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Back to SearchThe Declaration of Independence and democracy renovation
Episode 300
Danielle Allen's work straddles the line between past and present. On one hand, she's on the road this year talking about America's 250th anniversary…
9 hours ago
Janet Napolitano on higher education and democracy
Episode 299
What is the role of higher education in a democracy? To what extent should American universities respond to the demands of those in power? Are we mee…
3 weeks ago
Is public media still public?
Episode 298
Ayesha Rascoe, host of NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday and Weekend Up First, joins us to discuss what it's like being a political reporter in a polarize…
1 month ago
Embracing mindful democracy
Episode 297
Democracy is often framed as a battle between political candidates or parties that have opposing viewpoints and are trying to win over voters to join…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
How AI is changing democracy
Episode 296
AI is changing many aspects of our lives, so it's reasonable to expect that it will impact democracy, too. The question is how? Two experts in techno…
2 months ago
How America's political divides affect foreign policy
Episode 295
In the aftermath of the U.S. intervention in Venezuela, we explore how rising political divides are leading to bigger swings in America's foreign pol…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
The Context: Seven ways anyone can fight authoritarianism
Episode 294
While Democracy Works is on winter break, we're bringing you an episode from our colleagues at The Context, a podcast from the Charles F. Kettering F…
3 months, 1 week ago
Troubling times for higher education and democracy
Episode 293
We end this season where we started — a conversation about higher education and democracy. This time, Michael Berkman, McCourtney Institute for Democ…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Fixing the information ecosystem starts with us
Episode 292
It's easy to blame algorithms and AI for corroding our information ecosystem, but our guest this week argues that we have just as much, if not more o…
4 months ago
The dismantling of USAID and the death of government oversight
Episode 291
Paul Martin was fired from his role as USAID Inspector General after he published a report warning that the Trump administration’s plans to dismantle…
4 months, 2 weeks ago