Episodes

  • ENCORE: The Power Code

    ENCORE: The Power Code
    Mar 12 2025
    Katty Kay (veteran reporter and four-time NYT bestselling author) joins host Ron Steslow to discuss her new book The Power Code: More Joy. Less Ego. Maximum Impact for Women (and Everyone), co-written with Claire Shipman. (02:12) Katty’s background and why she started looking at power (07:07) Women are passing men in college degrees, but not the boardroom (13:10) Why women have been more likely to avoid power (16:10) “Power over” vs “power to” (20:20) How reframing power changes how women approach power (25:57) The connection between power and status (33:04) Your brain on power (38:30) Does power corrupt? (54:30) What can you do to improve your power code? Get The Power Code: https://www.kayandshipman.com/books Follow Ron and Katty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RonSteslow https://twitter.com/KattyKay_ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    43 mins
  • Trump’s Address & Dems Reassess—The Weekly Roundup

    Trump’s Address & Dems Reassess—The Weekly Roundup
    Mar 8 2025
    To unlock Politicology+ visit politicology.com/plus This week, President Trump’s first address to congress of his second term. Then, we talk about Third Way leading the charge as Democrats rethink not only their brand but their positions as they plan for the future of the party. Next, we turn our attention to AI for some provocative, non-technical considerations that are neither theoretical nor distant. Finally, we head to Politicology+,where we’ll go behind the scenes of the White House’s accelerating plans to create a strategic crypto reserve. Joining Ron Steslow on this week’s panel: Matt Bennett (Founder & Executive Vice President for Public Affairs at Third Way) Andy Kroll (Investigative Reporter at ProPublica) Segments this week: (03:06) Trump’s Speech (39:18) Democrats Comeback Retreat (41:55)Artificial General Intelligence Not yet a Politicology+ member? Don’t miss all the extra episodes on the private, ad-free version of this podcast. Upgrade now at politicology.com/plus. Send your questions and thoughts to podcast@politicology.com or leave a voicemail at ‪(703) 239-3068‬ Follow this week’s panel on X (formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/RonSteslow https://x.com/ThirdWayMattB https://x.com/AndyKroll Related reading: Segment 2: Politico - Centrist Dem group rails against leftist identity politics and purity tests - POLITICO Third Way - Comeback Retreat Takeaways Segment 3: NYT - Opinion | The Government Knows A.G.I. Is Coming - The New York Times Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • TAPPED: The Oval Office Fiasco with Marc Polymeropoulos

    TAPPED: The Oval Office Fiasco with Marc Polymeropoulos
    Mar 4 2025
    Marc Polymeropoulos on that Oval Office Disaster and the Trump Admin’s Abandonment of Ukraine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    52 mins
  • [+] The Democrats Need a DEI Purge [PREVIEW - Members Only]

    [+] The Democrats Need a DEI Purge [PREVIEW - Members Only]
    Mar 1 2025
    Susan Del Percio and host Ron Steslow discuss a piece in The Atlantic calling for Democrats to clean house. Related reading: The Atlantic - Democrats Need Their Own DEI Purge - The Atlantic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    33 mins
  • Betraying Ukraine—The Weekly Roundup

    Betraying Ukraine—The Weekly Roundup
    Mar 1 2025
    To unlock Politicology+ visit politicology.com/plus This week, we discuss the Trump Administration’s 180 degree turn on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Then, we talk about why housing prices keep climbing even with higher interest rates—and why we should be thinking about a paradigm shift in how we think about owning a home. Finally, we head to Politicology+ where we’ll talk about a piece in The Atlantic calling for Democrats to have a DEI purge Joining Ron Steslow on this week’s panel: Susan Del Percio (MSNBC political analyst and crisis communications expert) Marc Polymeropoulos (Former CIA Official) Segments this week: (03:06) Russia and Ukraine (39:18) Housing Not yet a Politicology+ member? Don’t miss all the extra episodes on the private, ad-free version of this podcast. Upgrade now at politicology.com/plus. Send your questions and thoughts to podcast@politicology.com or leave a voicemail at ‪(202) 455-4558‬ Follow this week’s panel on X (formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/RonSteslow https://x.com/DelPercioS https://x.com/Mpolymer Related reading: Segment 1: CNN - Trump falsely calls Zelensky ‘a dictator’ after Ukraine’s leader accuses him of living in ‘disinformation space’ | CNN MSNBC - I’m a former U.S. intelligence officer. Trump's Ukraine betrayal will have terrible consequences. Segment 2: WSJ - Biden’s Mortgage ‘Relief’ Fuels Higher Housing Prices - WSJ NBC - Toughest housing markets shifted toward Trump, data shows NYT - A Democrat Who Is Thinking Differently - The New York Times Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 28 mins
  • ENCORE: Secret City with James Kirchick

