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Yonathan Keren (co-founder of House of Deep Democracy) joins Ron Steslow to discuss his work building deep democracy. To unlock exclusive content, visit: https://politicology.com/plus(01:27) Asking the minority opinion to come along(11:45) The importance of conflict(26:41) The origins of Lewis Deep Democracy(37:50) Deep democracy in interpersonal relationshipsFind Yonathan on his website: https://houseofdeepdemocracy.nl/Politicology is supported by listeners like you. Can you pitch in right now at https://politicology.com/donate?Follow Ron on Twitter:https://twitter.com/RonSteslow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt Bennett (Executive Vice President for Public Affairs at Third Way) and Catherine Sanderson (Poler Family Professor of Psychology and Chair of Psychology at Amherst College) join host Ron Steslow to unpack some of the most important stories of the week:(02:32) The Senate clears the first hurdle to passing the most significant gun legislation of the 21st century (13:15) The January 6th committee outlining Trump’s involvement in the plot to steal the 2020 election(26:01) Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s testimony before congress, the stock market strain hitting retirement accounts, and Biden’s push for a temporary end to federal gas taxes[Politicology+ Members Only] The New York Times’s latest “America in Focus” focus group // To get your private, ad-free Politicology+ podcast feed with extra episodes, go to politicology.com/plus or subscribe in Apple Podcasts.Are you learning from Politicology? Help us expand by pitching in now: https://politicology.com/donateFollow this week’s panel on Twitter:https://twitter.com/RonSteslowhttps://twitter.com/ThirdWayMattBhttps://twitter.com/SandersonSpeaks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yonathan Keren (co-founder of House of Deep Democracy) joins Ron Steslow to discuss his work building deep democracy. To unlock exclusive content, visit: https://politicology.com/plus(01:15) What is “deep democracy”?(03:11) Quantum theory and deep democracy(17:00) Quantum theory and Identity (28:35) Democracy that goes deeper than winner take all(36:38) Bringing the minority view along with the majorityPoliticology is supported by listeners like you. Can you pitch in right now at https://politicology.com/donate?Follow Ron on Twitter:https://twitter.com/RonSteslow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Madrid (Lincoln Project Cofounder) and Al Cardenas (former advisor to Presidents Regan and George H.W. Bush) join host Ron Steslow to unpack some of the most important stories of the week:(02:24) The start of the January 6th Committee’s public hearings (23:48) Growing fears among Democratic leaders about Biden’s age being a liability(36:43) Still rising inflation [Politicology+ Members Only] How Disney’s new film Lightyear could take the culture war to infinity and beyond.// To get your private, ad-free Politicology+ podcast feed with extra episodes, go to politicology.com/plus or subscribe in Apple Podcasts.Are you learning from Politicology? Help us expand by pitching in now: https://politicology.com/donateFollow this week’s panel on Twitter:https://twitter.com/RonSteslowhttps://twitter.com/madrid_mikehttps://twitter.com/AlCardenasFL_DC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For nearly four decades, Ben Ginsberg was one of the preeminent Republican election lawyers. Now he’s working to stop their attempts to subvert elections. He and election law experts David Becker (Executive Director and Founder of the Center for Election Innovation & Research) join Ron Steslow to talk about the threats to elections officials and what it could mean for democracy. To unlock exclusive content, visit: https://politicology.com/plus(02:10) Their backgrounds in election law(10:03) Why they created the Election Official Legal Defense Network(18:46) How threats to elections officials are changing (30:50) The push for Republicans to recruit poll workers and the ‘precinct strategy’(50:30) What will happen if we keep losing election officials?Find the Election Official Legal Defense Network at eoldn.orgPoliticology is supported by listeners like you. Can you pitch in right now at https://politicology.com/donate?Follow David and Ron on Twitter:https://twitter.com/beckerdavidjhttps://twitter.com/RonSteslow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Frank Sadler (Chief of Staff to Carly Fiorina) and Michael Slaby (former Chief Technology Officer to the 2012 Obama campaign) join guest host Lucy Caldwell to unpack some of the most important stories of the week:(02:26) The recall election of San Francisco’s District Attorney, the rise in crime, and what it might mean for elections this fall(31:25) Did Facebook destroy democracy? What will Sheryl Sandberg’s