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How Blindspot Report measures the political spectrum.

Answers about the Blindspot Index, how a podcast's political lean is measured, where the data comes from, and how often it updates. Figures are current as of July 2026.

What is Blindspot Report?
Blindspot Report is a cross-spectrum political-podcast intelligence service. It analyzes political podcast episodes from across the ideological spectrum and classifies each one from left to right, so you can quickly hear — and read — what every side is actually saying, not just the side you already follow.
What is the Blindspot Index?
The Blindspot Index is a macro-analytics view built from thousands of analyzed political podcast episodes. It measures who "owns the mic" on each topic across the spectrum: per-topic left/center/right attention splits, per-show political lean scores, coverage-asymmetry measures, and week-over-week momentum. It is designed to be a citable reference for how political media attention is distributed. Figures reflect a rolling window and are current as of July 2026.
How is a podcast's political lean measured?
Blindspot Report transcribes each episode word for word, then uses AI to assess the overall political stance of that specific discussion and to pull the quotes that best capture its main points. The process is almost entirely automated to minimize human bias. Importantly, the rating reflects the episode's content rather than a fixed label applied to the show or its host.
What are the five political stances?
Every analyzed episode is placed into one of five buckets: Far Left, Left-leaning, Centrist, Right-leaning, or Far Right. In the Blindspot Index these are grouped into left (Far Left plus Left-leaning), center (Centrist), and right (Right-leaning plus Far Right) to show how attention splits across the spectrum.
Does a podcast always get the same rating?
No. Blindspot Report assesses each episode individually rather than assigning a permanent label to a show or host. A podcast that usually leans one way can produce an episode that leans the other way — for example, when a host spends an episode drawing out a guest's opposing views. This per-episode approach is central to how the ratings work.
What does "covered asymmetrically" mean?
A topic is covered asymmetrically when one side of the spectrum talks about it far more than the other — a coverage gap, or blind spot. The Blindspot Index quantifies this per topic. As of July 2026, the large majority of tracked topics — roughly 84% — are covered asymmetrically rather than evenly across left, center, and right.
Which podcasts lean left versus right?
Rather than fixing a single label to each show, the Blindspot Index plots podcasts on a spectrum using the average lean of their analyzed episodes. Because lean is measured per episode, a show's position reflects the balance of its recent content. You can see the current spectrum map, including per-topic leaders, on the Blindspot Index page.
Where does the data come from?
The data comes from publicly available political podcast episodes. Blindspot Report ingests episodes, transcribes them, and runs AI analysis to classify political stance and extract representative quotes. Every quote links back to the source episode and its full context, so claims can be checked against the original audio.
How often is the data updated?
New episodes are analyzed on an ongoing basis, and the Blindspot Index reflects rolling timeframes (from the last 7 days up to all time). The metrics shift as new episodes are processed, so any specific number should be read as current as of when you view it. The figures referenced here are current as of July 2026.
How many podcasts and episodes have been analyzed?
As of July 2026, Blindspot Report has analyzed thousands of episodes across more than 100 political podcasts, totaling many thousands of hours of audio. The live totals are shown on the homepage and on the Blindspot Index page.
How does Blindspot Report handle bias?
The analysis pipeline is designed to minimize human bias: episodes are transcribed verbatim, and stance classification plus quote selection are almost entirely automated, with human feedback used to improve accuracy. There is no engagement algorithm — you choose which part of the spectrum to explore, and every rating is grounded in the episode's own words.
Who is Blindspot Report for?
Blindspot Report is built for journalists, political campaigns, and communications teams who need cross-spectrum media intelligence — plus researchers and curious readers who want to understand what each side of the spectrum is talking about and where the coverage gaps are.
Can I cite the Blindspot Index?
Yes. The Blindspot Index is meant to be referenced. When you cite a figure, include the as-of date (for example, "as of July 2026"), because the underlying metrics update continuously as new episodes are analyzed.
How can I get regular updates?
Blindspot Report offers a daily email digest that lands each morning with the day's top topics across the spectrum, short verbatim excerpts, and audio clips — each linking back to the full episode. You can sign up from the homepage.
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The numbers behind these answers live in the Blindspot Index — the per-topic attention splits, per-show lean scores, and coverage gaps across the spectrum.

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