The Focus Group Podcast
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Episodes (181)
LIVE from San Francisco: Focus Groups Are Revealing a HUGE Weakness for Republicans
Sep 19, 2026
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Something's Happening in Texas (with Chris Hooks)
Sep 12, 2026
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The GOP is MIA in North Carolina (with Chris Cooper)
Sep 5, 2026
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Why Ed Markey May Survive a Revolt Against Old Candidates (with Adam Reilly)
Aug 29, 2026
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Sarah Had to Double-Check: “These Are All Trump Voters?” (with Amy Walter)
Aug 22, 2026
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MAGA's Future is in Florida (with Will Sommer)
Aug 15, 2026
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South Carolina’s Surprise Election (with Meg Kinnard)
Aug 8, 2026
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Jonathan Cohn: Pure Michigan Chaos
Aug 1, 2026
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Amy Walter: Pennsylvania's Trump-Shapiro Voters
Jul 25, 2026
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David French: Character Counts For Less
Jul 18, 2026
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Tommy Vietor: Democrats’ Way Forward on Israel
Jul 11, 2026
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Heather Cox Richardson: America's 250 Great (and Awful) Years
Jul 4, 2026
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Kyle Clark: Colorado's Mad Libs
Jun 27, 2026
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Patrick Svitek: Texas & Maine Swing Voters Sound Off
Jun 20, 2026
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Rachel Janfaza: You Kids, Get Off My Lawn!
Jun 13, 2026
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Amy Walter: Everyone Is on the Take
Jun 6, 2026
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Peter Hamby: California Is The Progressive Id
May 30, 2026
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Adam Jentleson: More Heterodoxy, Please
May 23, 2026
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Greg Bluestein: Georgia's Root Canal Primary
May 16, 2026
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Tim Miller: Good Riddance, Bill Cassidy?
May 9, 2026
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Chuck Schumer’s Candidate Got Humiliated in Maine
May 6, 2026
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America's 'House of Cards' Mentality (with David Frum)
May 2, 2026
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Trump Promised Lower Prices. Everything Got Worse! (w/ Rotimi Adeoye)
Apr 30, 2026
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America's Divisions: Getting on Our Nerves (with Jessica Tarlov)
Apr 25, 2026
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Trump Voters Say 'Nope' to the Pope (with Jonathan V. Last)
Apr 18, 2026
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Why Women Don’t Need Men Anymore—In Their Own Words (w/ Sami Sage)
Apr 17, 2026
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The Sad, Mad GOP Base (with Amy Walter)
Apr 11, 2026
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It's "Messing With Me Mentally" (with Ashley Parker)
Apr 4, 2026
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PSA: AI is NOT Your Boyfriend!! (with Megan McArdle)
Mar 28, 2026
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‘All of You Could Be Democrats’ (with Anderson Clayton)
Mar 21, 2026
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Illinois Senate Race: Daaaa Dems (with David Axelrod)
Mar 14, 2026
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BONUS POD: Iran Fears &...Focus Groups Love The Bulwark?
Mar 12, 2026
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What's a "Rug Pull"? (with Ed Elson)
Mar 7, 2026
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Twitter vs. Texans (with Elaine Godfrey)
Feb 28, 2026
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Texas-Sized Scandal (with Eric Benson)
Feb 21, 2026
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Two Qual Researchers Walk Into a Bar (with Margie Omero)
Feb 14, 2026
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Young Trump Voters Have Feelings (with Rachel Janfaza)
Feb 7, 2026
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Put Excuses on ICE (with Adrian Carrasquillo)
Jan 31, 2026
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The Heebie Jeebie GOP (with Will Sommer)
Jan 24, 2026
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Playing Stupid Games, Winning Stupid Prizes (with Bill Kristol)
Jan 17, 2026
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What a Difference a Year Makes (with Jonathan Chait)
Jan 10, 2026
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Sarah’s First Focus Groups
Jan 3, 2026
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America on Tape: A Brutal (and Hopeful) Year
Dec 27, 2025
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MAGA's 'Crunchy' Surprise (with Jonathan Cohn)
Dec 20, 2025
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The Civilian-Military Relationship (with Mark Hertling)
Dec 13, 2025
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(Focus) Group Therapy (with Astead Herndon)
Dec 6, 2025
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Just Press The Deflation Button! (with Catherine Rampell)
Nov 29, 2025
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Epstein Files & Illegal Orders (w/ Will Sommer and Sen. Elissa Slotkin)
Nov 22, 2025
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The GOP's Life After Trump (with Robert Draper)
Nov 15, 2025
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Gen Z: They're Zooming Apart (with Rachel Janfaza)
Nov 8, 2025
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