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The Focus Group

Middle / cross-cutting
Reach: 300,000Find on Apple Podcasts
Net Soapbox Score across all issues (last 30 days)
L+0.9
128 mentions across 8 episodes
How this channel has trended
Range L+4.5 to R+1.5 · rolling 7-day index

Issues this channel has covered

last 30 days, sorted by volume
Democratic Party leadershipR+4.9
15 mentions · weight 208
Trump / GOP leadershipL+2.6
14 mentions · weight 181
Inflation & affordabilityL+2.5
14 mentions · weight 170
Election integrityL+1.8
9 mentions · weight 137
Immigration & borderR+4.1
9 mentions · weight 115
Health care & coverageL+5.2
7 mentions · weight 110
Transgender / LGBTQ policyL+2.0
8 mentions · weight 110
Climate & energyR+1.2
8 mentions · weight 99
Crime & public safetyR+3.0
7 mentions · weight 99
Gun policyL+2.1
6 mentions · weight 88
AI & tech regulationL+1.3
7 mentions · weight 82
Education & DEIR+2.1
6 mentions · weight 71
Israel–GazaL+6.5
4 mentions · weight 60
Government corruption & institutionsL+9.0
2 mentions · weight 38
Abortion & reproductive rightsL+5.0
4 mentions · weight 33
Iran conflictL+9.0
2 mentions · weight 33
Social Security & MedicareL+2.0
3 mentions · weight 27
Justice system & rule of lawL+9.0
1 mentions · weight 16
Free speech & moderationR+4.2
1 mentions · weight 11
Drug policy0.0
1 mentions · weight 5

Recent episodes

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05/30/2026S6 Ep43: Peter Hamby: California Is The Progressive IdPodcast1h 7m
05/30/2026S6 Ep43: Peter Hamby: California Is The Progressive IdPodcast1h 7m
05/23/2026S6 Ep42: Adam Jentleson: More Heterodoxy, PleasePodcast1h 11m
05/23/2026S6 Ep42: Adam Jentleson: More Heterodoxy, PleasePodcast1h 11m
05/16/2026S6 Ep41: Greg Bluestein: Georgia's Root Canal PrimaryPodcast54m
05/16/2026S6 Ep41: Greg Bluestein: Georgia's Root Canal PrimaryPodcast54m
05/09/2026S6 Ep40: Tim Miller: Good Riddance, Bill Cassidy?Podcast53m
05/06/2026S6 Ep39: Chuck Schumer’s Candidate Got Humiliated in MainePodcast12m
05/02/2026S6 Ep38: America's 'House of Cards' Mentality (with David Frum)Podcast48m
04/30/2026S6 Ep37: Trump Promised Lower Prices. Everything Got Worse! (w/ Rotimi Adeoye)Podcast46m
04/25/2026S6 Ep36: America's Divisions: Getting on Our Nerves (with Jessica Tarlov)Podcast1h 11m
04/18/2026S6 Ep35: Trump Voters Say 'Nope' to the Pope (with Jonathan V. Last)Podcast1h 12m
04/17/2026S6 Ep34: Why Women Don’t Need Men Anymore—In Their Own Words (w/ Sami Sage)Podcast45m
04/11/2026S6 Ep33: The Sad, Mad GOP Base (with Amy Walter)Podcast55m
04/04/2026S6 Ep32: It's "Messing With Me Mentally" (with Ashley Parker)Podcast52m
03/28/2026S6 Ep31: PSA: AI is NOT Your Boyfriend!! (with Megan McArdle)Podcast1h 5m
03/21/2026S6 Ep30: ‘All of You Could Be Democrats’ (with Anderson Clayton)Podcast50m
03/14/2026S6 Ep29: Illinois Senate Race: Daaaa Dems (with David Axelrod)Podcast54m
03/12/2026S6 Ep28: BONUS POD: Iran Fears &...Focus Groups Love The Bulwark?Podcast1h 0m
03/07/2026S6 Ep27: What's a "Rug Pull"? (with Ed Elson)Podcast59m
02/28/2026S6 Ep26: Twitter vs. Texans (with Elaine Godfrey)Podcast55m
02/21/2026S6 Ep25: Texas-Sized Scandal (with Eric Benson)Podcast57m
02/14/2026S6 Ep24: Two Qual Researchers Walk Into a Bar (with Margie Omero)Podcast58m
02/07/2026S6 Ep23: Young Trump Voters Have Feelings (with Rachel Janfaza)Podcast59m
01/31/2026S6 Ep22: Put Excuses on ICE (with Adrian Carrasquillo)Podcast47m
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