- 30
- Episodes
- 12
- Transcribed
- 110
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2026
- First episode
About Political Reality
Our daily lives seem increasingly overwhelmed by polarization, misinformation, and dubious culture wars, while we face countless serious problems that require thoughtful and evidence-based solutions. To move forward, we need a shared reality of facts and reason with an equally shared dedication to democracy and fairness. The Political Reality podcast is here to fill that void – diving into how politics and governments work, how to make them work better, how to navigate the dizzying world of political information, and how to better understand and approach the “other side”. We can find a shared political reality if we are willing.
- Publisher
- Political Reality
- Category
- education · news · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 7 Jan 2026
- Latest episode
- 23 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
12 of 30 episodes have a transcript.
23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
PREVIEW: WAR: why don't we stop having them? | S02E06 | Political Reality
16 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
How climate change got politicized | S02E05 | Political Reality
10 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Who has more diversity of thought: Democrats or Republicans? (Sorry Independents) | S02E04 | Political Reality
Inside a recent episode
PREVIEW: WAR: why don't we stop having them? | S02E06 | Political Reality
Published 23 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So I stopped asking about it. But the reason I originally asked is because when we talk about international relations and the causes of war, it can feel very easy, unless we are someone who really grew up in a war zone, and there are many people who experience that or displaced because of a war or something like that. Most of us think of foreign policy and international relations as this faraway thing. And for me, 9-11 was my first lived experience that this happens, this affects our everyday lives, right? This is very immediate. I had a number of friends who lost family members, and I have a number of friends who then lost family members who went to the Iraq War and Afghanistan. […]
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- Lindsey Cormack
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