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Interviews, debates, history, and news analysis. Pocket Politics is the voice of the preeminent civic engagement app - VotingSmarter.

  1. 04/17/2023

    What’s the Point of Ethics

    In this episode, the Pocket Politics panel reviews the removal of legislators in the Tennessee State House, the alleged ethics violations of justice, Clarence Thomas, and where we as individuals get our news.

  2. 03/20/2023

    Presidential Approval Numbers, Do they Matter?

    Pocket Politics welcomes Avery James, a research analyst at Echelon Insights, where he shares his polls on presidential approval ratings of the current President and from past presidents, broken down by Republicans and Democrats.

  3. 03/06/2023

    Secession vs. Patriotism

    In this episode of Pocket Politics, the team debates the origins of COVID from the recent Department of Energy report stating that COVID most likely originated from a lab in China, discussing the idea of a national divorce, and we end with a fun and surprising debate on an issue that most people do not even consider.

  4. 02/20/2023

    Who's Running for President and Who's Running the Train

    Pocket Politics welcomes former host Ben Coburn to the show, and he will now join the Pocket Politics team as a regular host.  In this episode, the panel looks at the potential runners for the Republican and Democratic nominations for President of the United States and many transportation issues and disasters throughout the country.

  5. 02/06/2023

    Understanding Violence, Historic Votes, and Money in Politics

    Pocket Politics is back after taking a much-needed break these holidays. For our first episode of the new year, Sarah, Andrew, Aadit, and Terry break down violence happening in America from the state and through individuals, the historic vote to elect Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House, and we close it off with our favorite topic; money in politics.

  6. 12/12/2022

    Small Town Politics with Mark Warden

    The Pocket Politics Team meets with Mark Warden, a former New Hampshire State Representative from the City of Manchester and current owner of Porcupine Real Estate. We deep dive into money in politics, understanding the different dynamics of the New Hampshire State House and crypto. Fun fact: New Hampshire has the third largest legislature in the world, with 400 members representing a population of 1.38 million.  You can find more about Mark on his website www.markwarden.com and if you're looking to buy a house in New Hampshire as Andrew did, check-out Porcupine Real Estate porcupinerealestate.com.

  7. 11/25/2022

    Post Thanksgiving Politics

    After one day with our family, Terry, Sarah, Aadit, and Andrew jumped right back into the political arena. We talk about potential 2024 candidates from both the Republicans and Democrats and what it means for the GOP narrowly taking back the house.

  8. 11/13/2022

    The Red Wave? More like the Red Puddle

    Terry, Sarah, and Andrew look at the 2022 midterm elections and debate what happened to the Grand Old Party. From a disappointing night for Make America Great Again candidates to successful moderate republicans like Governor Chris Sununu and Governor Phill Scott, analysis is conducted and debated. So what do the 2022 midterms mean for the United States? Listen to this episode and let us know what you think.

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