Get in loser, we're learning about Congress. Each week on the "Highway to Hill" podcast, two experts break down the political science behind the week's biggest story on Capitol Hill in 30 minutes or less. Hosted by Charlie Hunt and SoRelle Gaynor. <br/><br/><a href="https://highwaytohill.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">highwaytohill.substack.com</a>
Highway to Hill
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Get in loser, we're learning about Congress. Each week on the "Highway to Hill" podcast, two experts break down the political science behind the week's biggest story on Capitol Hill in 30 minutes or less. Hosted by Charlie Hunt and SoRelle Gaynor. <br/><br/><a href="https://highwaytohill.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">highwaytohill.substack.com</a>
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July 31, 2026
Will the two-party doom loop ever end? (w/ Lee Drutman!)
<p><strong>Today on Highway to Hill:</strong> We’re so lucky to be joined by Lee Drutman. Lee is a senior fellow at the New America Foundation; he’s the author of the excellent book “Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop”; and he’s the co-host of the Politics in Question podcast. Most recently, he was named one of the Washington Post’s “Next 50 people shaping our society in 2026”. </p><p><strong>This week’s syllabus 📚</strong></p><p>* Lee’s “<a target="_blank" href="https://www.politicsinquestion.com/">Politics In Question</a>” Podcast</p><p>* “<a target="_blank" href="https://leedrutman.substack.com/p/why-you-cant-just-ban-gerrymandering">Why you can’t just ban gerrymandering</a>” (Lee Drutman, Undercurrent Events)</p><p>* “<a target="_blank" href="https://global.oup.com/academic/product/breaking-the-two-party-doom-loop-9780190913854?cc=us&lang=en&">Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop</a>” (Lee Drutman, Oxford University Press)</p><p>* “<a target="_blank" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/post-next/interactive/2026/lee-drutman/">The political scientist reigniting interest in a multiparty system</a>” (Patrick Marley, The Washington Post)</p><p>* “<a target="_blank" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-lee-drutman.html">How to End the Gerrymandering Doom Loop Forever</a>” (Ezra Klein, The New York Times)</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://highwaytohill.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1">highwaytohill.substack.com</a>
July 22, 2026
Heavy lies the lawmaking crown
<p><strong>This week on Highway to Hill: </strong>We’ve been a little distracted by a lot of important but symbolic stuff over the past few weeks -- A250, reflecting pools, UFC fights, etc -- but Congress is still a lawmaking institution, so SoRelle and Charlie get to the bottom of all the lawmaking Congress did and didn’t do in between all the 4th of July fireworks; and whether fireworks on the House and Senate floor will continue to make the lives of party leadership a waking nightmare.</p><p><strong>This week’s syllabus 📚</strong></p><p>* “<a target="_blank" href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-says-he-wont-sign-bipartisan-housing-affordability-bill">Trump will let bipartisan housing bill become law without signing in protest over GOP voter ID law</a>” (Associated Press)</p><p>* “<a target="_blank" href="https://theconversation.com/republicans-control-congress-so-why-is-trumps-save-america-act-stuck-287156">Republicans control Congress, so why is Trump’s SAVE America Act stuck?</a>” (SoRelle Gaynor, The Conversation)</p><p>* “<a target="_blank" href="https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/07/20/congress/johnson-rocky-sprint-to-recess-01004728">Capitol agenda: Johnson’s rocky sprint to recess</a>” (Meredith Lee Hill, Mia McCarthy and Calen Razor, POLITICO)</p><p>* “<a target="_blank" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/07/20/four-competing-priorities-bogging-down-republicans-ahead-november-elections/">Four competing priorities bog down Republicans ahead of midterms</a>” (Jarrell Dillard, The Washington Post)</p><p>* “<a target="_blank" href="https://goodauthority.org/news/darline-graham-nordone-inherited-her-brothers-senate-seat/">Darline Graham Nordone inherited her brother’s Senate seat</a>” (Nadia E. Brown, Good Authority)</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://highwaytohill.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1">highwaytohill.substack.com</a>
July 17, 2026
The age-old question for Congress
<p><strong>This week on Highway to Hill: </strong>Congress seems like it’s getting older by the hour, and some health and age issues from some high-profile members is giving us a fresh opportunity to talk about the age-old question: why is Congress so old? We’ll get into the polisci of why it’s so hard for young people to get elected; and with more than a few members serving well into their 80s and 90s, is it time to consider some age-related reforms?</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://highwaytohill.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1">highwaytohill.substack.com</a>
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