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FiveThirtyEight Politics
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The 538 team covers the latest in politics, tracking the issues and "game-changers" every week.Copyright 2025, ABC Audio. All rights reserved. Political Science Politics & Government
Episodes
  • Reaction Podcast: Trump Goes Long

    Reaction Podcast: Trump Goes Long
    Mar 5 2025
    Galen speaks with Nathaniel Rakich and Mary Radcliffe in this late night reaction to President Trump's address to Congress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    32 mins
  • Is The Era Of ‘Macho Man’ Politics Here?

    Is The Era Of ‘Macho Man’ Politics Here?
    Mar 3 2025
    Congress has kept relatively quiet during the first month of President Donald Trump's second term, but in the coming weeks it will be thrust into the spotlight. Amidst intraparty Republican debate over tax and spending cuts, Trump will deliver an address to Congress on Tuesday night. Legislators will also be tasked with funding the government by March 14 or face a shutdown. In this installment of the 538 Politics podcast, Galen speaks with Rachael Bade and Geoffrey Skelley about what to expect from congressional negotiations. They also ask whether a new poll on attitudes around gender norms is a good or bad use of polling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    42 mins
  • No, It's Not Getting More Dangerous To Fly

    No, It's Not Getting More Dangerous To Fly
    Feb 27 2025
    It has been a difficult month for Americans afraid of flying. On Jan. 29, an American Airlines jet collided with a Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River, killing 67 people. It was the first major U.S. commercial airline crash in more than 15 years and in the weeks since, there has been coverage of more plane crashes, accidents and near misses across the country. If headlines like these give you anxiety, you are not alone. According to polling from the AP, the share of Americans who say flying is somewhat or very unsafe has increased, from 12 percent a year ago to 20 percent this month. And that poll found something else. The decrease in trust Americans have in flying is not spread evenly across partisan groups. Republicans’ feelings about air travel remain virtually unchanged from 12 months ago, while trust has fallen among Democrats and independents. In this installment of the 538 Politics podcast, Galen discusses the data with CNN Senior Data Reporter and 538 alumnus himself Harry Enten. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    38 mins
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For some reason, I cannot access 538 politics podcast on Audible anymore... Which is sad...

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This show is easily the most valuable podcast I have ever listened to. Fivethirtyeight offers up sophisticated data analysis, paired with politically savy commentation. It is neither condescending nor pretentious. Objective reality itself bends to a liberal point of view but Fivethirtyeight leaves any subjective partisan beliefs outside of it's recording studio.

Best current events podcast in production.

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538 consistently reviews the data with an eye to predicting what will be the correct outcome, instead of what will please the audience. Look at the models compared to the outcome: it's superb.
As for the podcast itself, Galen is a capable host while Nate and Clare play off each other to give a robust picture of the current political situation.

Dispassionate Analysis

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Not worth my time. They really don't have anything to say but negate the facts and downgrade corruption. Such opinions are useless

Downgrading corruption.

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