All Episodes

🇺🇸 Last Full Measure of Devotion—Stories Behind Memorial Day

📊 PART TWO: Data-Driven Field Strategy: From the 2000 Florida Recount to the 2013 RNC Autopsy

👷‍♂️ Brand Politics—How Democrats Lost the Working Class & Why Latinos Are the New Soccer Moms

📊 PART ONE: Data-Driven Field Strategy: The Mechanics of Winning Elections & The Role Parties Play

⚖ Controlling the Narrative: What Politics Can Learn From Trial Attorneys

👥 How Field Operations Win Elections: Plus Organizing Presidential Debates, National Conventions, & Ballot Access

🗳 The Independent Strategy to Reshape the U.S. Senate: Can Independents Break the Two-Party System?

🫏 The Dem They Didn't Know What to Do With: What Really Happens in Southern Democratic Politics

📲 Politics in the Age of Algorithms: How Technology & Media Fragmentation Are Changing Elections

⭐ Raising Up Future Leaders of the Grand Opportunity Party

📊 Polling Club Strategy Session: Designing a Poll of America’s Political Strategists

📰 Breaking the News: Clicks, Chaos & Censorship—How Business Media Really Works

🪖 Life After the Military—The Challenges Veterans Face

Legal Battles Shaping American Politics with Chris Murray

🎄 Ghosts of Christmas Past - Christmas & New Year’s in American History w/ Historic Storyteller J. Mark Powell

🦃 Surprising History & Politics of Thanksgiving w/ Author J. Mark Powell

🗳 2025 Off-Year Elections Preview: NYC, Virginia, New Jersey, & More!

Government Shutdown Showdown... PLUS NYC Mayor's Race

🔮 Focus Groups, Courtrooms & the Future of the Democrat Party

🗽 Crime & the City—NEW NYC Mayoral Poll

🚨 Poll Briefing: America’s View on Iran Airstrikes, Israel-Iran Ceasefire & Trump Job Approval

Top 2024 Issues: Focus on the Border w/ OH Sheriff-Elect Kurt Schneider

Pennsylvania Swing State Focus: New Poll + PA-based Strategist Mark Harris Reveals What to Expect

Polling 2024: What the Hell's Going on w/ Public Polls?

Revitalizing GOP's Ground Game: A Strategy Session w/ Matt Wylie

Celebrating America! Surprising History Trivia of our Independence Day w/ J. Mark Powell, Official Historian of the Political Trade Secrets Show

Ruth Edmonds, GOP Congressional Candidate & fmr. Columbus NAACP Pres. Shares Her Vision & Takes on Critical Race Theory, plus Our Powerful Maxim for Opportunity, & How to Watch Game Tape to Level Up

A Productive Way to Think about Border Security & Immigration | The History of Memorial Day | How Terrible is Kamala Harris? | You Need a System for Thank You's | Powerful Axiom: “What You Do Daily Gets Done”

🗺 Redistricting, the Census, & a New Congressional Map

How to Use Incentives & Disincentives for Strategy & Politics

Political Trade Secrets: How to Fight Fake News, Win Media Relations & Understand the News Landscape w/ Special Guest Brian DeRoy | ACB on the Court

Political Trade Secrets: Facebook Ad-mageddon w/ John Rogers of Torchlight Strategies and Andy Yates of RepublicanAds.com

Political Trade Secrets: We Speak w/ Pastor JC Church on Christians Leading in Politics | Presidential Debate Recap

Political Trade Secrets: How to Use the Olson Strategy Sweet Spot | Defining Fake News Fact-Checking

Political Trade Secrets: THE POSSIBILITY PRESIDENT: How Donald Trump Sees Possibilities Where Others Only See Constraints | Preview POTUS Debate 2

Political Trade Secrets: Using the Strategic Filter Known Known / Known Unknown / Unknown Unknown for Clarity & Innovation

Political Trade Secrets: How to Be an Informed Citizen and Fight Fake News

Political Trade Secrets: Dueling Town Halls for Dueling Realities in America & How Right was GOP about Scully & Debate Commission?

