IVN discusses the merits and faults of the electoral college after public opinion supports abolishing the system and U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer proposes a bill to do just that. Can it be reformed? Should it be reformed?

This week our roundtable discusses the Donald Trump presidency and how the mainstream pundits are out of touch. Then (20:19) Jeff Powers interviews Gary Condit about his new book, Actual Malice, and his perspective on the election as the original blue-dog Democrat.

This week we discussed what having a woman president could mean for women in politics and gender relations. We welcomed Congresswoman Susan Davis (CA-53), who discussed the effect HRC could have as a female role model, as well as the Pentagon's order for U.S. Soldiers to return reenlistment bonuses from the mid 2000s.

On this week's Independent Voter Podcast: Beyond Party Politics we sit down with recent San Diego State grad Dillon Roark to discuss student engagement in the election, then interview with Rock The Vote’s VP of Civic Engagement where to delve into the millennial vote—will they vote, what will it mean, and why?

The Independent Voter Podcast looks at the rhetoric establishment parties use to maintain control, and interviews U.S. Rep. Scott Peters from California’s 52nd district on the rough party rhetoric, as well as local San Diego issues.

Independent Voter Podcast: Beyond Partisan Politics discusses why election reform isn’t a sexy news topic, and interviews POLITICO author Eric Geller on his article "Elections security: Federal help or power grab?”

On this week's Independent Voter Podcast: Beyond Partisan Politics we discuss the worth of your vote, the 'greatest evil’ election, and chat with Open Primaries' Jeremy Gruber about how much money taxpayers spent on the 2016 party primaries.

Independent Voter Podcast: Beyond Partisan Politics discusses the Commission on Presidential Debates. Guests include chairman of Level the Playing Field, with a lawsuit challenging the CPD's rules, as well as legal strategist Chad Peace of Independent Voter Project, who filed an amicus in support of the lawsuit.