S2 Ep6: The Partisan Problem

Underestimated - Bobcat Media

Society & Culture, Documentary, True Crime

4.9 • 541 Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

This episode explains the history of the party system in our country, how partisan politics have evolved over the years, and how people perceive the values of the opposing political parties.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	They think we're lazy.
0:05.0	They think we're lazy. They think we're lazy.
0:22.0	They think we're weak-willed.
0:24.2	They think we're entitled.
0:26.7	They think we're selfish.
0:29.3	They think we don't care about anybody about ourselves.
0:37.3	We are compassionate.
0:40.1	We are resourceful.
0:42.7	We are capable.
0:45.4	We want to make a difference in the world.
0:48.8	We are underestimated.
0:50.0	We are underestimated. Imagine.
1:11.2	Imagine taking a step back and looking at the people we've been electing in our country.
1:15.6	Would these be people that we truly support if they didn't share our political views?
1:19.5	Has our country traded in ethics and morals for partisan politics?
1:26.4	In the near future, will the divide in politics become so great that our citizens don't even have the basic rights our country was built on anymore?
1:30.1	These are questions that were in our group's mind as we started the year.
1:39.2	We are investigative journalism students in high school.
1:43.4	As students soon to be young adults, we are looking out of the world trying to find out how we fit in.
1:48.0	What we are seeing is an absolute messopolitical scene in a country. That prospect is terrifying to us, which is why we choose this as a podcast topic.
1:53.0	My name is Asia Peterson.
1:54.0	My name is Colton Tanckel.
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