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[[File:Historian and scholar Jon Wiener on his podcast Start Making Sense with guest Green Party candidate Jill Stein.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Historian [[Jon Wiener]], host of ''[[The Nation]]'' magazine podcast ''Start Making Sense'', interviews [[Green Party of the United States|Green Party]] candidate [[Jill Stein]] in 2016.]]
'''Political podcasts''' are [[podcasts]] that focus on contemporary politics and current events. Most political podcasts maintain a connection with an existing media source such as a newspaper or magazine. They aim to inform or entertain or advocate a cause, usually for progressive causes, although there are some conservative podcasts. They are often cost-effective to produce, requiring minimal computer technology to operate. Their audiences are generally persons in interested in current events, and programs usually have a duration of a half hour to an hour.
==Background==
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| accessdate= September 17, 2016
| quote=... Slate’s Political Gabfest: Launched in 2005 and updated weekly, Slate’s political podcast is hosted by Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson and David Plotz. The three chat current events ....
}}</ref> Since then, many new programs have been created. Most political podcasts maintain a connection with an existing news source; for example, the podcast ''[[Start Making Sense (podcast)|Start Making Sense]]'' is closely allied with its parent publication, ''[[The Nation]]'' magazine.<ref name="twsTheNation1">{{cite web
| author= Jon Wiener, Bernie Sanders, John Nichols, others
| date= September 3, 2016
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*'''Ricochet''' for conservative audiences<ref name="twsWired1"/>
*'''Slate Political Gabfest''' with [[Emily Bazelon]], [[John Dickerson (journalist)|John Dickerson]] and [[David Plotz]]<ref name="twsDailyDot1"/><ref name="twsRedEye1"/><ref name="twsWired1"/><ref name="twsMediaPost7"/><ref name="twsPopSugar7"/>
*'''[[Start Making Sense (podcast)|Start Making Sense]]''' by ''[[The Nation]]'' magazine features historian [[Jon Wiener]]<ref name="twsTheNation1" /><ref name="twsTheNation3" /><ref name="twsTheNation2">{{cite web
|author1=Start Making Sense |author2=Jon Wiener
| date= September 8, 2016
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