Politics
Crooked Media acquires former FiveThirtyEight podcast, setting relaunch for September
Data journalists Nate Silver, Clare Malone, and Galen Druke will host 'Still Counting' ahead of the 2026 midterms.
The short version
- Crooked Media has acquired the former 'FiveThirtyEight Politics' podcast and will relaunch it on September 9 under the name 'Still Counting'.
- Former FiveThirtyEight journalists Nate Silver, Clare Malone, and Galen Druke will host the weekly show, focusing on political news, polling, betting markets, and artificial intelligence.
- The acquisition revives the show after Disney shut down the original podcast and FiveThirtyEight website in March 2025 during companywide budget cuts.
Key facts
- Crooked Media acquired the former 'FiveThirtyEight Politics' podcast and plans to relaunch it as a weekly series titled 'Still Counting' starting September 9.[Variety]
- The podcast will be hosted by Nate Silver, Clare Malone, and Galen Druke, covering topics such as political polling, elections, betting markets, and artificial intelligence ahead of the 2026 midterms.[Variety]
- The original FiveThirtyEight podcast and website were shut down by ABC News in March 2025 as part of cost-cutting measures at parent company Disney.[Variety]
- Silver left ABC News in 2023 following broader layoffs at Disney after founding FiveThirtyEight in 2008.[Variety]