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Back to Search30 years of democracy in South Africa
Episode 262
Please join us in welcoming a special guest host for this episode! Cyanne Loyle is Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs…
1 year, 11 months ago
David Hogg on leaders we deserve
Episode 261
The shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida happened around the same time Democracy Works launched in 2018. In fact, on…
1 year, 11 months ago
Democracy is the sum of us
Episode 260
Heather McGhee made her career in pushing for economic policy changes at the think tank Demos. But she couldn't help but feel that something was miss…
1 year, 11 months ago
Cassidy Hutchinson on what comes after January 6
Episode 259
Cassidy Hutchinson, and aide to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows whose testimony captured the nation's attention in the January 6 Congr…
2 years ago
How discontent destabilizes demoracy
Episode 258
If there's one thing that people across the political spectrum can agree on, it's a sense of discontent with the current state of American politics. …
2 years ago
A different take on social media and democracy
Episode 257
We've talked about social media a lot on this show over the years — usually focusing on algorithms, echo chambers, polarization, and the other ways i…
2 years, 1 month ago
How to combat political extremism
Episode 256
Cynthia Miller-Idriss, one of America's leading experts on the far right, joins us this week to discuss what draws people to political extremism onli…
2 years, 1 month ago
A different kind of political divide
Episode 255
As a Democracy Works listener, you probably follow politics pretty closely. And we're going to go out on a limb and say that many of the people in yo…
2 years, 2 months ago
Tim Alberta on evangelicals and Republicans
Chris Beem talks with journalist Tim Alberta about the role that Evangelical Christians play in the Republican Party — and what that means for the fu…
2 years, 2 months ago
How election officials are preparing for the year ahead
Episode 254
The past few years haven't been easy for election officials and their teams. They had to pivot during the pandemic and face ongoing threats that have…
2 years, 2 months ago