Two Friends— a Democrat and a Republican— Sea...

CPF Director Bob Shrum joins education experts Amy McIntosh, Pedro Noguera, and Marshall Tuck for a discussion on the state of American education. They discuss which education reforms are working, and which ones are not, the state of our K-12 education, charter schools, and publi ...  Show more

CPF Co-Directors Bob Shrum and Mike Murphy join Fall 2026 CPF Fellows, Michael Donilon, Julianna Goldman, Mike Madrid, Amy McIntosh, Claudine Schneider, and Jeffrey Toobin, for a discussion on the current state of politics today. They discuss the 2026 midterms, the Trump Administ ...  Show more

With political polarization at an all-time high, what does it look like for two well-informed people with opposing views to have dialog across different ideas?

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Ryan Grim, co-founder of Drop Site News, co-host of the ...

We’ve been on the road in Indiana, which isn’t far from the DNC in Chicago and yet feels so distant. Has Kamala Harris’ introduction to the nation reached heartland America? We find a state full of friendly people who have just stopped talking to each other, of not just competing ...  Show more

Dan interviews two guests who personify what we’re trying to achieve on this podcast. Jean Card worked as a top Republican communicator, including cabinet-level speechwriting in the George W. Bush administration, ...

In kicking off the midterms, Joe Biden talked about American democracy as a shared value, enshrined in the country’s founding — a value that both Democrats and Republicans should join together in defending. But there is another possible view of this moment. One that is shared ...