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Personality Crisis

Personality Crisis

By: John Cole NYT Pitchbot and mistermix
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A podcast featuring John Cole of Balloon-Juice.com, New York Times Pitchbot and mistermix of heymistermix.com. The focus is on politics, and specifically the motivations and psychology of the personalities involved.

© 2026 Personality Crisis
Political Science Politics & Government
Episodes
  • Episode 20: Steve Vladek on the Supreme Court
    Jul 1 2026

    Steve Vladek is a professor at Georgetown University Law Center. He’s been thinking and writing about the Supreme Court for over 20 years, both as a law professor and as a Supreme Court analyst for CNN.

    In this episode, Dylan Ris and Steve discuss yesterday’s ruling from the Court on birthright citizenship, as well as other decisions that the court has handed down this term.

    Steve’s blog, One First: https://www.stevevladeck.com/

    Steve on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/stevevladeck.bsky.social

    Steve’s book, The Shadow Docket: https://tinyurl.com/shadowdocketpb


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    27 mins
  • Episode 19: Etan Nechin on the Politics of Israel in the US
    Jun 12 2026

    Etan Nechin is the New York correspondent for Haaretz. Born in Israel, he was previously a freelancer whose writing has appeared in The New York Times, Haaretz, Vice, Jacobin, Huffington Post, The Independent, Jewish Currents, Medium, Columbia Journal, and more.

    In this episode, Etan talks about US/Israeli politics, starting with Netanyahu’s long personal and political relationship with the US. After that, he explains how Netanyahu was able to make Israel a partisan issue in US politics, his appeal to evangelicals, and the future of Israel in American politics.

    Etan’s writing at Haaretz: https://www.haaretz.com/ty-WRITER/0000017f-da5a-d42c-afff-dffa7afc0000

    Etan’s personal site: https://www.etannechin.com/

    Etan on X: http://twitter.com/etanetan23


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    27 mins
  • Episode 18: Etan Nechin on Israeli Politics
    Jun 9 2026

    Etan Nechin is the New York correspondent for Haaretz. Born in Israel, he was previously a freelancer whose writing has appeared in The New York Times, Haaretz, Vice, Jacobin, Huffington Post, The Independent, Jewish Currents, Medium, Columbia Journal, and more.

    In this episode, Etan talks about the last 30 years in Israeli politics. If you want to know why the assassinaton of Yitzak Rabin had a similar impact to peace in the Middle East as the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, this is the episode for you.

    Etan’s writing at Haaretz: https://www.haaretz.com/ty-WRITER/0000017f-da5a-d42c-afff-dffa7afc0000

    Etan on X: https://x.com/Etanetan23

    Etan’s personal site: https://www.etannechin.com/

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    36 mins
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