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We Made This Political Podcast

We Made This Political Podcast

Lauren Hall and Lura Forcum talk about what political science, psychology, and parenting has taught them about making politics better for everyone.

Lura Forcum and Lauren Hall

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Show overview

We Made This Political Podcast launched in 2025 and has put out 71 episodes in the time since. That works out to roughly 70 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.

Episodes typically run an hour to ninety minutes — most land between 56 min and 1h 5m — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Society & Culture show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 1 weeks ago, with 36 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Lura Forcum and Lauren Hall.

Episodes
71
Running
2025–2026 · 1y
Median length
1h 2m
Cadence
Weekly

From the publisher

Lauren Hall and Lura Forcum talk together and with guests about what political science, psychology, and parenting has taught them about making politics better for everyone. wemadethispolitical.substack.com

Latest Episodes

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Ep. 69: Liz Joyner on Civics That Doesn’t Feel Like HR Training

Oct 5, 202659 min

Ep. 68 Gabe Fleisher on Saving Political News

Sep 28, 202657 min

Ep. 67: Brendan Polk on the Lindsey Clancy Case, Institutional Failure, and Local Hope

Sep 14, 20261h 0m

Ep. 66: Nancy von Meyer on Parcels, Permission Systems, and the Future of Land

Sep 8, 202659 min

Ep. 65: Cliff Kayser on Polarity Thinking and Interdependence

Aug 31, 202657 min

Ep. 64: Grace Pouch on Slowing Down, Adding Friction, and Forming Better People

Aug 24, 202657 min

Ep. 63: Jess Lee on Race, Identity and the Trouble with Categories

Aug 17, 20261h 4m

Ep. 61: Abi Olvera on Abundance and Positive Sum Thinking

Aug 3, 202657 min

Ep. 61: William Deresiewicz on Liberal Education, Citizenship, and the Crisis of the University

Aug 3, 20261h 2m

Ep. 60: Lauren and Lura on What Holds a Country Together

Jul 27, 20261h 5m

Ep. 59: Tony Williams on the Debating the Declaration

Jul 20, 202645 min

Ep. 58: Lauren and Lura on Political Grief

Jul 13, 20261h 4m

Ep. 57: [Archives] Fourth of July Special

Jul 6, 202651 min

Ep. 56: Maryam Mehrtash on Reinventing the Village

Jun 29, 202653 min

Ep. 55: Scott Warren and Morgan Ramsey-Elliot on Conservative Voters and Saving Democracy

Jun 23, 20261h 2m

Ep. 54: Paul Kane on Congressional Dysfunction, Media Decline, and Broken Incentives

Jun 15, 20261h 4m

Ep. 54: Nathan Smolensky on Independent Voters and Finding Common Ground

Jun 8, 20261h 1m

Ep. 53: Ben Appel on Gender Heresy and Belonging

Jun 1, 20261h 16m

Ep. 52: Corey Nathan on Religion, Politics, and Living Together

May 26, 20261h 3m

Ep. 50: Leah Sargent on the Dignity of Dependence

May 19, 20261h 1m
Lura Forcum and Lauren Hall