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To access this week’s Politicology+ segment and unlock more exclusive content, visit: https://politicology.com/plusPolitical strategists Mike Madrid and Jon Boughtin join Ron Steslow to look at some of the most important stories of the week:(01:52) Joe Manchin tanks Biden’s policy agenda(19:44) The January 6th Committee’s investigation into Donald Trump  (43:14) The newly reinstated “Remain in Mexico” immigration policy[Politicology+ Exclusive] Trump supporters going door to door looking for voter fraud over a year after the 2020 election// Unlock now and get your private podcast feed at politicology.com/plusAre you learning from Politicology? Contribute now at https://politicology.com/donateRead “How Do Democrats Recover From This?” in the Atlantic: https://bit.ly/3yVy6esFollow this week’s panel on Twitter:https://twitter.com/RonSteslowhttps://twitter.com/NewDemJonhttps://twitter.com/madrid_mike Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Part 1 of this wide-ranging conversation between Mike Madrid and Ron Steslow, co-founders of The Lincolns Project, the two political strategists discuss hidden Latino voting trends and how Democrats must better understand this part of the electorate in order to win pivotal electoral fights. Part 2 will be published on Wednesday, Dec 29, 2021To unlock exclusive content, visit: https://politicology.com/plus(02:05) How we’re getting hispanic voting patterns wrong(06:13) How Latino voter trends in California are different from the rest of the country(19:35) How the California Latino population influences national polls(30:13) Some lessons Democrats can learn to win more Latino votesAre you learning from Politicology? Contribute now at https://politicology.com/donate!Follow Mike and Ron on Twitter:https://twitter.com/madrid_mikehttps://twitter.com/RonSteslow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To access this week’s Politicology+ segment and unlock more exclusive content, visit: https://politicology.com/plusPolitical strategists Liz Gilbert and Eric Koch join Ron Steslow to look at some of the most important stories of the week:(01:34) The Lawmakers who texted Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows(16:15) The Fox News hosts who pleaded for Trump to stop the insurrection (44:51) The newly reinstated “Remain in Mexico” immigration policy[Politicology+ Exclusive] TIME Magazine’s selection of Elon Musk as 2021 Person of the Year // Unlock now and get your private podcast feed at politicology.com/plusAre you learning from Politicology? Contribute now at https://politicology.com/donateRead Trump’s Next Coup Has Already Begun in the Atlantic: https://bit.ly/3s0l1zrFollow this week’s panel on Twitter:https://twitter.com/RonSteslowhttps://twitter.com/EricDKochhttps://twitter.com/_lizgilbert Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To unlock exclusive content, visit: https://politicology.com/plusPoler Family Professor and chair of the psychology department at Amherst College Dr. Catherine Sanderson joins Ron Steslow to talk about how giving can make you happier. (02:08) What is happiness and how can we measure it?(08:31) Does giving make you happy or do happy people give more?(10:20) Types of giving and the impact on happiness(14:50) The effect of giving on bad moods(28:58) Gratitude lettersThe Positive Shift by Dr. Catherine Sanderson https://benbellabooks.com/shop/the-positive-shift/Politicology - March 10: Becoming Moral Rebels with Dr. Catherine Sanderson https://politicology.com/episodes/dr-catherine-sanderson-becoming-moral-rebels/Are you learning from Politicology? Contribute now at https://politicology.com/donate!Follow Catherine and Ron on Twitter:https://twitter.com/SandersonSpeakshttps://twitter.com/RonSteslow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To access this week’s Politicology+ segment and unlock more exclusive content, visit: https://politicology.com/plusPolitical strategist Lucy Caldwell and national security writer and Georgetown University adjunct professor Molly McKew join Ron Steslow to look at some of the most important stories of the week:(01:34) President Biden’s call with Putin about the Russian military buildup at the Ukrainian border (16:15) Trump’s next coup that’s already underway(44:51) The challenges of vaccine mandates[Politicology+ Exclusive] Sen. David Perdue’s announcement that he’s running for governor of Georgia // Unlock now and get your private podcast feed at politicology.com/plusAre you learning from Politicology? Contribute now at https://politicology.com/donateRead Trump’s Next Coup Has Already Begun in the Atlantic: https://bit.ly/3s0l1zrFollow this week’s panel on Twitter:https://twitter.com/RonSteslowhttps://twitter.com/lucymcaldwellhttps://twitter.com/MollyMcKew Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Award-winning investigative reporter Scott MacFarlane talks with Ron Steslow about the most critical filings and pivotal moments in the Feds’ ever-growing case against the January 6 insurrectionists.