The Focus Group Podcast

By The Bulwark

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 Sep 27, 2021

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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 hundreds of hours of focus groups all across the country. She and a series of special guests will take you behind the glass to hear what real focus group participants have to say. https://www.thebulwark.com/podcast/focus-group/

Episode Date
S4 Ep57: Keystone State of the Race (with Holly Otterbein)
Oct 26, 2024
S4 Ep56: Senate GOP Vote Desert (with Jon Ralston and Yvonne Wingett Sanchez)
Oct 19, 2024
S4 Ep55: Great Lakes, "Meh" Candidates (with Craig Gilbert and Craig Mauger)
Oct 12, 2024
S4 Ep54: The Grandpa vs. the Slimy Lawyer (with John Heilemann)
Oct 05, 2024
S4 Ep53: Trump Is All They Know (with Peter Hamby)
Sep 28, 2024
S4 Ep52: Bonus Episode/Crosspost: Sarah Longwell on 'Possible'
Sep 23, 2024
S4 Ep51: Splittin' Tickets? (with Jessica Taylor)
Sep 21, 2024
S4 Ep50: She Was Built for This (with Dana Bash)
Sep 14, 2024
S4 Ep49: Can Kamala Be Unburdened? (with Benjy Sarlin)
Sep 07, 2024
S4 Ep48: DNC Part 2: The Dems' Defibrillator (with John Anzalone)
Aug 31, 2024
S4 Ep47: DNC-Palooza, Part 1 (with Joe Perticone)
Aug 24, 2024
S4 Ep46: MAGA According to JD Vance (with Ian Ward)
Aug 17, 2024
S4 Ep45: Quick Reaction: Tim Walz Edition
Aug 10, 2024
S4 Ep44: Does Kamala Need A Straight White Guy? (with Sam Stein)
Aug 03, 2024
S4 Ep43: Kamala Gets The Start (with David Axelrod)
Jul 27, 2024
S4 Ep42: The 'Jekyll and Hyde' Running Mate (with Marc Caputo)
Jul 20, 2024
S4 Ep41: Gambling Our Rights? (with Audie Cornish)
Jul 13, 2024
S4 Ep40: Derangement vs. Impairment (with Tim Miller)
Jul 03, 2024
S4 Ep39: Former Hillary Voters for Trump (with Amy Walter)
Jun 29, 2024
S4 Ep38: Utah: The Least MAGA Red State (with McKay Coppins)
Jun 22, 2024
S4 Ep37: Is The GOP 'Happy With Losing'? (with Isaac Arnsdorf)
Jun 15, 2024
S4 Ep36: Former Trump Voters Say 'Lock Him Up' (with Laura Barrón-López)
Jun 08, 2024
S4 Ep35: It's Just About Feelings, Man (with Jonathan V. Last)
Jun 01, 2024
S4 Ep34: The Holocaust Denier from North Carolina (with Zach Montellaro)
May 25, 2024
S4 Ep33: Unlearning Their Hermit-ness (with Tim Miller)
May 18, 2024
S4 Ep32: Larry Hogan: The Most Democratic Republican (with Michael Steele)
May 11, 2024
S4 Ep31: Trump's 'F*ck You' Strategy (with Marc Caputo)
May 04, 2024
S4 Ep30: Arizona: The "Leave Me Alone" State (with Yvonne Wingett Sanchez)
Apr 27, 2024
S4 Ep29: Wanted: Serious, Sober People (with Bill Kristol)
Apr 20, 2024
S4 Ep28: The "Uncommitted" Democrats (with Tommy Vietor)
Apr 13, 2024
S4 Ep27: RFK, Jr.: The Most Insider Outsider (with Astead Herndon)
Apr 06, 2024
S4 Ep26: Hands Off My TikTok (with Andrew Egger)
Mar 30, 2024
S4 Ep25: "I voted for Donald Trump. My bad, fam." (with Tim Miller)
Mar 23, 2024
S4 Ep24: Cleveland Rocks (with Henry Gomez)
Mar 16, 2024
S4 Ep23: Taken for Granted? (with Ashley Allison)
Mar 09, 2024
S4 Ep22: California Schemin' (with Jon Favreau)
Mar 02, 2024
