Podcast Episodes

Citizenship, patriotism, and democracy in the classroom

Episode 27

As a piece in The Atlantic recently noted, democracy is not natural. Becoming a democratic citizen involves a set of behaviors that need to be learn…

7 years, 6 months ago

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Behind the scenes of the “Year of the Woman”

Episode 26

Rebecca Kreitzer

One of the biggest headlines to emerge heading into the 2018 midterms is the record number of female candidates in local, state, and…

7 years, 6 months ago

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The democrats in public sector unions [Labor Day rebroadcast]

Episode 25

Paul Clark

This week, we are rebraodcasting our conversation about public sector unions from earlier this year with Paul Clark, director of the Schoo…

7 years, 7 months ago

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Middle America, Part 2: Grassroots organizing and rebooting democracy

Episode 24

Last week, we heard from Salena Zito about the segments of middle America who supported Donald Trump after voting for Barack Obama. This week, we ta…

7 years, 7 months ago

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Middle America, Part 1: Populism and the Trump Voter

Episode 23

In the effort to understand the people who voted for Donald Trump in 2016, a style of reporting has emerged that Chris Hayes recently described as “T…

7 years, 7 months ago

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Facebook is not a democracy

Episode 22

Matt Jordan

We have access to more information now than at any other time in history, but we trust that information less than ever before. A Gallup s…

7 years, 7 months ago

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How will we remember Charlottesville?

Episode 21

This weekend marks the one-year anniversary of the Unite The Right rally and counter protests in Charlottesville, Virginia that claimed the life of H…

7 years, 8 months ago

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A democracy reading list

Episode 20

If you’ve been to a book store or the library lately, then you’ve probably seen at least a few books on democracy on the shelves. The 2016 presidenti…

7 years, 8 months ago

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Bonus: A dose of optimism about the future of democracy

Episode 19

If you need a sense of hope about the future of democracy, you’ve come to the right place. Stephanie Keyaka, editor-in-chief of The Underground and o…

7 years, 9 months ago

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The constitutional crisis episode

Episode 18

This is one we’ve been wanting to do since we started the podcast. The term constitutional crisis is frequently used but often misunderstood. Like de…

7 years, 9 months ago

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