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Nate Silver and the FiveThirtyEight team cover the latest in politics, tracking the issues and "game-changers" every week.

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2021
The California Recall Election Wasn't Close
In this late night edition of the podcast, the crew discusses the results of the California gubernatorial recall election. The recall effort ultimately failed by a sizable margin.
September 15, 2021
27 min
Will Biden’s Vaccine Mandates Work?
The crew checks in on the California recall election and other upcoming races, and talks about how a Trump endorsement is shaping a Wyoming primary. They also discuss Biden’s sweeping vaccine mandate -- how Americans feel about vaccine mandates in general, how effective they are and if Biden’s is legal.
September 13, 2021
60 min
Why A 9/11-Era Political Consensus Seems Impossible These Days
American politics has changed a lot in the twenty years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. In this installment, Jennifer Merolla, a Professor of Political Science at UC Riverside, and Hannah Hartig, a research associate at Pew Research Center reflect on the political climate in the immediate aftermath of 9/11 and whether a similar American consensus is possible today. Also, CalMatters Politics reporter Laurel Rosenhall and political analyst Paul Mitchell join to discuss the status of the California gubernatorial recall election.
September 7, 2021
55 min
Why Most Abortions Are Currently Banned In Texas
Late Wednesday night in a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court chose not to block a Texas law banning most abortions after the sixth week of pregnancy -- making it the most restrictive abortion law in the country. The crew discusses what legal debates are currently playing out, what the decision could mean for the future of Roe v. Wade, and where Americans stand on abortion restrictions in general.
September 2, 2021
38 min
The War In Afghanistan Is Officially Ending. Now What?
As of Monday, all U.S. troops have withdrawn from Afghanistan following a chaotic evacuation from the country. In this installment, Robert Crews, a History professor from Stanford University, joins to reflect on the history of the Taliban and the current political landscape in Afghanistan. The crew also discusses how Americans are responding to the administration’s handling of the end of the war.
August 30, 2021
52 min
Model Talk: How Climate Models Work
Earlier this month, the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change (IPCC) released the first part of its Sixth Assessment Report on the state of climate change globally. The report relies on advanced climate modeling to illustrate where global warming is headed. In this installment of Model Talk on the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, Nate Silver and Galen Druke are joined by two climate modelers and authors of the latest IPCC report, Friederike Otto and Baylor Fox-Kemper.
August 19, 2021
45 min
What Americans Think About Ending The War In Afghanistan
The crew looks at public opinion on the war in Afghanistan and the Biden administration's decision to withdraw U.S. troops as the country now faces a Taliban takeover. They also discuss how the country has changed demographically and geographically over the past decade, based on the newly released 2020 census data.
August 16, 2021
50 min
Emergency Podcast: Cuomo Resigns
The crew talks about what led to Cuomo's resignation, how New Yorkers feel about his replacement, and what this means for New York’s 2022 Democratic primary race for governor.
August 10, 2021
33 min

About the podcast FiveThirtyEight Politics

Nate Silver and the FiveThirtyEight team cover the latest in politics, tracking the issues and "game-changers" every week.

FiveThirtyEight Politics

About the podcast FiveThirtyEight Politics

Categories

The California Recall Election Wasn't Close

Will Biden’s Vaccine Mandates Work?

Why A 9/11-Era Political Consensus Seems Impossible These Days

Why Most Abortions Are Currently Banned In Texas

The War In Afghanistan Is Officially Ending. Now What?

Model Talk: How Climate Models Work

What Americans Think About Ending The War In Afghanistan

Emergency Podcast: Cuomo Resigns

About the podcast FiveThirtyEight Politics

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