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The Long Game
Hosted by Jon Ward · religion · EN
About this Podcast:
Americans don't know how to solve problems. We've lost sight of what institutions are and why they matter. The Long Game is a look at some key institutions, such as political parties, the U.S. Senate, the media, and the church.
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What is The Long Game about?
Americans don't know how to solve problems. We've lost sight of what institutions are and why they matter. The Long Game is a look at some key institutions, such as political parties, the U.S. Senate, the media, and the church.
Who hosts The Long Game?
The Long Game is hosted by Jon Ward. The show has published 175 episodes to date.
What has The Long Game covered recently?
Recent episodes include "My conversation with Jonathan Rauch about his new book "Cross Purposes"" (28 March 2025, 62 minutes), "Eliza Griswold's new book Circle of Hope is a cautionary tale about placing too much hope in your church" (9 October 2024, 38 minutes), and "Major Garrett talks about Neil Postman's book "Amusing Ourselves to Death"" (23 August 2024, 60 minutes).
How often does The Long Game publish?
The Long Game publishes roughly every few months, with episodes averaging 49 minutes across 175 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on The Long Game?
Booking probability for The Long Game is 25%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Long Game requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Long Game's contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch The Long Game?
The strongest fits for The Long Game are Government & Politics. The Long Game has a religion audience.
About the host
Jon Ward hosts The Long Game, a religion podcast with 175 episodes published.
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The Long Game
Eliza Griswold's new book Circle of Hope is a cautionary tale about placing too much hope in your church
Oct 9, 202438 minEliza Griswold's new book Circle of Hope: A Reckoning with Love, Power, and Justice in an American Church is about a church in Philadelphia that was started by a couple who became dramatic converts to Christianity in...
- Aug 23, 20241 hour
Major Garrett is chief Washington correspondent for CBS News, and as he told me in our conversation, he is an "accidental television journalist" who "never imagined" working in TV and "never wanted it." He was a print...
- Jul 30, 202440 min
Aurelian Craiutu is the author of Why Not Moderation? Letters to Young Radicals. Craiutu is the chair of Indiana University's political science department. He is reclaiming a word and idea — moderation — that is...
The Long Game
Yuval Levin's "American Covenant" is a blueprint for peace-making and effective governance
Jun 6, 202459 minIt is the 80th anniversary of D-Day. I just finished watching the ceremony in France, where they honored WWII vets who still live, and those who never came home. It was incredibly moving. But we can't just look back and...
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- Apr 29, 202441 min
John Inazu's new book is Learning to Disagree: The Surprising Path to Navigating Differences with Empathy and Respect . John teaches on criminal law, law and religion and the First Amendment at Washington University in...
- Mar 1, 202454 min
We keep looking at our broken political system — the politicians who show up on our TV's and our phones, the lawmakers who end up in Congress, and the general lack of solutions to our biggest problems — and we shake our...
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What is a Christian politics? Michael Wear's new book argues it's mostly about who we are
Feb 5, 202453 minBreak the system. That's what one New Hampshire voter, a 58-year old retired Army officer, said he wants the president to do, in an interview with Politico Magazine . It's only the most obvious example of many of us...
Dec 10, 202341 minThe 1950's and 60's were an age of widely shared prosperity in the U.S. — across class and economic lines — that have never quite returned. Things were improving for all parts of society during the post-war period, and...
Dec 1, 20231h 6mTim Alberta's new book: The Kingdom, The Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals In An Age of Extremism, is a sobering look at the results in history when a religious movement morphs into a political movement, and...
Episode #70
BUILDERS Interview: Matt Murphy on how community & music help him fight the paralysis of our times
Nov 20, 202338 minThis is a Builders conversation. I'm doing these about once a month to highlight people who are not just cursing the darkness but are also building up their local community — and the country — through making something...
Oct 30, 202354 minThis week's podcast interview (audio above) is with Ruy Teixeira, about his new book with John Judis, Where Have All the Democrats Gone?: The Soul of the Party in the Age of Extremes . It is an argument that both...
Oct 21, 202350 minI have never cared all that much about the debate over evolution. But I grew up in an evangelical home and church. So in my world, the origins of the species were definitely up for question. To me, it all seemed rather...
Oct 7, 202334 minIn American politics, we saw the latest sign of total dysfunction in Congress, as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was ousted for daring to pass a bipartisan solution last week to avoid a government shutdown. Many people...
Sep 30, 202342 minI've interviewed Yascha Mounk about his book The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time , which was released this week. "Mounk has told the story of the Great Awokening better than any other writer who...
Sep 16, 202351 minShannon Harris is on the podcast this week. We talk about her new book The Woman they Wanted: Shattering the Illusion of the Good Christian Wife I have a particular interest in this book because it's a behind the scenes...
Sep 2, 202349 minAndrew is Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the Association of Religion Data Archives (theARDA.com) at the Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture at IUPUI, Indiana University-Purdue...
Aug 19, 20231h 2mLarge numbers of Americans are unhappy with the idea of a Biden vs Trump rematch, polls show , but both the Democratic and Republican parties appear to be paralyzed, unable to do anything about it.There's a reason...
Aug 5, 202340 minKaren Swallow Prior is the author of multiple books, including On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life through Great Books. Her new book is called The Evangelical Imagination: How Stories, Images & Metaphors Created a...
Jul 22, 202341 minI interviewed Russell Moore on the podcast this week about his new book Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America , which is out next Tuesday, July 25. In his book, Moore refers to the "post-2016 era"...
Recent guests
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Jonathan Rauch
author of "The Constitution of Knowledge: A Defense of Truth", Center for Effective Public Management
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Aurelian Craiutu
Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science at Indiana University, Indiana University Bloomington
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Yuval Levin
senior fellow, Beth and Ravenel Curry Chair in Public Policy, director of Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies, Ethics and Public Policy Center
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John Inazu
Sally D. Danforth Distinguished Professor of Law & Religion and Professor of Political Science, Washington University in St. Louis
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