The Politics Guys is an independent, bipartisan, ideologically diverse American politics and policy podcast hosted by experts: political scientists, law professors, practicing attorneys, and former government officials. Our mission is to give listeners a much-needed break from conservative and liberal echo chambers through civil, rational, and evidence-based discussion of American politics and policy from multiple perspectives. In addition to our weekly news discussion, we feature regular in ...
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We’re Girls Like Us: a podcast about The Clique, Pretty Little Liars, and other YA books. Hosted by Chicago writers/comedians/girls, Frannie Comstock and Sophie Krueger, each week Girls Like Us dives in to a facet of YA fiction. Walking the fine line between comedy and analysis, Girls Like Us asks the question, "What does a Literature degree get you?" and answers it with, "A podcast about books for teen girls." Expect guests-a-plenty, ranging from comedians to authors and everything in betwe ...
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The Culture War and School Vouchers
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Mike talks with Josh Cowen, a professor of education policy at Michigan State University about his recently released book, The Privateers: How Billionaires Created a Culture War and Sold School Vouchers. Topics Mike & Josh Cover Include: - how vouchers work - Milton Friedman’s role as a voucher pioneer - vouchers as a response to school desegregati…
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Mike talks about What Could Go Right, a podcast from the Progress Network. Hope you enjoy it too.Von Michael Baranowski
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FTC Noncompete Blocked, GOP v Dem Platforms, Listener Questions
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Mike and Jay open the preview of this supporters’ midweek episode with a discussion of a Texas judge’s ruling against the FTC’s noncompete clause ban. Mike is more in favor of at least restricting noncompete clauses than Jay is, but they both agree that the judge was correct on the law. Next, they take a look at the Republican and Democratic Party …
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Democratic Convention, RFK Jr and Trump, Biden Impeachment Report
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Mike and Jay open with a discussion of the recently concluded Democratic National Convention. Mike notes that the tone of the DNC was far more upbeat and optimistic than the RNC, and attributes that in some part to the basic nature of Donald Trump. They also get into a discussion of the Democrats’ celebrity advantage and Jay’s theory as to why that…
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Lost in the Middle: America’s Political Orphans
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Mike talks with Scott Klug, an Emmy award-winning journalist, former member of Congress, and currently co-chair of the Federal Public Affairs Practice at the national law firm of Foley & Lardner. He’s also a podcaster - the founder and host of Lost in the Middle: America’s Political Orphans – and writes the Lost in the Middle Substack. Topics Mike …
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Trump and Harris Economic Plans, Presidential Prediction Models
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Trump and Harris Economic Plans, Presidential Prediction Models Jay, Justin, and Mike open the preview of this supporters’ midweek episode with a discussion of the recent economic speeches by Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. Jay is unhappy with what he’s hearing from both sides, and Mike makes the case that if you like Biden’s policies, you’ll like …
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Musk ‘Interviews’ Trump, Musk Lawsuit, Lowering Drug Prices
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Jay, Justin, and Mike open with a discussion of the X conversation between Elon Musk and Donald Trump. They consider the ties between Musk and Trump, Musk’s move from left to right, and whether the event was a violation of campaign finance law as well as illegal worker intimidation. This moves into a conversation of Elon Musk’s recent lawsuit alleg…
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Travis talks with political science professor (and mom!), Dr. Lindsey Cormack about her new book, How to Raise a Citizen (And Why It’s Up to You to Do It), in which she encourages parents to learn more about politics, civics, and government, and to take on a more active role in providing that education to their children. Topics Travis and Lindsey c…
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Google Antitrust, The Squad vs AIPAC, Supreme Court Reform
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Mike and Jay open the preview of this supporters’ midweek show with a look at Judge Amit Metha’s ruling that Google is a monopolist in online search. Both Mike and Jay are torn on this, though for slightly different reasons. Jay has a problem with any one company controlling so much personal data, while Mike’s concern is more with Google’s practice…
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Harris Picks Walz, Presidential Race
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Mike and Jay open with a discussion of Kamala Harris’ choice of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate. While neither Mike nor Jay believes Walz will make much of a difference, Mike argues that he’s more of a “regular person” than Trump running mate JD Vance, and that Harris has a reasonable shot at winning without running with a battlegro…
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New Deal Law and Order and the Modern Liberal State
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Mike talks with historian Anthony Gregory, author of multiple publications on national security, constitutionalism, and legal theory. His latest book is New Deal Law and Order: How The War on Crime Built The Modern Liberal State. Topics Mike & Anthony Discuss Include: - the origin of the “war on crime” - how the war on crime paved the way for the m…
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The Constitution: The 12th Amendment
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Trey and Ken continue their deep dive through the U.S. Constitution with the 12th Amendment. Topics of conversation include: The divided government of 1796 The contested election of 1800 The timeline of presidential elections The Presidential Succession Act Chiafalo v Washington Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Trump's Comments at NABJ Convention, U.S.-Russia Prisoner Exchange, the Killing of Ismail Haniyeh
