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The Focus Group Podcast
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Today: #59 in News on our combined chart.
Today: #149 in News, United Kingdom on our combined chart.
Today: #124 in News, Canada on our combined chart.
Today: #147 in News, Australia on our combined chart.
Today: #128 in News, New Zealand on our combined chart.
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts | Pocket Casts | Castbox |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27 | #59 | #48 | #37 | #39 |
| Oct 26 | #52 | #39 | #41 | #42 |
| Oct 25 | #62 | #43 | — | #50 |
| Oct 24 | #177 | #171 | — | — |
| Oct 22 | — | #200 | — | — |
| Oct 21 | #165 | #160 | — | — |
| Oct 20 | #108 | #102 | — | #83 |
| Oct 19 | #70 | #55 | — | #55 |
| Oct 18 | #70 | #54 | — | #60 |
| Oct 17 | #157 | #150 | — | — |
| Oct 16 | #160 | #153 | — | — |
| Oct 15 | #125 | #119 | — | — |
| Oct 14 | #110 | #107 | — | #98 |
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LIVE from San Francisco: Focus Groups Are Revealing a HUGE Weakness for Republicans
September 19, 2026 · 1 hr 10 minRecorded on Monday, Sept. 14 and the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, Sarah and Pod Save America’s Dan Pfeiffer discuss her book, How to Eat an Elephant, what focus groups are, why she does them, and she uncorks some fresh focus group…
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About the show
Unfiltered, uncompromising, unexpected—The Focus Group is a look into what the average voter thinks about politics, policy, and current events. Sarah Longwell, publisher of The Bulwark, has conducted hundreds of hours of focus groups all across the country. She and a series of special guests will take you behind the glass to hear what real focus group participants have to say.
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