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The Focus Group Podcast

Unfiltered, uncompromising, unexpected—The Focus Group is a look into what the average voter thinks about politics, policy, and current events. Sarah Longwell, publisher of The Bulwark, has conducted ... Read more

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Our Sizzling Summer of Focus Groups

Our Sizzling Summer of Focus Groups

The Focus Group Podcast is on hiatus for a few more weeks, but we've been doing focus groups this whole time. We've got ... Read more

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The "Everybody Sucks" Foreign Policy (with Tom Nichols)

The "Everybody Sucks" Foreign Policy (with Tom Nichols)

A year ago, Republican voters thought Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the people of Ukraine were badasses. Now...Zelenskyy is ju... Read more

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