podcast season 5
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2024 Election – What Did We Learn? – with Andy Busch and Lindsay Chervinsky
An unprecedented presidential campaign ended with the decisive election of Donald Trump. Trump made inroads with nearly every demographic group, riding a wave of global anti-incumbent sentiment and voter dissatisfaction with the economy. In this episode, our hosts, former Tennessee Governors Phil Bredesen and Bill Haslam are joined by Dr. Andy Busch, Associate Director of…
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Can the Supreme Court be Impartial? – with Steve Vladeck and John McGinnis
Public trust in the Supreme Court is at a near-record low. While trust has declined across all party groups since 2020, perception of the Supreme Court is deeply partisan, making the Court itself yet another issue where American views are highly polarized. In this episode, our hosts, former Tennessee governors Phil Bredesen and Bill Haslam,…
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Can the Constitution Help Fight Polarization? – with Yuval Levin
The Constitution is at the center of some of our most divisive and polarizing political disagreements from guns to abortion. But what if the Constitution is actually the solution to our challenges and not the source of our problem? In this episode, our hosts, former Tennessee Governors Phil Bredesen and Bill Haslam, speak with Yuval…
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How has Polarization Changed Governing? – with Anthony Foxx and Margaret Spellings
While political polarization is most visible in Congress, it affects the branches of the federal government in different ways. In this wide-ranging episode, our hosts, former Tennessee Governors Phil Bredesen and Bill Haslam speak with Anthony Foxx, former Secretary of Transportation under President Obama, and Margaret Spellings, former Secretary of Education under President Bush, about…
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Is the Political Left and Right a Myth? – with Hyrum Lewis and Verlan Lewis
In this episode, former Tennessee Governors Phil Bredesen and Bill Haslam are joined by Hyrum Lewis and Verlan Lewis, brothers, professors, and authors of a new book, The Myth of Left and Right. In their book, they make the case that contrary to popular belief, there are no consistent philosophies behind the political spectrum of…
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What Does the Research Say About Polarization? – with Rachel Kleinfeld
Our hosts, former Tennessee Governors Phil Bredesen and Bill Haslam, speak with Rachel Kleinfeld, an international relations scholar and senior fellow in the Democracy, Conflict and Governance program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, about what the research says about the roots and repercussions of polarization in American politics. Are Americans as divided as…