Political Trade Secrets: Perception is Reality: Burisma, Biden, & How Algorithms, AI, & Big Tech COULD Control Our Reality... And what this means for Political Leaders

Political Trade Secrets: Bad Decisions: The Joe Biden Story - Writer & Director Jason Meath Previews this Important Documentary

Political Trade Secrets: Surveying Key 2020 US Senate Races and How to Help

Political Trade Secrets: SCOTUS Nomination Hearings & How the Harris-Biden “Court Packing” Threat Would End America as We Know It

Political Trade Secrets: 3 Easy Steps to Improve Politics (at least your experience of it)

Political Trade Secrets: How to Manage a Candidate - Commissioner Mark Waller Gives a Candidate’s Perspective, and Much More!

Political Trade Secrets: Breaking Down the #VPDebate and the Nobody-Elected-You Commission on Presidential Debates

Political Trade Secrets: Previewing & Predicting the Undercard Debate & Figuring Out Your WHOLE Ballot #VPDebate

Political Trade Secrets: Special Guests John Wayne, Ronald Reagan, & Abe Lincoln explain Get-Out-the-Vote

Political Trade Secrets: Changing the Rules of the Game: How Democrats could create Permanent Power by Packing the Courts, Packing the Senate, and Packing the Presidency

Political Trade Secrets: The Yard Sign is Dead, Long Live the Yard Sign!!!

Political Trade Secrets: Dustin Olson is Joined by Co-host Sean Bartley to Break Down the Debate

Political Trade Secrets: Jeff Crank, Radio Host, Reformed Political Consultant, & Jack-of-all-Political Trades Talks About Candidate Recruitment & What Makes a Great Candidate

Political Trade Secrets: Jeff Crank, Radio Host & Jack of all Political Trades (Congressional Staffer & Candidate, Political Strategist, Chamber Exec, etc.) Shares Secrets of Success

Political Trade Secrets: 2020 Presidential Debate Preview, Debate Prep Basics & much more!

Political Trade Secrets w/ Dustin Olson: Lee Vasche w/ a Grassfire Polling Report on Hidden Trump Voters

Political Trade Secrets: John Rogers - The Wizard of the NRCC on Data, Polling, & What Sets Candidates Apart (Part 2)

Political Trade Secrets: John Rogers - The Wizard of the NRCC on Data, Polling, & What Sets Candidates Apart (Part 1)

Political Trade Secrets: Paige Marriott Talks National Fundraising & Helping Donors Make a Difference

Political Trade Secrets: Drew Ryun on Grassroots & Canvassing Technology

Bill Greener P1, Effective Messaging & the Evolution of Political Communication

Creating the Money Shot P2: Doug Lane on Staging Presidential Events

Creating the Money Shot P1: Doug Lane on Staging Presidential Events

Wayne Laugesen P2: How to Ace a Newspaper Endorsement Interview

Josh Kraushaar: A National Political Reporter on How Politicians Could Better Work w/ the Media

Wayne Laugesen P1: Inside Look at Newspaper Editorial Pages

MVP: How Jack Kemp, Pro-Football Quarterback , Changed America

Answering Listener Questions w/ Sean Bartley

TJ Walker on Media Training & the 1st 2016 GOP Presidential Debate

David Flaherty P2: How to Conduct & Effectively Use Polls

David Flaherty P1: Pollster Lays Out How Polling Works

Joe Fuld Answers "Are you ready to run?" & Explains How to Become a Political Consultant

Barney Keller: A Day in the Life of a Communications Director

Lee Vasche P2: How to Successfully Petition on the Ballot

Bradley Crate: Importance of campaign finance laws, treasury, and keeping yourself out of trouble

Lee Vasche P1: Good Grassroots, Micro-targeting, and Getting the Most out of Your Polling