    ENCORE: Secret City with James Kirchick
    Feb 27 2025
    James Kirchick joins Ron Steslow to discuss his book Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington (01:55) Why he wrote the book (06:43) The interwoven political history and gay history in Washington (14:33) The melting pot of the gay community and why it was seen as a threat (19:55) The trope that whatever is bad must be gay (31:51) The Lavender Scare (35:53) The tension between the gay loyal foot soldiers of Ronald Reagan and courting the religious right (49:00) What was challenging about writing the book You should read Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington: http://bit.ly/3wgiORk Follow James Kirchick and Ron on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jkirchick https://twitter.com/RonSteslow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • DOGE or Dodge?—The Weekly Roundup

    DOGE or Dodge?—The Weekly Roundup
    Feb 22 2025
    To unlock Politicology+ visit politicology.com/plus This week, we discuss DOGE’s complicated story, why we do need to cut spending, and whether they’re being realistic about what that will take Then, we talk about the Trump plan to dismantle the federal Department of Education After that, we talk about the European speech laws that are in the spotlight after a 60 Minutes segment and a speech from Vice President Vance Finally, we head to Politicology+ where we’ll talk about Democrats job approval tanking—with Democrats—and what they should be doing as an opposition party and to position themselves for the future Joining Ron Steslow on this week’s panel: Billy Binion (Reporter at Reason) Zack Czajkowski (Fmr. Lincoln Project Political Director) James Lynch (Communications Strategist) Segments this week: (03:03) DOGE (22:53) Department of Education (40:48) Free Speech in Europe Not yet a Politicology+ member? Don’t miss all the extra episodes on the private, ad-free version of this podcast. Upgrade now at politicology.com/plus. Send your questions and thoughts to podcast@politicology.com or leave a voicemail at ‪(202) 455-4558‬ Follow this week’s panel on X (formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/RonSteslow https://x.com/JamesGLynch https://x.com/ZackCz https://x.com/billybinion Related reading: Segment 1: Reason - DOGE's complicated story AP - A comprehensive look at DOGE's firings and layoffs so far | AP News Axios - Musk says he'd look into DOGE stimulus checks Segment 2: Reason - Kill the federal Department of Education AP - Trump's pick for education chief sketches a roadmap for dismantling the department Segment 3: FIRE - 60 Minutes and Vice President Vance put Europe’s worrying speech restrictions into the spotlight CBS - Posting hateful speech online could lead to police raiding your home in this European country - CBS News AP - JD Vance rails against 'excessive' AI regulation in a rebuke to Europe at the Paris AI summit | AP News Lookaheads Reason - Hawaii Can Auction Off Your Car Without Ever Convicting You Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • ENCORE: Deeper Than Agreement

    ENCORE: Deeper Than Agreement
    Feb 20 2025
    This episode is a little bit different. And personal. Kristyn Komarnicki, director of dialogue and convening at Christians for Social Action, and Darren Calhoun, a justice advocate, worship leader, and Associate Fellow at CSA, join Ron Steslow to discuss intentional dialogue, and how we can use their techniques in the relationships that matter to us. (07:06) What is dialogue? How is it different from everyday conversations? (8:19) What does a curated dialogue look like? (20:23) How do you prepare for something like this? (27:34) Why lean into conflict, even when you don’t like conflict? (32:28) Political fights vs dialogue—what is our role in specific conversations? (40:44) How important is “grace” in having dialogue that allows for growth? Would you like to support Kristyn’s and Darren’s work? The “Oriented to Love” dialogue program is funded by tax-deductible donations like yours. To ensure your contribution goes directly to their work, use this dedicated link: https://christiansforsocialaction.salsalabs.org/mainotldonationpage/index.html For more information about the “Oriented To Love” program, visit https://christiansforsocialaction.org/programs/oriented-to-love/ Listen to our conversation with Celeste Headlee: https://link.chtbl.com/zm8RwNPm Follow Darren and Ron on Twitter: https://twitter.com/heyDarren https://twitter.com/RonSteslow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    51 mins