Democracy Works

Penn State McCourtney Institute for Democracy
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Democracy Works

The Democracy Works podcast seeks to answer that question by examining a different aspect of democratic life each week — from voting to criminal justice to the free press and everything in between. We interview experts who study democracy, as well as people who are out there doing the hard work of democracy day in and day out. The show’s name comes from Pennsylvania’s long tradition of iron and steel works — people coming together to build things greater than the sum of their parts. We believe that democracy is the same way. Each of us has a role to play in building and sustaining a healthy democracy and our show is all about helping people understand what that means. Democracy Works is part of The Democracy Group, a network of podcasts that examines what’s broken in our democracy and how we can work together to fix it.

  1. Bad Watchdog: The Red Herring

    2 DAYS AGO · BONUS

    Bad Watchdog: The Red Herring

    We're excited to bring you an episode from Bad Watchdog, the podcast from the Project on Government Oversight and one of our colleagues in The Democracy Group podcast network.

    41 min

  2. NOV 11

    How strong is support for democracy?

    Democracy Works host Michael Berkman talks with Christopher Claassen, a political scientist at the University of Glasgow, about how to measure support for democracy across countries and across generations.

    34 min

  3. OCT 28

    How the Supreme Court could shape the 2024 election

    Dahlia Lithwick, Slate's senior legal correspondent, joins us to discuss how the Supreme Court has shaped — and could continue to shape the 2024 presidential election.

    46 min

  4. OCT 14

    Eddie Glaude Jr. on the peril of outsourcing democracy

    Author and scholar Eddue Glaude Jr. joins us to discuss what happens when we let the heavy democratic lifting fall to just a few elected officials.

    46 min

  5. SEP 30

    Liberalism is a lifestyle

    Chris Beem talks with political theorist Alexandre Lefebvre about why liberalism is more than just a political ideas and procedures, and how abiding by liberal principles can enhance your life far beyond politics.

    39 min

  6. SEP 16

    The immigration stories that aren't told

    Anthropologist Jason De León joins us to discuss his book "Soldiers and Kings," which tells the stories of smugglers who help migrants make the journey from central America to Mexico and the United States.

    41 min

  7. SEP 2

    How the National Popular Vote could change presidential elections

    We're back from summer break with a deep dive on the National Popular vote Interstate Compact, a campaign to render the Electoral College obsolete when states pledge their electors to the winner of the nationwide popular vote.

    48 min
  8. Making Peace Visible: In search of good conflict

    JUL 8

    Making Peace Visible: In search of good conflict

    While Democracy Works is on summer break, we bring you an episode from our friends at Making Peace Visible, a podcast that ignites powerful conversations all over the world about how the media covers peace and conflict. This episode features journalist and author Amanda Ripley.

    33 min
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The Democracy Works podcast seeks to answer that question by examining a different aspect of democratic life each week — from voting to criminal justice to the free press and everything in between. We interview experts who study democracy, as well as people who are out there doing the hard work of democracy day in and day out. The show’s name comes from Pennsylvania’s long tradition of iron and steel works — people coming together to build things greater than the sum of their parts. We believe that democracy is the same way. Each of us has a role to play in building and sustaining a healthy democracy and our show is all about helping people understand what that means. Democracy Works is part of The Democracy Group, a network of podcasts that examines what’s broken in our democracy and how we can work together to fix it.

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  • Creator
    Penn State McCourtney Institute for Democracy
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2024
  • Episodes
    309
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Democracy Works

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