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Episodes · 12 months
18
Nov 2025–Oct 2026peak share, Feb 2026
Share of analysed episodes per month, Nov 2025 to Oct 2026: 0 of 3,584, 0 of 3,862, 0 of 4,115, 18 of 4,226, 0 of 4,731, 0 of 4,438, 0 of 4,230, 0 of 4,319, 0 of 4,515, 0 of 4,419, 0 of 4,624, 0 of 4,594.
All time
27
+4 via 4 narrower
On record
29
took a position
Where they standLast discussed
8mo ago
Feb 26, 2026
Where they stand
Camps of opinion · 3Positions people took on this topic in transcripts, grouped by school of thought. The bar shows each camp's share of the people sorted into a camp. It is not a poll and not a share of any audience, and people whose position fit no camp are left out of it. Within a camp, people with demonstrated expertise on the topic come first, then those who reached the most listeners on it. Positions are extracted from transcripts by a model and may misattribute who said what. Every quote links to the episode it came from.
Share of people placed in a camp21 people
48%
33%
19%
- View as strategic tool10 people · 48%
- Dismiss as irrelevant spectacle7 people · 33%
- Support protest and dissent4 people · 19%
View as strategic tool
The State of the Union serves as a vital platform for political maneuvering, agenda framing, and exposing opposing viewpoints.
10 people · 7 episodes
The President's decision to directly call out his predecessor in the speech was a smart and effective strategic move.
“I expected it to be all about Trump I didn't expect that they would directly mention him but they did that's great like let's just why no reason to like dance around and I kind of hate when you don't make when you don't just say the thing and they say the thing and I think it's great”
Pod Save America · Mar 2024 · 8 episodes · 2.0M views on this topic
The host asserts that the State of the Union address serves as an effective mechanism to expose political divides and force politicians to demonstrate their allegiances.
“I think the takeaway tonight is going to be look, we are not the same. It's not even close.”
StevenCrowder · Feb 2026 · 2 episodes · 1.6M views on this topic
The State of the Union address is a valuable opportunity for the President to directly address his opponents and influence public perception.
“I think this is the most important part about this is it will get more attention and one of the things that the president has really struggled with because of the sort of structural deficiencies that the Democrats have in the media is grabbing the nation's attention and one way to do that is to just”
Pod Save America · Mar 2024 · 4 episodes · 1.4M views on this topicDismiss as irrelevant spectacle
The State of the Union is an ineffective, dull, or pointless performance that lacks substantive value.
7 people · 5 episodes
She asserts that the State of the Union speech has become a relic that barely matters for 24 hours of attention.
“It's become a relic of a speech that barely matters for 24 hours that anyone's paying attention”
Breaking Points · Feb 2026 · 2 episodes · 682K views on this topicMO
Matt O'Brien views the State of the Union as a tedious, predictable summary of the president's erratic social media rhetoric.
“Trump in the age of social media just kind of barfs out whatever he's thinking in real time. So for me, the State of the Union is is his speech writer probably just putting connective tissue between his truth social posts”
The Daily Show · Feb 2026 · 1 episode · 106K views on this topic
Desi Lydic finds the prospect of the State of the Union so overwhelming that it makes her want to avoid it entirely.
“the state of the union makes me feel the same way that this blizzard does. That I just want to curl up into a ball and never leave my apartment ever again.”
The Daily Show · Feb 2026 · 1 episode · 106K views on this topicSupport protest and dissent
Members of Congress should actively protest, boycott, or disrupt the address to make a necessary political or moral statement.
4 people · 2 episodes
Congressional Democrats should find ways to create an attentional moment or protest during the State of the Union instead of just attending silently.
“So, if you're going to go and either disrupt the speech, you know, turn try to turn into question time, have a guest that uh somehow Trump notices or the media notices and ask questions about and then that becomes a little story. So, it's just like the only case for going is to somehow create an att”
Pod Save America · Feb 2026 · 8 episodes · 2.0M views on this topicBM
Participating in the official State of the Union address while norms are violated makes one complicit, and the boycott is a necessary, important statement against fascism.
“It's why I think the boycott is so important. Now look, I understand and I'm not going to fault individuals who show up as a sign of protest. But I will fault people who behave like it's a normal thing to be a part of that state of the union. It it it is not.”
MeidasTouch · Feb 2026 · 1 episode · 498K views on this topic
Eugene DanielsUnrated
Inviting Jeffrey Epstein victims to the State of the Union is a substantive way for Democrats to counter the President's platform.
“I think that's a great move, right? Like I think it is something substantive that they have Democrats have been fighting for making sure that there is a real release of the Epstein file.”
Pod Save America · Feb 2026 · 1 episode · 244K views on this topicExtracted by a model; may misattribute who said what.
In the transcripts
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Over time
Share of episodesThis topic's episodes as a share of every episode we analysed, in each complete month. We analyse more episodes every month, so a raw count would mostly show that growth. Recent months fill in as transcripts are analysed.
Complete months · first on record Mar 2022