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Shrink The Nation Pod

Shrink the Nation is Dr. David and Dr. Rob breaking down U.S. politics through psychology; group behavior, incentives, status, media feedback loops, and why certain moves keep working.
No outrage. No hero/villain scripts. No diagnosing people.
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46:31

You Were Never One of Us: Jelly Roll, MAGA, and the Psychology of Contempt

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When Failure Stops Working: Trump, Mike Lindell, and the Psychology of Persistence

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What Would Change Your Mind? The Psychology of Political Certainty

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49:07

The Future Gets a Vote: Oil Prices, Politics, and the Psychology of Prediction

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The Politics of Possession: Demons, Communists, and the Iran War

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59:48

Whose Evidence Counts? Trump, Peptides, and Selective Skepticism

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The Grand Unified Conspiracy: Why We Need One Story to Explain Everything

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The Grand Unified Conspiracy: Why We Need One Story to Explain Everything

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55:34

The Outrage Economy: Why Modern Politics Competes for Your Moral Attention

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55:34

The Outrage Economy: Why Modern Politics Competes for Your Moral Attention

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When the Grift Has Paperwork: Trump, Crypto, and Public Office

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When the Grift Has Paperwork: Trump, Crypto, and Public Office

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The Department of Blame Management

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56:26

The Department of Blame Management

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1:10:13

The Enemy You Needed: Private Wounds, Public Targets, and the Politics of Blame

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The Enemy You Needed: Private Wounds, Public Targets, and the Politics of Blame

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52:35

Andrew Tate, MAGA, and the Myth of Power: Status, Dominance and the Performance of Power

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52:36

Andrew Tate, MAGA, and the Myth of Power: Status, Dominance and the Performance of Power

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57:29

Out of Your Element, Donnie: Ballrooms, Bureaucrats, and Bad Ideas

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57:29

Out of Your Element, Donnie: Ballrooms, Bureaucrats, and Bad Ideas

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51:05

Strategy or Theatre? Decisions, Delusions and Second Order Effects

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51:05

Strategy or Theatre? Decisions, Delusions and Second Order Effects

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59:05

Hopium, Hormuz, and the Price of Pretend

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59:05

Hopium, Hormuz, and the Price of Pretend

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No Episode This Week (We’re Not Going to Fake One)

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51:30

When the Joke Is the Test

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51:30

When the Joke Is the Test

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54:20

Old Crow in a Gold Bottle: Confidence, Competence, and the Cost of Pretend

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54:20

Old Crow in a Gold Bottle: Confidence, Competence, and the Cost of Pretend

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53:29

Just a Guy: Power, Loyalty, and the Refusal to Be Checked

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53:29

Just a Guy: Power, Loyalty, and the Refusal to Be Checked

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Divine Cosplay and Movement Without Strategy

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Divine Cosplay and Movement Without Strategy

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28:36

The Myth of Inevitable Power (Hungary’s Snap-Back Moment)

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The Myth of Inevitable Power (Hungary’s Snap-Back Moment)

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52:58

Cosplay Cabinet, Real Consequences

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Cosplay Cabinet, Real Consequences

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55:51

Deepfakes, White Male Fragility, and the New Loyalty Tests

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Deepfakes, White Male Fragility, and the New Loyalty Tests

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Jessica Foster Isn't Real. The Loyalty Is.

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Jessica Foster Isn't Real. The Loyalty Is.

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38:34

When Looking Real Replaces Knowing Anything

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38:34

When Looking Real Replaces Knowing Anything

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42:29

Trump, Iran, and the Psychology of Impulsive Power: When Hope Is Not a Strategy

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42:29

Trump, Iran, and the Psychology of Impulsive Power: When Hope Is Not a Strategy

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38:27

Trump vs. the Supreme Court: IEEPA Tariffs, Delegitimizing the Referee, and Gaza’s “Board of Peace”

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Trump vs. the Supreme Court: IEEPA Tariffs, Delegitimizing the Referee, and Gaza’s “Board of Peace”

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Pam Bondi’s “Search History” Folder: How DOJ Audit Logs Become a Threat to Congressional Oversight

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Pam Bondi’s “Search History” Folder: How DOJ Audit Logs Become a Threat to Congressional Oversight

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The “You Sh*t My Pants” Defense: Trump’s Truth Social, Plausible Deniability, and Chaos as Strategy

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The “You Sh*t My Pants” Defense: Trump’s Truth Social, Plausible Deniability, and Chaos as Strategy

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When Tribes Shrink: The Melania Documentary & the Killing of Alex Pretti

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49:13

The White House Is Sh*tposting: AI Memes, Greenland Penguins, and Reality Drift

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The White House Is Sh*tposting: AI Memes, Greenland Penguins, and Reality Drift

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Iran Protests, “Insurrection” Talk & the Cockpit Wings Rule

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48:21

When Power Stops Explaining Itself: Venezuela, Numbness, and the Psychology of Control

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54:59

When Invasion Feels Normal: How We Learned to Shrug

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2025 Year in Review: Anxiety, Control, and the Collapse of Trust in American Politics

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The Cracking Avatar: Trump, Spectacle Politics, and Why Restraint Feels Radical

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Power, Projection, and Gerrymandering: Why Restraint Feels Radical in American Politics

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