Democrafting the Future

Corinne Jones, Panagiota Nitsou, Eli Ponikelská, and Suray Peters

Join us in exploring the world through the lens of demography by uncovering the truth be-hind commonly used myths, current trends, and predictions for the future. Democraft, a student organization created by Master's students Corinne Jones, Panagiota Nitsou, Eli Ponikelská, and Suray Peters, is here to help you find the answers from experts working on topics related to demography.

Episodes

  1. 12/19/2025

    Let's Explore Male Fertility! With Special Guest Vegard Skirbekk

    Welcome back to Democrafting the Future! This last episode of 2025 explores a new perspective on fertility. This episode explores a new and until now under-researched perspective on fertility : “Male fertility”. Thank you to our special guest Vegard. Join us as we uncover how social norms and misconceptions need to change in order to benefit “Male fertility”. Special Guest - Vegard Skirbekk Hosts - Panagiota Nitsou, Suray Peters, Eli Ponikelská, Corinne Jones

  2. 10/22/2025

    Menopause - Scary or Entirely Misunderstood?

    Welcome to the second episode of season 2 of Democrafting the Future! This episode was recorded over the summer and we have been anxiously waiting to share it with you all. When speaking with our special guest, Ella Fegitz, we learned so much about menopause and what that means in terms of society and biology. Wander with us through the various turns of our conversation with Ella, and we hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed talking to her. Special Guest - Ella Fegitz Hosts - Suray Peters, Elli Ponikelsá, Panagiota Nitsou, Corinne Jones

  3. 09/18/2025

    Robin Hood & Piggy Banks - Discussing the Economics of Demography w/ Pieter Vanhuysse

    Welcome back to a new season of Democrafting the Future! We are so excited to be back after summer break, and we are happy to have all our listeners here too! In the first episode of season 2, we were able to discuss a wide range of economic topics with Pieter Vanhuysse from Robin Hood to the economic burden (and possible solutions) of parenthood. Thank you so much to everyone for listening, and we look forward to sharing more amazing content this season with all of you! Special Guest - Pieter Vanhuysse Hosts - Corinne Jones, Suray Peters, Eli Ponikelská, Panagiota Nitsou

  4. 06/29/2025

    Nordic Demographic Symposium - Part 4

    Welcome back to Democrafting the Future! This is the fourth and final part of our series from the 23rd Nordic Demographic Symposium in the beginning of June! We are so thankful to have been invited by the Danish Demographic Society, and we hope you enjoy the interviews we were able to do! In this episode, we were so glad to be able to chat with Gunnar Andersson! Thank you so much to Gunnar for talking with us, and thank you to everyone for listening! Thank you so much for watching and listening to all of the parts in this series, and we hope to see you again soon! https://linktr.ee/democraftsdu Special Guest - Gunnar Andersson Hosts - Corinne Jones, Eli Ponikelská, Suray Peters, Panagiota Nitsou Edited by - Corinne Jones

  5. 06/26/2025

    Nordic Demographic Symposium - Part 3

    Welcome back to Democrafting the Future! This is the third part of our series that we recorded at the 23rd Nordic Demographic Symposium in the beginning of June! We are so thankful to have been invited by the Danish Demographic Society, and we hope you enjoy the interviews we were able to do! In this episode, we had the pleasure of interviewing both Tomáš Sobotka and Gøsta Esping-Andersen! Thank you so much to both of our guests for being on our podcast, and thank you to everyone for listening! Keep watch for the rest of the series, which will be coming throughout the week! If you want to watch the video form, check out our YouTube channel or website! https://linktr.ee/democraftsdu Special Guest - Tomáš Sobotka & Gøsta Esping-Andersen Hosts - Corinne Jones, Eli Ponikelská, Suray Peters, Panagiota Nitsou Edited by - Corinne Jones

  6. 06/24/2025

    Nordic Demographic Symposium - Part 2

    Welcome back to Democrafting the Future! This is part 2 of our 4 part series that was recorded at the 23rd Nordic Demographic Symposium in the beginning of June! We are so thankful to have been invited by the Danish Demographic Society, and we hope you enjoy the interviews we were able to do! We do apologize about the wind disruptions, thank you for listening anyways! In part two, we were lucky enough that Peter Fallesen could spare some of his busy schedule as the President of the Nordic Demographic Society to chat with us! Thank you so much Peter, and thank you everyone who listens! Keep watch for the rest of the series, which will be coming throughout the week! If you want to watch the video form, check out our YouTube channel or website! https://linktr.ee/democraftsdu Special Guest - Peter Fallesen Hosts - Corinne Jones, Eli Ponikelská, Suray Peters, Panagiota Nitsou Edited by - Corinne Jones

  7. 06/22/2025

    Nordic Demographic Symposium - Part 1

    Welcome back to Democrafting the Future! This is part 1 of a 4 part series that we recorded at the 23rd Nordic Demographic Symposium in the beginning of June! We are so thankful to have been invited by the Danish Demographic Society, and we hope you enjoy the interviews we were able to do! In this episode, we had the pleasure of interviewing Jennifer B. Dowd from The University of Oxford! Thank you so much to Jennifer for being a guest for our podcast, and thank you to everyone for listening! Keep watch for the rest of the series, which will be coming throughout the week! If you want to watch the video form, check out our YouTube channel or website! https://linktr.ee/democraftsdu Special Guest - Jennifer B. Dowd Hosts - Corinne Jones, Eli Ponikelská, Suray Peters, Panagiota Nitsou Edited by - Corinne Jones

  8. 06/01/2025

    The Aging Population with Cosmo Strozza

    Welcome back to the third episode of Democrafting the Future! In this episode we are joined by our special guest, Cosmo Strozza about the aging population, health, and life expectancy around the world! We hope you enjoy listening to today's laugh filled and incredibly interesting episode! Special Guest - Cosmo Strozza Hosts - Corinne Jones, Eli Ponikelská, Suray Peters, Panagiota Nitsou Edited by - Corinne Jones

  9. 05/15/2025

    Demographics and Insurance with Jesús-Adrián Alvarez

    Welcome back to another episode of Democrafting the Future! In today's episode we talk with special guest Jesús-Adrián Alvarez about the use of demography in insurance. We touch on topics of population aging, pension, and what the role of an actuarian is. Thank you for listening and we hope you enjoy! Special guest - Jesús-Adrián Alvarez Hosts - Corinne Jones, Eli Ponikelská, Suray Peters, Panagiota Nitsou Edited by - Corinne Jones

  10. 05/14/2025

    The Population Bomb with Florian Ege

    Welcome to the first episode of Democrafting the Future! In this episode we had a very special guest with us, Florian Ege, to discuss the book "The Population Bomb" and the impact it had on the world of demography. Thank you so much for listening and we hope you enjoy! Special Guest - Florian Ege Hosts - Corinne Jones, Eli Ponikelská, Suray Peters, Panagiota Nitsou Edited by - Corinne Jones

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Join us in exploring the world through the lens of demography by uncovering the truth be-hind commonly used myths, current trends, and predictions for the future. Democraft, a student organization created by Master's students Corinne Jones, Panagiota Nitsou, Eli Ponikelská, and Suray Peters, is here to help you find the answers from experts working on topics related to demography.

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  • Creator
    Corinne Jones, Panagiota Nitsou, Eli Ponikelská, and Suray Peters
  • Years Active
    2025
  • Episodes
    10
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Copyright 2025 Corinne Jones, Panagiota Nitsou, Eli Ponikelská, and Suray Peters
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