S4 Ep21: Nikki Haley's (New) Time for Choosing (with Tim Alberta)
Feb 24, 2024
S4 Ep20: Life's Too Short for Trump (with Jonathan V. Last)
Feb 17, 2024
S4 Ep19: Congress: The Dumbest It's Ever Been (with Joe Perticone)
Feb 10, 2024
S4 Ep18: Nevada: State of Confusion (with Jon Ralston)
Feb 03, 2024
S4 Ep17: No One's Looking Out for You (with Brian Stelter)
Jan 27, 2024
S4 Ep16: New Hampshire Weirdos for Nikki? (with Tim Miller)
Jan 20, 2024
S4 Ep15: It's Not That Hard to Win Iowa (with J. Ann Selzer)
Jan 13, 2024
S4 Ep14: January 6: If They Had Just Told the Truth (with Rep. Adam Kinzinger)
Jan 06, 2024
S4 Ep13: Nikki's Narrow Path (with Whit Ayres)
Dec 16, 2023
S4 Ep12: Unreliable Narrators (with Jonathan V. Last)
Dec 09, 2023
S4 Ep11: Quarter-Life Crises (with Peter Hamby)
Dec 02, 2023
S4 Ep10: Our Better Angels (with Judy Woodruff)
Nov 23, 2023
S4 Ep9: American Jews Are Nervous (with Bill Kristol)
Nov 18, 2023
S4 Ep8: The Pro-Choice Trump Voter (with Elaine Godfrey)
Nov 11, 2023
S4 Ep7: America Needs Mushrooms (with Rep. Tim Ryan)
Nov 04, 2023
S4 Ep6: 'Orange Man Bad' is Not Enough (with Ruy Teixeira)
Oct 28, 2023
S4 Ep5: They'd Rather Eat a Bowl of Glass (with Amy Walter)
Oct 21, 2023
S4 Ep4: Send This Podcast to Joe Lieberman (with Matt Bennett)
Oct 14, 2023
S4 Ep3: "He's not fighting. He needs to fight." (with Jen Psaki)
Oct 07, 2023
S4 Ep2: "I Prefer Male Presidents" (with Tim Miller)
Sep 30, 2023
S4 Ep1: 91 Problems, But the Base Ain't One (with Jake Tapper)
Sep 23, 2023
Our Sizzling Summer of Focus Groups
Jul 29, 2023
S3 Ep8: The "Everybody Sucks" Foreign Policy (with Tom Nichols)
Mar 25, 2023
How the Culture Wars Weren't Won (with Jane Coaston)
Mar 18, 2023
The Voters Forgot God's Plan (with McKay Coppins)
Mar 11, 2023
S3 Ep5: "They" Sent This Tornado (with David French)
Mar 04, 2023
It's Why They Play the Game (with Robert Gibbs)
Feb 25, 2023
S3: DeSanctimonious Deep Dive (with Tara Palmeri)
Feb 18, 2023
S3: Biden's B12 Shot? (with Peter Baker)
Feb 11, 2023
Sleepwalking Toward Catastrophe? (with Whit Ayres)
Feb 01, 2023
Midnight Train (Back) to Georgia (with Greg Bluestein)
Dec 03, 2022
Thankful for Swing Voters (with Amy Walter)
Nov 26, 2022
Can There Be Another Star in Trump's Cinematic Universe? (with David Drucker)
Nov 19, 2022
What a Week!
Nov 12, 2022
Election Eve Weekend Nerd Spectacular
Nov 05, 2022
A Little Thuggishness Is Called For (with James Carville)
Oct 29, 2022
Arizona: Psychologically Unfun (with Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer)
Oct 22, 2022
Georgia: Ticket-Splitting On Our Mind (with Molly Ball)
Oct 15, 2022
He Scares the Crap Out of Me (with Holly Otterbein)
Oct 08, 2022
George Washington Wouldn't Tolerate Furries(with Charlie Sykes)
Oct 01, 2022
"Lesser of Two Evils" Drinking Game (with Natalie Allison)
Sep 24, 2022
What Happens in Vegas Won't Stay in Vegas (with Jon Ralston)
Sep 17, 2022
The Head vs the Heart in Big Ten Country (with Tim Alberta)
Sep 10, 2022
Make Politics Boring Again, Please
Sep 03, 2022
Vibe Check (with Tim Miller)
Aug 27, 2022
The Florida Man Thunderdome (with Marc Caputo)
Aug 20, 2022