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# David Hopkins

**Type:** Person

**As of November 2026, David Hopkins has been mentioned in one podcast episode on The Ezra Klein Show (Nov 2026).** Quoted by the host as a political scientist whose work on polarization and geography informs the episode's argument about focusing on economics to reduce geographic polarization.

David Hopkins is an American comic book writer and essayist. His works include Karma Incorporated and Emily Edison from publisher Viper Comics, Astronaut Dad, and a comic book adaptation of Antigone with frequent collaborator artist Tom Kurzanski. He writes a regular comic feature for D Magazine called Souvenir of Dallas with artist Paul Milligan. David is a contributor to the Smart Pop Series from BenBella Books. He is the co-host and co-producer of Fanboy Radio's Indie Show, that showcases ind

| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
| --- | --- |
| First heard | [Nov 2026 on The Ezra Klein Show](https://reclip.me/podcast/the-ezra-klein-show) |
| Role | Political scientist, professor |
| Affiliation | [Boston University](https://reclip.me/company/boston-university-3) |

## Who talks about David Hopkins on podcasts?

David Hopkins came up; the most recent mention was Nov 2026 on The Ezra Klein Show.

- [Thinking Like a Supermajority | The Ezra Klein Show](https://reclip.me/podcast/the-ezra-klein-show/thinking-like-a-supermajority-the-ezra-klein-show?t=1341) on [The Ezra Klein Show](https://reclip.me/podcast/the-ezra-klein-show) (Nov 2026)

## What is David Hopkins mentioned alongside?

David Hopkins is most often mentioned alongside Geographic Polarization, Republican Party and affordability.

**Recommends:** [Geographic Polarization](https://reclip.me/concept/geographic-polarization)

**Mentioned together:** [Republican Party](https://reclip.me/entity/109971), [Geographic Polarization](https://reclip.me/concept/geographic-polarization), [affordability](https://reclip.me/concept/affordability)

### Themes

Groups of names that keep coming up together in the conversations that mention David Hopkins.

- Rob Sand and Obamacare: [Rob Sand](https://reclip.me/person/rob-sand), [Obamacare](https://reclip.me/concept/obamacare), [Alyssa Slotkin](https://reclip.me/person/alyssa-slotkin), [Senator Mark Warner](https://reclip.me/person/senator-mark-warner), [Fontana](https://reclip.me/location/fontana), [Bobby Pulido](https://reclip.me/person/bobby-pulido)
- Senate and Donald Trump: [Senate](https://reclip.me/company/senate), [Donald Trump](https://reclip.me/person/donald-trump-8), [Israel](https://reclip.me/location/israel-3), [Texas](https://reclip.me/location/texas), [Big-Tent Absolutism](https://reclip.me/concept/big-tent-absolutism), [Bernie Sanders](https://reclip.me/person/bernie-sanders)
- Democratic Party and Ezra Klein: [Democratic Party](https://reclip.me/company/democratic-party-2), [Ezra Klein](https://reclip.me/person/ezra-klein), [Adam Jentleson](https://reclip.me/person/adam-jentleson), [Supermajority Thinking](https://reclip.me/concept/supermajority-thinking), [Republican Party](https://reclip.me/entity/109971), [affordability](https://reclip.me/concept/affordability)
- Searchlight Institute and Universal Health Care: [Searchlight Institute](https://reclip.me/company/searchlight-institute), [Universal Health Care](https://reclip.me/concept/universal-health-care), [Mitch McConnell](https://reclip.me/person/mitch-mcconnell), [John Fetterman](https://reclip.me/person/john-fetterman), [Harry Reid](https://reclip.me/person/harry-reid)
- Medicare for All and James Talarico: [Medicare for All](https://reclip.me/concept/medicare-for-all), [James Talarico](https://reclip.me/person/james-talarico), [Roy Cooper](https://reclip.me/person/roy-cooper), [Abdul El-Sayed](https://reclip.me/person/abdul-el-sayed), [Zohran Mamdani](https://reclip.me/person/zohran-mamdani)
- Chuck Schumer and Heterodoxy: [Chuck Schumer](https://reclip.me/person/chuck-schumer), [Heterodoxy](https://reclip.me/concept/heterodoxy), [Kansas](https://reclip.me/location/kansas), [Adam Hamilton](https://reclip.me/person/adam-hamilton)

### Most often together

- Texas and Bernie Sanders: together in one episode that mention David Hopkins
- Senate and Donald Trump: together in one episode that mention David Hopkins
- Democratic Party and Republican Party: competes with
- Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden: together in one episode that mention David Hopkins
- Texas and Joe Biden: together in one episode that mention David Hopkins
- Texas and Israel: together in one episode that mention David Hopkins

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About the data: Reclip.Me counts a mention once per episode by analyzing podcast transcripts across 6,062 analyzed episodes from 433 podcasts. Last checked Nov 4, 2026.

Last changed Nov 10, 2026. The newest episode mentioning David Hopkins aired Nov 10, 2026.