Podcast Archive - The Focus Group

Unresolved COVID Trauma (with Dr. Leana Wen)

Five years ago this week, the COVID-19 pandemic came to the United States, and with it a level of suffering and distrust of authority (and each other…

Mar 15 •

1:02:51

Free World ‘Family Meeting’ (with Tommy Vietor)

President Trump shouted down President Zelensky in the Oval Office last week, and many pro-Ukraine Trump voters wished it hadn’t happened like that .

Mar 8 •

48:11

Raw Audio: Guys Being Dudes

We’re doing something a bit different this week: We’re giving you nearly an hour of audio from a recent focus group of men aged 18–29 who voted for…

Mar 1 •

49:56

February 2025

Will the Real POTUS Please Stand Up? (with Kara Swisher)

It seems like Elon Musk is running America right now.

Feb 22 •

1:05:17

I'm All For Deportations, But... (with Adrian Carrasquillo)

Plenty of the newest Donald Trump voters wanted him to fix the border, and to deport criminals.

Feb 15 •

and

Adrian Carrasquillo

1:04:09

Winners Make Policy, Losers Go Home (with Adam Jentleson)

Where do Democratic voters want the party to go next?

Feb 8 •

1:05:38

At Least He's Doing Something (with Sam Stein)

Donald Trump's approval rating is sitting around 50 percent, which is as high as he's ever been, even though he started his term by pardoning January 6…

Feb 1 •

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59:24

January 2025

December 2024

It's Not Like a Newscast (with Tim Miller)

The podcast-sphere was one of the most covered stories of the 2024 election, with Joe Rogan standing above all.

Dec 21, 2024 •

and

1:07:33

Hate Was Up But Prices Were Down (with Marc Caputo)

Watch now | Why Voters Bought Trump’s B.S.

Dec 14, 2024 •

1:06:27

An 'Unserious' Show (with Jonathan V. Last)

Watch now | We've got (Thanksgiving) leftover focus group sound we didn't get to last week.

Dec 7, 2024 •

and

Jonathan V. Last

1:21:40

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