The Bully Pulpit
Hosted by Bob Shrum and Mike Murphy and Kamy Akhavan · USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future
4.6from 23 ratings
- 300
- Episodes
- 17
- Transcribed
- 23
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
- 286K
- YouTube views
About The Bully Pulpit
The Bully Pulpit has merged with the Let's Find Common Ground podcast. As the tone of public discourse becomes increasingly angry and divisive, Let's Find Common Ground offers a healing path to reaching agreement and moving forward. At the USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future, we bring together top Republicans and Democrats to transcend partisan divisions and explore solutions to our most pressing national and global challenges. Join veteran strategists Bob Shrum and Mike Murphy along with other Center staff and major voices for fun conversations that advance civil dialogue and practical politics. The conversations go behind the curtain with elected officials, campaign staff, journalists, academics, pundits, and political operatives. Every exchange is guided by standards central to the Center's mission: Respect each other and respect the truth. Opponents are adversaries, not enemies. And if you lose, don't burn down the stadium.
- Publisher
- USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future
- Category
- news · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 9 Dec 2019
- Latest episode
- 22 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
17 of 300 episodes have a transcript.
22 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
BallotPalooza: CA Ballot Measures 2026
14 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Presidents and Civility
22 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Education Reform: What's Working and What's Not?
Inside a recent episode
BallotPalooza: CA Ballot Measures 2026
Published 22 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And so... To remove that special interest influence, we started the ballot initiative process here in California. Ironically, now it is mostly the business community and quote unquote big business. That really finds its best opportunity to make change in California at the ballot box, especially when you have one party control in Sacramento. So there are good and bad of both systems. But what's the best part about the ballot process is it is really the California voters opportunity. to have a say. And most importantly, in California, the only people who can amend our Constitution are the voters. […]
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- Brooke Armour
- Christian Grose
- Mike Madrid
- Fred Ryan
- Amy McIntosh
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 286,043
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 22 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 1 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 82 / 100
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- Quality
- 96
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 85
Contact The Bully Pulpit
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Questions about The Bully Pulpit
Who hosts The Bully Pulpit?
Bob Shrum and Mike Murphy and Kamy Akhavan host the show. Published by USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes monthly, based on its RSS feed.
Does The Bully Pulpit take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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