Smart, informative. What you won’t hear on mainstream media. Easy for a progressive like me to listen to and hear former Republican conservatives POVs. (note: they include voices from all sides, except Trump’s — because of the danger of his movement)

Especially enjoy the podcasts in which Mike Madrid participates.

Always informative and especially important in these dire political times.

Tired of fear mongering or being talked down? This podcast respects your intelligence and breaks down complex ideas and situations, avoiding simple narratives, and showing a much more nuanced view of the complicated world we live in.

Good to hear the perspective of people who are not Democrats but are no longer Republicans. So they basically just tell it like it is. Great views you won’t get elsewhere.

This is a really engaging, thoughtful show. Appreciate the work…these guys feel like friends.

Your cover page today had the three of you sketched, and a small Politicology logo at the bottom. Better to have a large Politicology logo on the face, so we don’t overlook your podcast, as I did. Thank you.

Great show, informative, digging in really, bringing different points of view. In an era of misinformation this is a podcast that will always value the truth

I’m a progressive Democrat, but I admire The Lincoln Project. We must work together to stop Trumpism and its existential threat to American democracy and the loss of our freedoms. So I was surprised to hear you “both sides” a possible picture of classified documents in Biden’s garage. The issue with Trump is his obstruction of justice, refusal to return documents, lying about it, and then blaming the FBI while Trump plays the victim every day. None of that is equivalent to President Biden’s behavior. Your amoral Republicanism is showing.

I listen to this podcast every week, it’s the most balanced, non-spin political podcast out there. Keep up the awesome work Ron!

Very substantive and thorough…to the staff: appreciate all your hard work sharing the tough information that I pray is being heard everywhere. Would love to see your show live if you ever decided to record at a live town hall and travel to various cities, I think it would be quite popular.

A satirist speaking and laughing about the chain of command debacle at the Pentagon and White House, while Joe Biden is on vacation in the Caribbean and we and others are bombing in the Middle East - really?

Seriously - hope to meet you one day - LOVE this show!

This is an excellent podcast. It’s important to listen to and understand different points of view. Even when I don’t agree with something, I never feel that the people on the podcast are speaking in bad faith or that their beliefs aren’t based on evidence. I’ve been listening to this for years, well before they changed their name.

I love listening to smart stupid people. Any one on a plane has papers to get on the plane from HLS no migrants are walking over the border to any airport and getting on any plane without any government stamped documents. WOW. Why I knew I didn’t need a college degree. .. I’m going to spread the word for The American people that to Hear the Truth about Donald Trump that The Lincoln project tells the Truth About Donald Trump That ALL The MSM on a daily basis just refuses to Tell.

Fantastic combination of thoughtful and insightful discussion of political and and social issues and how they shape American and international relationships.

Politicology is a podcast. I search out each week. It brings a perspective that is considerably broader than most commentaries. I always go away with something to think about. Thank you all. You bring a place of calm sanity in a world of chaos.

I loved especially how Ron says the word “wow”. I’ve listened since Day One. Ron Steslow today Dec 8, 2023 has lost my loyalty. “The Left has to rethink the shade it’s throwing to the SCOTUS” vibes are wAaaaaaaay off. Hello the 303 creative and the Harper cases were brought forth on hypotheticals with no actual harms or litigants. Dummy!

Thanks for opening my eyes to so much confusion. I feel much more understanding to what is going on in the world.

I’ve listened since the LP days and I listen every week still. I appreciate the range of voices brought in and that Ron encourages real discourse. For the most part, he’s able to stay in the moderator lane. I learn so much from this podcast. However, with Israel-Hamas, he is really not able to stay neutral. In the most recent podcast, Mike Madrid gave a very eloquent answer to a borderline islamaphobic question from Ron. And it felt like Ron refused to listen and tried to give more evidence to his point. It’s not the first time I felt compelled to comment. But each week he seems to struggle a little more with staying neutral and I’d hate to see this pattern continue.

I just finished Episode 2 of the Holy War podcasts. Bravo. Thanks for the information and the insight. I believe you are right that this is a topic that needs more daylight, especially from those of us who are worried about the kind of America that the New Apostolic Reformation and their partner organizations like Wall Builders and other Christian Nationalist groups seek to bring forth with Christians being favored in the country. Thanks for putting this out there.

Just finished part two of the holy war series - wow. I listened to both episodes twice because I found them so packed with information and perspectives I haven’t heard anywhere, wasn’t on my radar. Super fascinating - great conversation great work! Thank you.

Good fair honest and informative. Many basic democracy items explained clearly. Lincoln Project is definitely a pro-Democracy group. If you love America L. P. Is Well worth your listening time and support JM -in San Diego POLITOCOLOGY If you love our Democracy. This is a great pro democracy movement that is committed to supporting and stringthing ours in these United States of America

Thank you.

Politicology has been on our Top 5 list of favorite podcasts for years, and we listen to over 100 podcasts too. We work from home so there's a playlist rolling almost 24/7. So to be on our Top 5 means Politicology beat out a ton of other pods. It's always high-quality, the audio is done right, the hosts sound great and know their stuff, and the guests are usually very interesting. Politicology is also 1 of only 3 premium subscriptions we pay for. Our sub renews every year and we have zero regrets. The Plus segments are THAT good. Also, Politicology Plus very reasonably priced; it's a great deal considering how much value the Plus segments have given us. Plus gives you the best stories, but without robbing the main podcast of content. You could say...It's always a "plus" Most importantly, Politicology routinely covers subjects that other, similar media sources don't even talk about. So if you're sick of hearing the same takes 10 times a day, subscribe today! Clearly, the people who make Politicology have their hearts in the right place and they're all incredibly smart. (Unlike other "opinion writers" that clearly learned everything they know/say from Twitter). And given the way the world is going? And the inescapable flood of cheap, terrible, propaganda-filled, narrative based, b/s content that's so infuriatingly common right now? Politicology is a breath of fresh air that deserves WAY more attention than it gets. So Subscribe to Politicology today! You just mind learn something new ^_~ ((and it's so incredibly important right now omg we only have 1 year left to wake up and get activated or everything we're upset about now is going to get so much worse... Regular people are stuck on a bullet train to destruction and nobody's doing anything to change it, only cashing in by making it worse; like dumping gasoline on fire in hopes they can earn a seat with an airbag before we crash..... Except for Politicology, and a few others.)) Drop the social media, turn the TV off, and try listening to this podcast. please?

