Trump on Earth: The Red State Paradox
We’ll be back with new episodes starting next week. This week’s episode comes to you from our friends at Trump on Earth, a podcast that’s taking a closer look at all the changes coming out of Washingt...
14 Jan 201930min
It’s good to be counted [rebroadcast]
For this week’s rebroadcast, we revisit an episode on the U.S. Census that originally aired in May 2018. New episodes return January 21 when we talk with “What is Democracy?” director Astra Taylor. Je...
7 Jan 201932min
When states sue the federal government [rebroadcast]
Our holiday break continues this week as we bring you an episode with with Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro that originally aired in October. Happy New Year!It seems like every few weeks, we...
31 Des 201831min
Citizenship, patriotism, and democracy in the classroom [rebroadcast]
While we take a holiday break, we are going back into the archives to rebroadcast a few of our favorite episodes from earlier this year. This one originally aired in September. Mark Kissling As a piec...
24 Des 201835min
2018: The year in democracy
Michael Berkman From gerrymandering to record voter turnout, it’s been a busy year for democracy. This doesn’t mean that everything has been positive, but there’s certainly plenty to reflect on. This ...
17 Des 201838min
The complicated relationship between campaign finance and democracy
Caroline Hunter In the United States, voting is a very private act. You step into the booth alone and, for a lot of people, it’s considered taboo to tell someone who you voted for. Campaign donations,...
10 Des 201833min
Capturing the nation’s mood
Eric Plutzer We end almost every episode of the show with four questions that come from the McCourtney Institute for Democracy’s Mood of the Nation Poll. Rather than simply addressing people agree ag...
6 Des 201828min
Are land-grant universities still “democracy’s colleges?”
Land-grant universities were once known as “democracy’s colleges,” places where people who were not wealthy elites could earn the education necessary to make better lives for themselves and contribute...
3 Des 201832min
