The American Mind
Hosted by Ryan P Williams · The Claremont Institute
4.7from 1,416 ratings
- 485
- Episodes
- 182
- Transcribed
- 1,416
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
- 1M
- YouTube views
About The American Mind
The American Mind Podcast uncovers the ideas and principles that drive American political life. The hosts engage Claremont scholars and critics in thought-provoking discussions about the real causes of our current political and cultural reality. claremontinstitute.substack.com (https://claremontinstitute.substack.com/s/the-american-mind-podcast?utm_medium=podcast)
- Publisher
- The Claremont Institute
- Category
- news · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 21 Feb 2019
- Latest episode
- 5 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
182 of 485 episodes have a transcript.
5 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Midterm Results: Where did Trump Go Wrong?
29 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Israeli and Brazilian Elections: A New Era of Politics
28 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Midterms Outlook – Where Does the Right Go Now?
Inside a recent episode
Midterm Results: Where did Trump Go Wrong?
Published 5 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So just to put this into some historical context, so elections in which the president's party held both houses of Congress and lost both. So these are the elections. 1894, Grover Cleveland. 1946, Harry Truman. 1994, obviously, Bill Clinton with the rise of Newt Gingrich. And 2006, George W. Bush. […]
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- Matthew Peterson
- Jeremy Carl
- Christopher Caldwell
- Steve Hayward
- Rupert Darwall
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- YouTube views
- 1,045,555
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 1,223 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.7 / 5
- 193 ratings
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- Quality
- 96
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 98
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Ryan P Williams host the show. Published by The Claremont Institute.
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