Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchSore losers are bad for democracy
Episode 200
We're back for a new season and our 200th episode! Penn State's Jim Piazza returns to the show this week to discuss a new study on why the loser's co…
4 years, 2 months ago
On democracy's doomsayers
Episode 199
There's no shortage of articles these days about how democracy is doomed in 2022 and/or 2024. Michael, Chris, and Candis discuss them this week and w…
4 years, 3 months ago
What does it take to sustain democracy?
Episode 198
Political disagreements are everywhere these days and most experts agree that too much political polarization is bad for democracy in the long run. H…
4 years, 3 months ago
Fannie Lou Hamer's fight continues today
Episode 197
In her book Until I Am Free, Keisha N. Blain situates Fannie Lou Hamer as a key political thinker alongside leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr., M…
4 years, 4 months ago
Andrew Yang and Charlie Dent on the future of America's political parties
This week, we broadcast a recording from a virtual event with Andrew Yang and Charlie Dent on political parties and democracy reform. We discuss open…
4 years, 4 months ago
The soul of democracy
Episode 196
As we've heard from Carol Anderson and others on this show, the fight for voting rights often breaks down along racial and partisan lines. Desmond Me…
4 years, 4 months ago
Jonathan Haidt on democracy's moral foundations [rebroadcast]
Jonathan Haidt is part of the newly-announced University of Austin, created in response to what its founders deem a lack of viewpoint diversity among…
4 years, 4 months ago
Why social media is so polarizing — and what we can do about it
Episode 195
In an era of increasing social isolation, platforms like Facebook and Twitter are among the most important tools we have to understand each other. We…
4 years, 4 months ago
What makes a campaign deplorable?
Episode 194
Political campaigns in the United States, especially those for the presidency, can be nasty—very nasty. And while we would like to believe that the 2…
4 years, 5 months ago
Fighting for democracy in the GOP
Episode 193
As another election cycle approaches, moderates in the Republican Party have some choices to make. Will they continue to fight Trumpism from within? …
4 years, 5 months ago