A podcast about how our political institutions are failing us and ideas for fixing them. Join hosts Lee Drutman and James Wallner as they imagine and argue over what American politics could look like if citizens questioned everything. Politics In Question is a joint venture of New America and the Foundation for American Innovation.
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Signup to Generate a PitchA podcast about how our political institutions are failing us and ideas for fixing them. Join hosts Lee Drutman and James Wallner as they imagine and argue over what American politics could look like if citizens questioned everything. Politics In Question is a joint venture of New America and the Foundation for American Innovation.
Recent episodes include "Is Congress Too Old?" (5 October 2026, 42 minutes), "How Do We Build and Break Power?" (26 August 2026, 60 minutes), and "Who Controls the Party?" (26 August 2026, 56 minutes).
Politics in Question publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 43 minutes across 183 episodes.
Booking probability for Politics in Question is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Politics in Question requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Politics in Question's contact route on record: verified email.
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Politics in Question is a government podcast with 183 episodes published.
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Episode #173
In this episode of Politics in Question, Lee and James talk about the issue of gerontocracy in American politics. Why do some people see an aging Congress as a problem? Would a maximum age limit require a constitutional...
Episode #172
In this episode of Politics in Question, Lee chats with Alex Hertel-Fernandez and Jamila Michener about what power building might look like for the next pro-democracy government. Hertel-Fernandez is the Herbert H...
Episode #171
In this episode of Politics in Question, Lee and James chat with Georgia Kernell about how parties choose their candidates. Kernell is an Associate Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles and author of...
Episode #170
In this episode of Politics in Question, Lee and James chat with Seth Masket about how Trump voters fundamentally changed the Republican Party. Masket is a professor of political science at the University of Denver and...
Episode #169
In this episode of Politics in Question, Lee chats with Tabitha Abu El-Haj about the power of associational party building. Abu El-Haj is a professor of law at Drexel University and the author of a new report, A Model...
Episode #168
In this episode of Politics in Question, Lee and James chat with Didi Kuo about how to fix political parties. Kuo is a Center Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and co-author, alongside Lee...
Episode #167
In this episode of Politics in Question, Lee and James discuss the Supreme Court's recent redistricting ruling and what it means for American democracy. The case out of Louisiana — in which the Court's conservative...
In this episode of Politics in Question, Lee and James chat about the SAVE America Act. What is the partisan tension behind putting up a voter ID bill? How could this policy harm Republicans? What is the relationship...
Episode #165
In this week's episode of Politics in Question, Lee and James chat with Soren Dayton about the importance of factions within Congress. Dayton is Director of American Governance Policy at the Foundation for American...
Episode #10
In this week’s episode of Politics in Question, Lee chats with Danielle Thomsen about the role of money in politics. Thomsen is a Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Irvine and author of The...
Episode #9
In this week’s episode of Politics in Question, Lee chats with Liz Suhay about the death and myth of the American Dream. Suhay is a professor of government in the School of Public Affairs at American University and the...
Episode #164
In this week’s episode of Politics in Question, Lee and James talk with their former co-host Julia Azari about the role of presidents in shaping of racial norms. Azari is a Professor of Political Science at Marquette...
Episode #163
In this week’s episode of Politics in Question, Lee and James dive into the “moderate debate.” They discuss Lee’s recent Substack essay, The Moderation Debate Fiddles with 2% While Democracy’s Dimensionality Collapses...
In this week's episode of Politics in Question, host Lee Drutman talks with Leader Stacey Abrams about the current state of democracy. Leader Abrams is a strategist, novelist, and host of the podcast Assembly Required...
Episode #161
In this week’s episode of Politics in Question, Lee and James talk with Matt Glassman about the state and stakes of the government shutdown. Glassman is a Senior Fellow at The Government Affairs Institute and the author...
Episode #160
In this week’s episode of Politics in Question , Lee talks with G. Elliot Morris about all things polling. Morris is a data-driven journalist and author of Strength in Numbers: How Polls Work and Why We Need Them (W. W...
Episode #159
In this week’s episode of Politics in Question , Lee and Julia talk with Hahrie Han, a recent MacArthur Genius Grant recipient , about the intricacies of local-level political organizing. Han is a Professor of Political...
Episode #158
In this week’s episode of Politics in Question, Lee and James discuss the context behind the looming government shutdown. They walk through the history of the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 and examine whether Congress...
Episode #157
In this week’s episode of Politics in Question , Lee sits down with Oscar Pocasangre and Dustin Wahl to discuss the representation of young people in politics. Pocasangre is a Senior Data Analyst at New America, and...
Episode #156
In this week's episode of Politics in Question , Lee and James catch up on the state of redistricting in the U.S. They discuss Lee’s latest Substack piece, “ Democracy in Pieces: Did the Texas Gerrymander Just Break the...
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political scientist and professor at the University of Denver, University of Denver’s Center on American Politics
author of "The Great Retreat: How Political Parties Should Behave and Why They Don't", Center Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University
Professor in the Department of Political Science at Marquette University, Marquette University
politician, author and Howard University’s inaugural Ronald W. Walters Endowed Chair for Race and Black Politics, Fair Fight Action
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