{"podcast":{"title":"Talkin‘ Politics & Religion Without Killin‘ Each Other","slug":"talkin-politics-religion-without-killin-each-other-3353845","podcast_index_feed_id":3353845,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/politicsandreligion/feed.xml","website_url":"https://www.politicsandreligion.us/","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7013826/TPR72.jpg","author":"Scan Media, LLC","episode_count":432,"summary":"Politics and Religion. We’re not supposed to talk about that, right? Wrong! We only say that nowadays because the loudest, most extreme voices have taken over the whole conversation. Well, we‘re taking some of that space back! If you’re dying for some dialogue instead of all the yelling; if you know it’s okay to have differences without having to hate each other; if you believe politics and religion are too important to let ”the screamers” drown out the rest of us and would love some engaging, provocative and fun conversations about this stuff, then ”Talkin‘ Politics & Religion Without Killin‘ Each Other” is for you!","last_synced_at":"2026-06-09T00:17:19.595458+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkin-politics-religion-without-killin-each-other-3353845"},"episode":{"title":"Not a Cult. A Coalition. Stephen Hawkins of More in Common on What Trump Voters Actually Believe","slug":"not-a-cult-a-coalition-stephen-hawkins-of-more-in-common-on-what-trump-voters-actually-believe","published_at":"2026-03-12T09:34:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkin-politics-religion-without-killin-each-other-3353845/not-a-cult-a-coalition-stephen-hawkins-of-more-in-common-on-what-trump-voters-actually-believe","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkin-politics-religion-without-killin-each-other-3353845","url":"https://www.politicsandreligion.us/e/stephen-hawkins/","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/n5mwgvbr5hztnrtw/StephenHawkins_More-in-Common_ProducedV2.mp3","summary":"62% of Trump voters say being MAGA is not an important part of their identity. So who, exactly, did we just elect? Stephen Hawkins has been trying to answer that question with data for nearly a decade. As Director of Research at More in Common since its founding in 2016, he helped author the landmark Hidden Tribes study and now leads the Beyond MAGA project, the most comprehensive look yet at the psychology of the 77 million Americans who voted for Donald Trump in 2024. In this conversation, Corey and Stephen dig into the four distinct types of Trump voters, the emergent phenomenon of \"traditionalism\" among Gen Z, the widening gap between MAGA hard-liners and the reluctant right, and what any of this means for a country that our guest describes as feeling \"pre-hot conflict.\" Stephen brings the rigor of a public opinion researcher and the perspective of someone who has lived, worked, and changed his mind on both sides of America's ideological divide. This is not a conversation about demonizing Trump voters or excusing them. It is about understanding them, and about what that understanding demands of the rest of us. Calls to Action ✅ If this conversation resonates, consider sharing it with someone who believes connection across difference still matters. ✅ Subscribe to Corey’s Substack: coreysnathan.substack.com ✅ Leave a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen: ratethispodcast.com/goodfaithpolitics ✅ Subscribe to Talkin’ Politics & Religion Without Killin’ Each Other on your favorite podcast platform. ✅ Watch the full conversation and subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/@politicsandreligion Key Takeaways Coalition, Not Cult. The Beyond MAGA study surveyed nearly 11,000 Trump voters and found four distinct segments: MAGA Hard-liners (29%), Anti-Woke Co…","meta_description":"62% of Trump voters say being MAGA is not an important part of their identity. So who, exactly, did we just elect? Stephen Hawkins has been trying to answ…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4511,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/talkin-politics-religion-without-killin-each-other-3353845/episodes/not-a-cult-a-coalition-stephen-hawkins-of-more-in-common-on-what-trump-voters-actually-believe/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkin-politics-religion-without-killin-each-other-3353845/not-a-cult-a-coalition-stephen-hawkins-of-more-in-common-on-what-trump-voters-actually-believe.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}