FiveThirtyEight Politics

Yours is a hugely influential podcast and you are failing voters by ignoring Trump. Yes you talk about his economic policies, etc. You treat Trump as a normal politician. And you are not talking about his threats to America: to deport 11 million undocumented migrants and that he has “every right” to interfere in the election, which should be front page news and is not. Coupled with broad presidential immunity these are no longer empty threats. Trump is not a normal politician. The job of the press is to bring these issues to light, not accommodate them.

I’m enjoying this podcast much more with new host and guests. I though previous group were better writers than podcasters ie Claire Malone. I felt like she failed to contribute analytical commentary, just dished out facts. Stats are being presented in a much less dry academic way and used to reinforce guests’ arguments/opinions. Overall massive improvement.

538 under Nate Silver was my favorite podcast of all time. However, the new Nate-less (and man do I miss Harry Enten too) is just a gossipy, fairly substance lacking show. It’s just lost its magic. Sad to unfollow it after so many years.

Things have settled since the big shake-up, but have left the show with noticeable room to improve, especially compared to the days of Claire, Perry, Micah, and even Nate. I’m not saying they should all come back, but the current show feels more gossipy and less informative. Maybe that’s rose-colored glasses, a reflection of current reality or something else; regardless, the show is constantly reminding me of when it seemed better.