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Trey, May, and Ken commence the show with an in-depth discussion on former President Donald Trump’s comments at the National Association of Black Journalists Convention (NABJ) in Chicago. The debate becomes contentious as Ken and May dispute Trump’s engagement with racist groups. May contends that Ken’s remarks unfairly characterize conservatives a…
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Understanding Modern Political Campaigns
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Mike talks with Zee Cohen-Sanchez, Founder and Executive Director of Sole Strategies, a political organization building grassroots campaigns across the US for candidates who are passionate about change. After Bernie Sanders' 2016 campaign, Zee committed to helping Democratic candidates win seats across the country. Since founding Sole Strategies in…
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Netanyahu Visit, Supreme Court, Media Consumption
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Mike and Ken open this preview of the supporters' midweek show with a look at Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to a joint session of Congress. They agree that the US doesn’t have a lot of leverage over Israel given America’s strategic interests in the region and concerns about Iran. Mike argues that members of Congress who are striden…
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Biden Bows Out, The Harris Agenda, Secret Service Director Resigns
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Mike, Ken, and Trey open with a discussion of President Biden’s decision to leave the race and the potential running mates and policies for presumptive nominee Kamala Harris. Ken argues that Biden would have done just fine against Trump and that Harris will also win in November, whereas Trey and Mike are far less bullish on her chances. They all ag…
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Taking on Trumpism with High-Dominance Politics
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Mike talks with Berkeley political scientist Steven Fish, author of the recently released book, Comeback: Routing Trumpism, Reclaiming the Nation, and Restoring Democracy’s Edge. Topics Mike & Steve Discuss Include: - if Democrats are spoiled whiners - low-dominance liberals vs high-dominance Trump - why ignoring polls is a good thing (at times) - …
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Trump Documents Case Dismissed, Senator Menendez Convicted
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We’re releasing this second “not actually a midweek episode” episode following President Biden’s announcement that he won’t be running for reelection. That was all we covered in the preview of the midweek episode that dropped earlier today, and now that events have overtaken our analysis, we thought you deserved more than a suddenly very dated anal…
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Pushing Out Biden, Trump Doc Case Dismissed, Menendez Guilty
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Mike and Jay open the preview of this special early-release edition of the midweek supporters’ show with a discussion of the Democratic National Committee’s plan to hold a virtual roll-call vote in the first week of August to nominate Joe Biden. Mike hopes that doesn’t end up happening, but is skeptical of the press reports saying that it’s almost …
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Trump Assassination Attempt, VP Vance, GOP Convention
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Mike and Jay open with a discussion of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. While there’s a lot we still don’t know, it’s clear that the Secret Service failed to do its job. Mike and Jay agree that Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle shouldn’t still have her job, though Mike contends that those on the right blaming what happened on “DE…
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Crossing The Line: US Immigration Policy
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Mike talks with educator, researcher, and writer Sarah Towle about her latest book, Crossing the Line: Finding America in the Borderlands. Topics Mike and Sarah Discuss Include: - the historical roots of our current immigration issues - the connection between trade policy and immigration - why prevention through deterrence hasn’t worked - if “remai…
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AG Garland vs House Republicans, Project 2025
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In the preview of this midweek supporters’ episode, Jay is joined by Justin Holmes from the University of Northern Iowa (whose opinions, as always are his own and not reflective of his employer, the people of the great state of Iowa, or its 20 Million head of hogs). They open by taking up the failed vote to hold Merrick Garland in contempt of Congr…
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Booting Biden, Trump’s VP, AOC’s Impeachment Resolution
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Jay is joined by Justin Holmes from the University of Northern Iowa (whose opinions, as always are his own and not reflective of his employer, the people of the great state of Iowa, or its 20 Million head of hogs). The show kicks off with a discussion of the ongoing calls for President Biden to end his campaign. They start with a divide over how ba…
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Criminalizing Homelessness, Social Media Regulation, Project 2025
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Mike and May open the preview of this supporters’ midweek episode with a discussion of the Supreme Court decision allowing municipalities to deal with homeless encampments by bans on outdoor camping. Mike is all over the place on this one, finding something to like (and dislike) on all sides, while May believes that the majority got it right. Next,…
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Biden Defiant, Presidential Immunity, Overturning 1/6 Convictions
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Biden Defiant, Presidential Immunity, Overturning 1/6 Convictions Mike and May open with a discussion of the fallout from President Biden’s debate performance, including his defiant (and some would say delusional) determination to stay in the race and beat Donald Trump. May thinks the Democrats should have seen this coming and doesn’t expect them t…
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The Supreme Court on EPA Authority, Bribery, and the OxyContin Settlement
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It’s mostly Supreme Court on the preview of this midweek supporters’ episode, with Mike and Jay discussing whether the EPA can force Ohio to be a “good neighbor” to downwind states, when a bribe isn’t a bribe, whether the Purdue Pharma OxyContin settlement should have been thrown out, and – in a non-court discussion, their thoughts on the Julian As…
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