exit mean for Meta(52:55) President Biden’s planned trip to Saudi Arabia and what it means for our relationship with the authoritarian regime[Politicology+ Members Only] What to expect from the January 6th Committee’s public hearings // To get your private, ad-free Politicology+ podcast feed with extra episodes, go to politicology.com/plus or subscribe in Apple Podcasts.Are you learning from Politicology? Help us expand by pitching in now: https://politicology.com/donateFollow this week’s panel on Twitter:https://twitter.com/lucymcaldwellhttps://twitter.com/slaby Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To unlock exclusive content, visit: https://politicology.com/plusWhat does it mean when you can’t trust what you see with your own eyes or hear with your own ears? In the second half of this  two-part episode, Author and political advisor Nina Schick joins Ron Steslow to discuss her book Deepfakes: The Coming Infocalypse and what the use of synthetic media could mean for our politics and society. (01:43) What can you do to protect yourself from deepfakes?(05:09) Government-industry collaboration to educate consumers(17:28) Deepfakes in the context of  wider geopolitical uncertainty(24:10) The “Liar’s Dividend”(30:15) Disinformation and the “Autocrat’s Dream”(33:34) Deepfakes in the Russia-Ukraine WarYou should read Deepfakes: https://amzn.to/3NSgdDTFollow Nina and Ron on Twitter:https://twitter.com/NinaDSchickhttps://twitter.com/RonSteslow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Communications expert Susan Del Percio and political strategist Mike Madrid join Ron Steslow to unpack some of the most important stories of the week:(02:15) Biden’s growing inflation problem(38:48) Top Gun: Maverick and the Department of Defense’s history partnering on some of Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters[Politicology+ Members Only] Who could vie for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024 and when a “sane” Republican might have a chance at national prominence. (What is a “sane” Republican, anyway?”)// To get your private, ad-free Politicology+ podcast feed with extra episodes, go to politicology.com/plus or subscribe in Apple Podcasts.Are you learning from Politicology? Help us expand by pitching in now: https://politicology.com/donateFollow this week’s panel on Twitter:https://twitter.com/RonSteslowhttps://twitter.com/DelPercioShttps://twitter.com/madrid_mike Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To unlock exclusive content, visit: https://politicology.com/plusWhat does it mean when you can’t trust what you see with your own eyes or hear with your own ears? In this two-part episode, Author and political advisor Nina Schick joins Ron Steslow to discuss her book Deepfakes: The Coming Infocalypse and what the use of synthetic media could mean for our politics and society. (01:44) Her career as a political consultant and how she came to focus on misinformation(04:15) What deepfakes are(07:34) What is the Infocalypse? (09:10) How deepfakes have become available to the masses(14:35) Can detection software keep up with advances in deepfakes?(26:10) Deepfakes and non-consensual pornography You should read Deepfakes: https://amzn.to/3NSgdDTPoliticology is supported by listeners like you. Can you pitch in right now at https://politicology.com/donate?Follow Nina and Ron on Twitter:https://twitter.com/NinaDSchickhttps://twitter.com/RonSteslow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a preview of our TAPPED calls, which are typically for Politicology+ members only. Subscribe now or find out more at: https://politicology.com/plusWhat’s different about the relative handful of battleground districts that will determine the balance of power in Washington? An unconventional new poll just took a closer look at that question—and the results are surprising. (They’re also instructive for operatives running competitive midterm campaigns right now.)In this TAPPED call, I talk with one of the architects of the survey, Cornell Professor Douglas Kriner. Doug is an award-winning author and the Clinton Rossiter Professor in American Institutions at Cornell. Together with Rep. Steve Israel, chair of Cornell’s Institute of Politics and Global Affairs, teamed up with political polling veteran Anna Greenberg, Ph.D., to design this unique survey. They released the results during Cornell’s recent State of Democracy Summit on May 24, 2022.Read more about the findings: https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2022/05/where-red-and-blue-meet-cancel-culture-fair-electionsProf. Douglas Kriner: https://government.cornell.edu/douglas-l-krinerRep. Steve Israel: https://government.cornell.edu/steve-israelAnna Greenberg, Ph.D.: https://twitter.com/Anna_GreenbergRon Steslow: https://twitter.com/RonSteslow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices