Mackinac Center for Public Policy

The Overton Window

Have you noticed that politicians struggle to enact the things they run on? They find themselves bound by what is popular, or at least their sense of it. The narrow range of policies that they can enact is called the Overton Window. The Overton Window podcast looks at issues around the country and the people changing what is politically possible.

Author

Mackinac Center for Public Policy

Category

Government

Podcast website

www.mackinac.org

Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

‘I couldn’t stand by’ 11.07.2025

Sandra Hernden and Steve Delie tell the story of one woman’s fight to recover her first amendment rights

‘Politicians are myopic’ 27.06.2025

Patrick Wright on unconstitutional state spending that favors certain district projects over others

‘Get off the floor, wipe your eyes, log off that computer and start homeschooling’ 13.06.2025

Bernita Bradley on launching microschools in Detroit

‘Work never gets boring’ 30.05.2025

FIRE’s Ryne Weiss on protecting freedom of speech on campus

‘A loss for the American economy’ 16.05.2025

Jeffrey Schwab discusses filing major lawsuit on the imposition of tariffs

‘Welcome to the wild and wonderful’ 02.05.2025

Jessi Troyan on universal licensing and breaking barriers to work in West Virginia

‘Darn good policy’ 18.04.2025

George Leef on Right to Work and Rethinking Higher Education

‘The public can’t stop it’ 04.04.2025

Daniel Crane on navigating AI innovation and regulation

‘The government never goes out of business’ 21.03.2025

State Rep. Jordan Teuscher on how Utah banned public sector unionization

‘The battle is not over’ 07.03.2025

Dr. Keli’i Akina on passing the largest tax cut in Hawaii’s state history

‘Make the case for reform’ 21.02.2025

Meagan Forbes and Lee McGrath advance occupational licensing reform

‘The people do have a voice — it's called the legislature’ 07.02.2025

Badger Institute’s Patrick McIlheran discusses citizen-led referenda

‘You’ve got to get it in writing’ 24.01.2025

Scott Tillman discusses putting term limits on U.S. Congress

‘Playing with taxpayer money’ 10.01.2025

Jon Riches investigates government violations of gift clauses

‘Not just a healthcare issue’ 20.12.2024

Layal Bou Harfouch on bringing empathy into drug policy

‘Stories change the culture’ 06.12.2024

Bob Ewing on mastering the art of public speaking

'Hold the powerful accountable’ 22.11.2024

Dave Bondy breaks down the ever-shifting landscape of political journalism

‘Protect the reliability of the grid’ 08.11.2024

Jon Sanders discusses the feasibility of renewable energy in North Carolina

‘When the government selects who wins, everyone loses’ 25.10.2024

Michigan Rising Action’s Abby Mitch on holding elected officials accountable

‘We have to fight for the commanding heights of American culture’ 11.10.2024

American Culture Project’s John Tillman on winning through upstream engagement

‘There’s a bigger strategy at play’ 27.09.2024

Angela Erickson on project management’s role in ending home equity theft

‘I want an economic system that pulls billions out of poverty’ 13.09.2024

Josh Bandoch on persuading the left and the right to help America’s poor

‘Everybody’s got to read my book and believe it’ 30.08.2024

Bryan Caplan on using graphic novels to change housing policy

‘We’re putting a face and a name on the issue’ 16.08.2024

Elizabeth Stelle on winning more school choice in a purple state

‘Certificate of Need laws are a public policy failure’ 02.08.2024

Alasdair Whitney on the battles to remove barriers to entry for healthcare providers

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