
FiveThirtyEight Politics
Hosted by Galen and Galen Druke · ABC News, 538, FiveThirtyEight, Galen Druke
4.5from 22,557 ratings
- 333
- Episodes
- 150
- Transcribed
- 22,557
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
About FiveThirtyEight Politics
The 538 team covers the latest in politics, tracking the issues and "game-changers" every week.
- Publisher
- ABC News, 538, FiveThirtyEight, Galen Druke
- Category
- news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 30 Sept 2021
- Latest episode
- 5 Mar 2025
Latest episodes
150 of 333 episodes have a transcript.

5 Mar 2025TRANSCRIPT
Reaction Podcast: Trump Goes Long

3 Mar 2025TRANSCRIPT
Is The Era Of ‘Macho Man’ Politics Here?

27 Feb 2025TRANSCRIPT
No, It's Not Getting More Dangerous To Fly
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Reaction Podcast: Trump Goes Long
Published 5 Mar 2025 · Transcript excerpt
[…] But when you look at the economy, cost of living, all of that stuff, that's where he's really underwater. And I think the events of the last week have really underscored that. So for example, in a Reuters Ipsos poll that was just out Tuesday afternoon, his approval on handling cost of living was underwater by 23 percentage points, 31 to 54. That's extraordinary. And that is the top issue to the American people. So I think as the administration is taking more actions that are going to impact this top issue on which Trump's approval rating is very low. I think you're probably going to see continued decline in that overall approval rating. […]
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- Nathaniel Rakich
- Mary Radcliffe
- Rachael Bade
- Geoffrey Skelley
- Harry Enten
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.5 / 5
- 19,648 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.4 / 5
- 2,909 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 82 / 100
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- Quality
- 98
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 63
- Engagement
- 100
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Questions about FiveThirtyEight Politics
Who hosts FiveThirtyEight Politics?
Galen and Galen Druke host the show. Published by ABC News, 538, FiveThirtyEight, Galen Druke.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does FiveThirtyEight Politics take guests?
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