The left-leaning show, organized around guest interviews, launched in June 2016 and initially focused on the 2016 United States presidential election, but continued through October 2017.

[3] The first two seasons of Politically Re-Active were produced by First Look Media in collaboration with Slate's podcasting division, Panoply.

Bell and Kondabolu "host (typically left-leaning) guests each week to try to understand the different ideologies that are shaping this election.

Club said the series had "start[ed] off strong," particularly praising the interview with Kathleen Hanna: "an altogether enjoyable episode that's also a nice primer on both feminism and mansplaining.

"[18] AlterNet called it "a seriously great podcast series...easily one of the most binge-worthy things I've listened to in recent memory, and already a runaway hit.