(02:57) Where the insurrection investigation stands at this moment(04:46) The differences between high-level and high-profile prosecutions (00:00) The relationship between the DOJ investigation and the January 6th Committee investigation (06:07) The January 6th committee’s subpoenas held up in court(14:00) The conspiracy cases we’re watching play out(15:03) The makeshift weapons of the insurrectionists (17:13) The problem of too much evidence (22:16) What sentences we should expect to see (29:17) The defendants who are flying under the radar(36:43) The threat of repeat attacks at statehouses Politicology is supported by listeners like you. Can you pitch in right now at https://politicology.com/donate?Follow Scott and Ron on Twitter:https://twitter.com/MacFarlaneNewshttps://twitter.com/RonSteslow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To access this week’s Politicology+ segment and unlock more exclusive content, visit: https://politicology.com/plusCrisis communications specialist Susan Del Percio and social policy expert Lanae Erickson join Ron Steslow to look at some of the most important stories of the week:(01:35) CNN Suspends Chris Cuomo (21:17) The Omicron variant (31:19) The “Big Lie”supporters running for key election official posts[Politicology+ Exclusive] Build Back Better’s Byrd Bath and the most important person in Washington whose name you’ve never heard. // Unlock now and get your private podcast feed at politicology.com/plusAre you learning from Politicology? Contribute now at https://politicology.com/donateFollow this week’s panel on Twitter:https://twitter.com/RonSteslowhttps://twitter.com/LanaeEricksonhttps://twitter.com/DelPercioS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To unlock exclusive content, visit: https://politicology.com/plusCongressman Adam Schiff joins Ron Steslow to discuss his rise in prominence during the Trump presidency, the work of the January 6th committee, and his new book Midnight in Washington: How We Almost Lost Our Democracy and Still Could(01:45) Serving as the Ranking Member on the House Intelligence Committee and being the lead impeachment manager (05:36) What he was thinking on January 6th(09:55)The work the January 6th Committee is doing(18:03) The pernicious idea of American Exceptionalism (22:20) Why he wrote his book, Midnight in Washington(27:38) What we can do to protect against authoritarianism in the U.S. Purchase Midnight in Washington:https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/669172/midnight-in-washington-by-adam-schiff/Politicology is supported by listeners like you. Can you pitch in right now at https://politicology.com/donate?Follow Congressman Schiff and Ron on Twitter:https://twitter.com/RepAdamSchiffhttps://twitter.com/RonSteslow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To access this week’s Politicology+ segment and unlock more exclusive content, visit: https://politicology.com/plusNational security writer and Georgetown University adjunct professor Molly McKew and political strategist Mike Madrid join Ron Steslow to look at some of the most important (international) stories of the week:(01:35) China and their hypersonic missile (21:17) Anne Applebaum’s Atlantic article “The Bad Guys are Winning”(31:19) The civil war in Ethiopia [Politicology+ Exclusive] Space and Frontier // Unlock now and get your private podcast feed at politicology.com/plusAre you learning from Politicology? Contribute now at https://politicology.com/donateRead “The Bad Guys Are Winning” https://bit.ly/3HStKc6Follow this week’s panel on Twitter:https://twitter.com/RonSteslowhttps://twitter.com/madrid_mikehttps://twitter.com/MollyMcKew Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To unlock exclusive content, visit: https://politicology.com/plusIn the second part of this two-episode conversation, Stanford Professors Mehran Sahami and Jeremy Weinstein join Ron Steslow to discuss their book System Error: Where Big Tech Went Wrong and How We Can Reboot. (07:11) The modern day trolley problem(16:54) Reorienting invention toward problem solving(23:16) The other skills tech companies need(28:53) The problem of the inventor/CEO(39:57) What companies and governments can do to reshape how big tech operatesPurchase System Error: https://systemerrorbook.com/ Politicology is supported by listeners like you. Can you pitch in right now at https://politicology.com/donate?Follow Mehran and Ron on Twitter:https://twitter.com/mehran_sahamihttps://twitter.com/RonSteslow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices