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  1. #1 🎙️ The Argument (2018) A weekly NYT podcast in which two or three columnists with different politics debate a single live issue. Society Politics
  2. #2 🎙️ Slow Burn (2017) A serial history podcast — one major American political moment per season, told in tight reported episodes (Watergate, Clinton, Tupac & Biggie, Iraq War). History Politics
  3. #3 🎙️ Revolutions (2013) A series of long, deeply researched seasons on the great political revolutions — English, American, French, Haitian, Russian, and more. History Politics
  4. #4 🎙️ Capitalisn't (2018) A journalist and an economist debate what makes capitalism break and how to fix it, with rotating expert guests. Business Politics
  5. #5 🎙️ The All-In Podcast (2020) Four billionaire "besties" debate the week's tech, business, and political headlines, often loudly. Business Politics
  6. #6 🎙️ The Lawfare Podcast (2014) In-the-weeds analysis of national security law, intelligence, and the legal fights at the intersection of US foreign policy and the courts. Politics Education
  7. #7 🎙️ Pod Save the People (2017) A weekly civil-rights podcast covering racial justice, police reform, and progressive activism in America. Politics Society
  8. #8 🎙️ The Daily Wire Backstage (2018) A live monthly round-table with the Daily Wire stable of hosts and special guests, recapping the month's political and cultural fights. Politics
  9. #9 🎙️ Strict Scrutiny (2019) Three legal scholars dissect the US Supreme Court — its arguments, its opinions, and its evolving constitutional reasoning — with humor and bite. Politics Education
  10. #10 🎙️ The Charlie Kirk Show (2017) A daily conservative show from the Turning Point USA founder, with interviews, monologues, and call-ins from college campuses. Politics
  11. #11 🎙️ Slate's Political Gabfest (2005) A long-running weekly DC political roundtable from three smart Slate writers, all chasing a quick laugh and a smart take. Politics
  12. #12 🎙️ The Mark Levin Show (2002) A conservative talk-radio program known for booming monologues about the Constitution and the courts. Politics
  13. #13 🎙️ The David Pakman Show (2009) A daily progressive news-and-call-in show that built its audience on YouTube and podcasts before the new-media wave was a thing. Politics
  14. #14 🎙️ Plain English with Derek Thompson (2021) An Atlantic staff writer interviews experts about the trends, technologies, and policy fights reshaping American life. Politics Society
  15. #15 🎙️ The Bulwark Podcast (2018) A center-right podcast for politically homeless conservatives, with sharp anti-Trump analysis and an unusually wide guest list. Politics
  16. #16 🎙️ Pod Save the World (2017) Two former Obama foreign-policy aides break down US foreign policy, geopolitics, and the people who run the world. Politics
  17. #17 🎙️ The Megyn Kelly Show (2020) The former Fox News anchor hosts long-form interviews with newsmakers, journalists, and cultural figures from across the political spectrum. Politics Interview
  18. #18 🎙️ The Ben Shapiro Show (2015) A daily conservative news-and-analysis show; one of the most-downloaded political podcasts in America. Politics
  19. #19 🎙️ The Ezra Klein Show (2018) Long, substantive interviews about politics, policy, ideas, and the broader intellectual life of our moment. Politics Interview
  20. #20 🎙️ Pod Save America (2017) Four former Obama staffers dissect the week's political news — irreverent, urgent, and unapologetically progressive. Politics
  21. #21 🎙️ The Rundown (2019) A weekly digest of the most important political stories of the week, with PBS NewsHour reporters and Capitol Hill correspondents. News Politics
  22. #22 🎙️ The Rachel Maddow Show (2008) The audio cut of MSNBC's long-form analysis show. Maddow's signature historical context and detailed political reporting. News Politics
  23. #23 🎙️ Breaking Points (2021) A populist morning show from the left and right that has built one of the largest independent political-news audiences on YouTube and podcast. News Politics

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