In this bonus episode, I put on my trusty old political scientist hat to have a nice chat with some of my favorite political thinkers, Andrew Heaton (The Political Orphanage) and Jeremiah Johnson (The Neoliberal Podcast) to talk about what "identity politics" means, how our identities influence our political behavior, and what identity even is. Also, some of the great political science research we mention (from superstars like Professors Ashley Jardina and Morris Fiorina) is linked below! Heaton on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MightyHeatonPolitical Orphanage podcast: https://politicalorphanage.libsyn.comJeremiah on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeremiahDJohnsNeoliberal Podcast: https://neoliberalproject.org/neoliberal-podcast More on white identity politics research by Ashley Jardina, Ph.D.: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/white-identity-politics/5C330931FF4CF246FCA043AB14F5C626https://www.vox.com/2019/4/26/18306125/white-identity-politics-trump-racism-ashley-jardinahttps://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/the-disturbing-surprisingly-complex-relationship-between-white-identity-politics-and-racism More on party sorting research by Morris Fiorina, Ph.D.: https://www.amazon.com/Unstable-Majorities-Polarization-Political-Stalemate/dp/081792115Xhttps://www.hoover.org/sites/default/files/research/docs/fiorina_3_finalfile.pdfhttps://www.policyed.org/policy-briefs/Morris-Fiorina-On-Why-Political-Parties-Have-Polarized/video Tickets to my Data Science Spectacular (March 1, 2022 at Caveat in NYC and live-streaming worldwide): https://www.caveat.nyc/event/the-data-science-spectacular-3-1-2022 ! Edited by Eric P. Stipe. MIE is a proud member of the World's Smartest Podcast Network (WSPN): https://www.worldssmartestpodcastnetwork.com!