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Nov 2025–Oct 2026peak share, Jan 2026
Share of analysed episodes per month, Nov 2025 to Oct 2026: 1 of 3,584, 0 of 3,862, 2 of 4,115, 1 of 4,226, 0 of 4,731, 1 of 4,438, 0 of 4,230, 2 of 4,319, 0 of 4,515, 1 of 4,419, 0 of 4,624, 0 of 4,594.
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Where they standLast discussed
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Aug 5, 2026
Where they stand
Talking pointsNot enough disagreement in the transcripts to form camps. These are the positions taken by people with demonstrated expertise on this topic first, then by how many people heard them on it, then by VoiceRank. Positions are extracted from transcripts by a model and may misattribute who said what. Every quote links to the episode it came from.
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Ben Meiselas claims that Casey Means is an unqualified candidate for the position of Surgeon General.
“So, I wanted to give you that framework going into this. So, you have Senator Bernie Sanders cross-examining this Casey Means individual and he says to her, "So, is healthc care a human right?" Watch her response right here.”
MeidasTouch · Feb 2026 · 3 episodes · 1.4M views on this topic
The use of acting officers allows the president to appoint loyalists and bypass Senate confirmation, which is a tactic being used to manipulate government agencies.
“And Trump likes acting people around him because they're utterly dependent on him. Like if you look at Todd Blanch for example, who is currently the acting attorney general, Blanch just rolled out this slush fund and immunity for Trump for any possible um IRS violations for Trump, his oldest sons, a”
Heather Cox Richardson · Jun 2026 · 2 episodes · 606K views on this topic
The criticism leveled against Pete Hegseth by the media and political opponents is fabricated and lacks substantive merit.
“I'm very convinced that the attacks are entirely fabricated right now because if there were any other substantial reasons to oppose it, you'd hear about them.”
StevenCrowder · Jan 2025 · 2 episodes · 406K views on this topicAC
Alistair Campbell argues that the appointment of Peter Mandelson to the ambassadorship was a massive lapse in judgment by the Prime Minister.
“So, appointing Peter Mandelson in the first place was a massive lapse of judgment.”
The Rest Is Politics · Apr 2026 · 1 episode · 326K views on this topic
Appointing Dan Bongino as Deputy Director of the FBI is a dangerous move because he lacks the necessary experience to lead the bureau.
“D bino has none of that experience I mean he was a a secret service guy turned gadfly political candidate turned Fox News host turned podcaster and I think this is even more dangerous this time around because cash Patel has no experience he's never worked at the FBI”
Pod Save America · Feb 2025 · 1 episode · 209K views on this topic
Effective political operations rely on a pipeline of high-quality, professional staff rather than random hires.
“Look, as somebody's worked in politics their entire life, I know that politics is about personnel. And if you want the talent that puts you on offense, then you need Republican jobs.”
Ruthless Podcast · Feb 2026 · 1 episode · 102K views on this topic
Alastair Campbell argues that nepotism in modern British politics is significantly less prevalent than the public perceives.
“well I think in sunny and political life there's there's much less I think than people outside think there are”
The Rest Is Politics · Apr 2023 · 1 episode · 15K views on this topicExtracted by a model; may misattribute who said what.
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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 Jan 2023