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We Made This Political Podcast

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.

Civic Art of Parenting

Taking Care Seriously Requires Taking the Self Seriously

Part 3 of our three-part series on the Civic Art of Parenting

Apr 2 • Lura Forcum and Lauren Hall

Taking the Self Seriously.

Part 2 of 3 of our series on the Civic Art of Parenting

Mar 20 • Lura Forcum and Lauren Hall

Taking Care Seriously

Part 1 of 3 of our Civic Art of Parenting Series

Mar 17 • Lura Forcum and Lauren Hall

Red Flag Series

Your Political Party Doesn't Deserve You.

(Re)Building Healthy Political Relationships in a Partisan World

Jan 7 • Lauren Hall and Lura Forcum

Political Narcissism

Part 3 of Abusive Politics: When Your Party Treats You Like a Tool

Dec 3, 2025 • Lauren Hall and Lura Forcum

Love Bombing, Trauma Bonding, and Why You Can’t Leave

Part 2 of The Red Flags Are Everywhere

Nov 18, 2025 • Lauren Hall and Lura Forcum

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

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

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

On We Made This Political, hosts Lura Forcum and Lauren Hall interview author and former Yale professor William Deresiewicz about his essay “Colleges…

Aug 3 • Lauren Hall, Lura Forcum, and William Deresiewicz

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

Lura Forcum and Lauren Hall interview Abi Olvera, writer of the Substack Positive Sum, about the “abundance” movement.

Aug 3 • Lauren Hall

Learning How to Be Wrong

WE MADE THIS POLITICAL interviews William Deresiewicz LIVE on Friday, July 31 at 4pm ET

Jul 29 • Lura Forcum, Lauren Hall, and William Deresiewicz

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

Local Governance, Volunteer Democracy, and Breaking Zero-Sum Politics

Jul 27 • Lauren Hall and Lura Forcum

Live Monday: Abundance, Polarization, and Getting Out of the Way

Abi Olvera on WE MADE THIS POLITICAL, Monday, July 27 at 4pm ET

Jul 24 • Lura Forcum and Lauren Hall

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Ep. 59: Tony Williams on the Debating the Declaration

Lura and Lauren host Tony Williams of the Bill of Rights Institute to discuss his book Divided Over the Declaration and the long history of Americans…

Jul 20 • Lauren Hall

Americans Have Always Argued About the Declaration

Tony Williams on WE MADE THIS POLITICAL, this Friday July 17 at 10am ET

Jul 14 • Lura Forcum and Lauren Hall

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Ep. 58: Lauren and Lura on Political Grief

In this solo episode of We Made This Political, Lura Forcum and Lauren Hall explore “political grief”: the sadness beneath political anger when a party…

Jul 13 • Lauren Hall

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Ep. 57: [Archives] Fourth of July Special

Patriotism means wanting your country to do better too.

Jul 6 • Lauren Hall and Lura Forcum

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Ep. 56: Maryam Mehrtash on Reinventing the Village

Lauren Hall and Lura Forcum host We Made This Political with guest Maryam Mehrtash, a former marketing executive (Disney, Marvel Studios, 20th Century…

Jun 29 • Lauren Hall, Lura Forcum, and Maryam Mehrtash

The Myth of Doing It All

Maryam Mehrtash this Friday, June 26 at 12pm ET on WE MADE THIS POLITICAL.

Jun 23 • Lura Forcum, Lauren Hall, and Maryam Mehrtash

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

Lauren Hall and Lura Forcum host Scott Warren (SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins) and Morgan Ramsey-Elliot (ReD Associates) to discuss their report…

Jun 23 • Lauren Hall, Lura Forcum, and Morgan Ramsey-Elliot

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