Beyond Politics

A podcast by Matt Robison

728 Episodes

  1. Is There a MAGA Endgame? Actually There Are Now Three.

    Published: 4/3/2025
  2. There's Some Good News Here Democrats: Washington Monthly's Bill Scher

    Published: 4/1/2025
  3. Has Trump Sent NATO Into a Death Spiral? And Does That Still Matter?

    Published: 3/28/2025
  4. Inside the Extraordinary Secret Recording On Whether Trump Will Collapse Social Security

    Published: 3/18/2025
  5. What AI is Doing to Politics, and What the Future Might Look Like

    Published: 3/14/2025
  6. The Tide Starting to Turn on Trump?

    Published: 3/7/2025
  7. Is This the Closing Act of the Republican Party?

    Published: 3/4/2025
  8. The Key Opening Democrats Can Use to Fight Back Right Now

    Published: 2/28/2025
  9. How Fixing the News Could Help Fix Everything Else

    Published: 2/25/2025
  10. Does Musk Have a “Dark Glitch” Plan As His Ultimate Secret Weapon?

    Published: 2/19/2025
  11. Farewell Alicia! (With Big Surprise Guests)

    Published: 2/14/2025
  12. We're Not Talking About The Biggest Thing Happening in Trump's Washington

    Published: 2/11/2025
  13. Elon's DOGE Disaster Is Starting to Turn Even Republicans

    Published: 2/7/2025
  14. The Secret Zen That Can Get Us Through the Trump Era

    Published: 2/4/2025
  15. How Dems Can Beat the "Trump Onslaught"

    Published: 1/31/2025
  16. Jonathan Rauch on Christianty's Broken Bargain with Democracy

    Published: 1/28/2025
  17. Are Trump's Executive Orders A Big Deal, Or Mostly Nonsense?

    Published: 1/24/2025
  18. Cease Fire Good News and a Damning Report on Trump

    Published: 1/17/2025
  19. The Trump Fallacy, AI, and Banning Fraternities

    Published: 1/14/2025
  20. The Weird End of the Trump Legal Saga

    Published: 1/10/2025

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Politics may be dismal, but the ideas that swirl around it and shape it are fascinating. This is a show that looks not just at politics, but the deeper ideas from history, science, psychology, economics, and technology that are shaping our world. We feature smart, lively, upbeat discussions with people who know what they're talking about and can help us understand the world better. Hosted by Matt Robison: writer, former senior congressional staffer, and campaign manager.