Oppo File

In the new podcast OPPO FILE, host Joseph Rodota explores the impact of opposition research on American politics. Is oppo research responsible for the negative tone of American politics? Is everything about a candidate – no matter how personal – fair game? How has oppo research changed in the Trump era?

Political attacks have been around as long as democracy itself, but where exactly does the history of "oppo research" begin? Hosts Kate Andersen Brower and Joseph Rodota interview historian and author Susan Swain about a campaign in which the targ...

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