It’s a complaint we hear endlessly about American politics: why is everything so polarized? Our new podcast series, The Depolarizers, discusses how we got here and, more importantly, how we get out of it.

Our first episode features Matt Yglesias, writer of popular Substack publication Slow Boring and Sam Rosenfeld, author of two books about polarization (The Polarizers and his latest with Daniel Schlozman, The Hollow Parties). Rosenfeld’s book inspires the name of our podcast. In it, he introduces us to those who created America's polarization in the 20th Century, and why. Throughout this episode and our show, we’ll introduce you to the people working to effectively depolarize American politics. We hope you'll join us for the ride.

Our recent essay in Democracy Journal introduces a number of the themes in our podcast. We recommend including it in your podcast journey.

Matt Yglesias and Sam Rosenfeld on How We Got Here