Wow, thank you Ron Steslow for being one of the only currently sane voices out there! Everyone should be a subscriber to Politicology plus as the additional content is excellent too! Thank you for calling out crooked media on their disingenuous coverage of the Israel/Hamas war. I love that everyone that comes on this podcast is reasonable and can have positive thoughtful debate. Thank you for fighting extremism on both sides of the aisle! I respect you guys so much and wish everyone was as brave as this group - America needs you, so please keep doing what you do!

Love to hear from Molly M again! So informative!

5 stars to these shows, Ron Steslow and all of the contributors. This is the only political discussion source I listen to that doesn’t make me feel like I’m going crazy having to listen to crazy pundits and commentators spouting crazy positions. Well reasoned, logical, rational and thoughtful analysis and discussions. Started listening to Ron and Mike Madrid with the Lincoln Project but even the rest of the LP founders and contributors just kind of became rabidly political vs. political analysis and thought. Love ALL the Politicolohgy (and P ) contributors and the exchanges. Many times I wish the podcasts could run longer - especially Politicology . My only critical comment is that Lucy Caldwell needs to maybe dial back her caffeine consumption. Sometimes she gets talking so fast and high pitched it sounds like she might explode.

Always honest, thoughtful, insightful

Thank you for your great coverage of Israel human catastrophe. The artists you had on today left me inspired and in warm loving tears. In general, my favorites are Ron and Mike And Lucy and Susan and all the great guests (particularly Akhil Reed Amar) I don’t know what I’d do without all of you to hold in my heart.

Usually pretty strong discussion, but my biggest complaint is Ron often says “How should we be thinking about…” to a lot of his guests. I don’t like this framing. It’s a dictatorial lens and would prefer something more suggestive of their view point not how the audience needs to interpret the subject.

This is just the best political podcast period. It provides such a rich diverse in depth analysis of complex issues. The passion is addicting. I listen every week without missing a beat. With all the misinformation out there it’s so reassuring to have a source I can trust.

Excellent episode. Thank you for shining a bright light on this not well understood topic.

Just listened to part 1 of Holy War. Very enlightening and frightening. WOW! An amazing perspective and story that is long overdue.

Episode I listened to was praising Biden as a statesman and how proud she was! Good grief!!! Reality may be tough but there is no way I’m holding hands and lending my ear to complete fallacies of truth and logic. Get a grip.

I just listen to this weeks, replay of the interview on moral rebels, and was struck well it holds up. But it’s nature a podcast can easily slip from topicality to something fleeting or easily forgotten. This podcast often addresses topics that I find myself thinking about long afterwards.

I listen weekly. This week i learned so much. I cannot thank you enough for doing the piece on Israel and Gaza. I had no idea that Israel did not bomb the hospital. Mainstream media has not even let us the American public know that ! Plz keep doing what you all are doing!

Thanks for what you do

Love everyone on here. I learn so much! And Mike Madrid is brilliant btw. Thank you!!! ❤️

Love the podcast. Very insightful and interesting. I’ve always felt that we don’t have enough representation in congress. I think we need another 100 to make 535. It’s has a more equitable distribution effect to the system. Another thing is rules for voting and systems have to be the same across the country especially in national elections. Term limits isn’t going to work. Also PR and VI as well as DC need Senate representation.

I’ve listened to this podcast since it started, and it is always excellent. Measured, rational, and honest discussions of many issues, and always entertaining. Keep up the good work!

Great Political wrap up each week

Rational and thought provoking words regarding the state of politics.

Intelligent and articulate experts on the political machinery of the USA. The podcast helps us understand what is going on politically, culturally, and socially in our country and how world events affect us. Love all the regular and special guests. Never miss an episode. I love the perspective of this tumultuous time in our country being seen as an opportunity for us to fight to keep our republic and its values.

Friday episode about immigration wow. Just wow. You guys are so far disconnected with reality and every day Americans it’s not even funny. Why won’t you put some else on this show as a guest that doesn’t agree with all your opinions. You have no idea about immigration your so far off

Sensitive and thoughtful program

Did it occur to you that three guys one a white latino talking about SC affirmative action ruling is bad idea? I was frustrated listening. Maybe a black person who was against the ruling could have added insight from black perspective. You talked about the value of diversity. And the diverse voice is a white latino’s on case that was really about black people. As a latino he can benefit from affirmative action because the civil right act does not apply ethnicity. So unless he was accepted at GW because he’s white or he was born in Mexico it was it didn't violate act.

Thank you for helping us better understand a lot of the immigration that no one talks about!

Come on Lucy and friends! Normal social lives require each party to pay their own way! This isn’t because Rs have more social networks with judges, it’s a bribe. As a federal employee I can’t let any one buy me an $11 lunch cuz the limit is $10. My near relatives can’t invest in anything related to my work. You guys are so deep in the swamp you don’t realize how abnormal it is for billionaires to buy your company

This is a pretty good show but really drives me batty with the selling of plus. More importantly, no podcast has more commercials. It’s honestly making me consider dropping the show which is a shame. I really enjoy the discussion but it’s a lot.