Politicology
Hosted by Ron Steslow and Ron · Politicology
4.8from 16,216 ratings
- 641
- Episodes
- 111
- Transcribed
- 16,216
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
About Politicology
Politics in America is transforming. We’re embarking on a new series to deepen our understanding of who we are, how we got here, and how we rebuild without repeating the mistakes of the past. Ron Steslow hosts academics, behavioral economists, social psychologists, politicos, philosophers, anthropologists, journalists, poets, and storytellers—and more—to discuss America’s political present and future and dive into the deeper problems we face as a nation. Email us questions or comments: podcast@politicology.com.
- Publisher
- Politicology
- Category
- government · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 10 Jun 2020
- Latest episode
- 3 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
111 of 641 episodes have a transcript.
3 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
TAPPED: A Managed Cold War
25 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
From Ashes to Algorithms—Plus Preview
18 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Full Faith And Credit—The Weekly
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TAPPED: A Managed Cold War
Published 3 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So going back to 2025, right through spring and summer 2025, everyone will remember the two sides were piling tariffs on each other. Trump obviously started this until American duties on Chinese goods were around 145%, Chinese duties on American goods about 125%. Trump was threatening another 100%. China tightened its grip at the same time on rare earth minerals, and we'll get to those in a minute, rare earth minerals and magnets that are made from them. China does most of the mining and almost all of the processing of these minerals. And the magnets go into car motors, jet engines, missiles, wind turbines, and they're too specialized to replace quickly. […]
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- Hagar Chemali
- Mike Madrid
- Nick Anthony
- Zack Czajkowski
- Katherine Mangu-Ward
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 15,875 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.6 / 5
- 341 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 66 / 100
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- 98
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 82
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Ron Steslow and Ron host the show. Published by Politicology.
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