24mins
Ranked #11
77: Inside House of Cards 5
77: Inside House of Cards 5
We are only hours away from the release of season three of House of Cards, the dark, cynical world of Washington politic... Read more
27 Feb 2015
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28mins
Ranked #12
Episode 33: Future Congress
Episode 33: Future Congress
We have always been innovators. It is in our nature as Americans. Heck, democracy itself was born here, as part of what ... Read more
8 May 2014
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22mins
Ranked #13
169: What can President Trump do Day 1?
169: What can President Trump do Day 1?
When Donald Trump is sworn in as President of the United States on January 20, 2017, the clock starts ticking on his pol... Read more
17 Nov 2016
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36mins
Ranked #14
96: Revisiting Populism's Popularity
96: Revisiting Populism's Popularity
The number keeps growing but at the moment there are 22 noble or nutty (you pick) souls running for president – and the ... Read more
9 Jul 2015
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17mins
Ranked #15
Andrea Seabrook is a 2012 SoundCloud Fellow
Andrea Seabrook is a 2012 SoundCloud Fellow
A short introduction to my project!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
23 Aug 2012
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Ranked #16
203: What you should know about Trump's voter fraud commission
203: What you should know about Trump's voter fraud commission
President Trump believes he would have won the popular vote -- if it weren't for the 3 million people that voted illegal... Read more
19 Jul 2017
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30mins
Ranked #17
73: Inside House of Cards 1
73: Inside House of Cards 1
February has been a brutal month for most of us – snow and cold and ice and kids home from school and trips cancelled. P... Read more
19 Feb 2015
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33mins
Ranked #18
74: Inside House of Cards 2
74: Inside House of Cards 2
In the second installment of our DecodeDC special series, “Inside House of Cards,” we go into the world of journalism an... Read more
23 Feb 2015
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25mins
Ranked #19
Episode 38: Why hardball tactics have led to the most polarized Congress ever
Episode 38: Why hardball tactics have led to the most polarized Congress ever
Pop Quiz: Which was the most polarized time in American history?The Civil War? Prohibition? The Civil Rights Movement?No... Read more
12 Jun 2014
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24mins
Ranked #20
178: Hey Tea Party, meet your lefty cousins
178: Hey Tea Party, meet your lefty cousins
After this election, some on the left are feeling pretty powerless - but Angel Padilla isn't. He got together with 30 ot... Read more
26 Jan 2017
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31mins