Democracy 30 Minute Expert

In today's episode, Zack has 30 minutes to become an "expert" on... Democracy! Yup, good old democracy. We're continuing our run up to the election with the American/election/government theme and learning about our nation. So we're going back to the beginning! To Ancient Greece, where it all (probably?) started. What's the difference between our current representative democracy and the direct democracy those dudes enjoyed? You gotta listen to find out, but it may or may not include a giant hat. You'll see. Basically if you want to call yourself a democracy, you have to make sure that the will of the people is recognized and acted upon by the government. And we have George Washington to thank for our precedent of peaceful transfers of power.Is that happening where you are? Great! If not, let's fight for our rights and do something about it! Democracy!
Highlights include: 
- 40,000 voters gathered in a park in 500 BC
- King John gets democratic up in here, back in 1200!
- Congrats Bhutan! Earth's newest democracy
 
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Podcast artwork by Rick Radvanksy
Intro and Outro music by Jake Radvanksy