Spectacles In Conversation

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Join Spectacles editors Harry and Philip for Bird's Eye and Reflections as they sit to down to explore the news, current events, and big ideas in politics today through the lens of democratic theory. We won't just explain a headline to you, but we'll try to help you make the connections between today's stories and what they all mean for democracy.

  1. 05/29/2022

    Adam Gurri talks Constitutionality | Focus Interviews

    -Important References- Adam's Article -Table of Contents- 00:00— Getting started, a note on Uvalde 02:00— What are "lawfulness" and "constitutionality"? 05:04— How about "law and order"? 13:11— Can we reform our way forward? 23:42— What about the role of violence in order? 35:12— Is bureaucracy a challenge to lawfulness? 42:00— Wrapping up -Usual Links- Leave a comment! Subscribe to our newsletter! Listen to Spectacles Out Loud! Follow our Twitter! // Follow our TikTok!

    43 min

  2. 05/22/2022

    Brent Giannotta talks Democracy Promotion | Focus Interviews

    We sit down to discuss how to effectively combat authoritarianism, assist the spread of democracy, and learn from our past foreign policy mistakes. -Table of Contents- 00:00 — Getting started 01:01 — How should we deal (or not deal) economically with authoritarian powers? 06:46 — Are we comfortable being as sanguine about China as we are about Russia? 12:32 — What should we do about crucial strategic partners who may be less-than-democratic (or worse)? 18:55 — You said we could have done nation-building in Afghanistan successfully. How? 28:33 — How can we formulate an attractive economic policy package to partners in Asia? 33:52 — What motivates mass shootings? Is it ideology or something else? 42:47 — Wrapping up -Important References- NYT Solar Article Germany/Russia explainer #1 Explainer #2 Anne Applebaum's article + our discussion of it Brent's post on Afghanistan Brent's LA Times on QAnon & ISIL Brent's Twitter -Share If You Care- Share via Twitter Share via Facebook Share via LinkedIn Share via Email -Usual Links- Leave a comment! Subscribe to our newsletter! Listen to Spectacles Out...

    45 min

  3. 05/15/2022

    Matthew Slaboch talks Progress | Focus Interviews

    Professor Slaboch joins us to discuss his book and the topic of "progress." Is it real? If not, what are we to do? -Important References- Professor Slaboch's book, A Road to Nowhere -Share If You Care- Share via Twitter Share via Facebook Share via LinkedIn Share via Email -Usual Links- Leave a comment! Subscribe to our newsletter! Listen to Spectacles Out Loud! Follow our Twitter! // Follow our TikTok!

    48 min

  4. 04/10/2022

    Author Daniel Aldrich | Focus Interviews

    Professor Daniel Aldrich sits down with us to discuss his most recent book, Black Wave: How Networks and Governance Shaped Japan’s 3/11 Disasters. (Table of contents below.) -Important References- Check out Black Wave -Usual Links- Leave a comment! Subscribe to our newsletter! Listen to Spectacles Out Loud! Follow our Twitter! // Follow our TikTok! -Table of Contents- 00:00 — Getting started 01:08 — Summarizing the entire triple disaster, as it played out on 3/11/11 05:42 — Why doesn't Aldrich say "natural disaster" & what do "Networks and Governance" have to do with all this? 10:15 — Does Japan's one-party(-ish) democracy have a "clientelism" problem? 18:10 — Is liberal democracy too individualistic to develop the strong communities necessary for disaster resilience? 28:45 — Do democracy's strengths still apply to Covid? Have authoritarian regimes managed the pandemic better? 38:40 — Nuclear energy: is it a matter of bad regulation or just bad technology? 45:45 — Wrapping up

    47 min

  5. 04/03/2022

    Mayor Sly James | Focus Interviews

    Former Mayor of Kansas City Sly James sits down with us to discuss political leadership, local government, and how to restore faith in American politics. -Important References- The Opportunity Agenda -Usual Links- Subscribe to our newsletter! Read or comment on this article! Write with us! Listen to Spectacles In Conversation! Follow our Twitter! // Follow our TikTok!

    40 min

  6. 03/13/2022

    Angelica Oung | Focus Interviews

    -Important References- Angelica's blog, Taipology Listen to the article we're discussing -Usual Links- Leave a comment! Subscribe to our newsletter! Listen to Spectacles Out Loud! Follow our Twitter! // Follow our TikTok!

    37 min

  7. 03/06/2022

    Ambassador Allan Katz | Focus Interviews

    We're joined by former Ambassador to Portugal Allan Katz to discuss civil discourse, polarization, and how this all applies to the situation in Ukraine right now. -Important References- American Public Square's website Our interview with author Thomas Main -Usual Links- Leave a comment! Subscribe to our newsletter! Listen to Spectacles Out Loud! Follow our Twitter! // Follow our TikTok!

    34 min
  8. Where's the Dollar Going? | Guest Reflection

    02/23/2022

    Where's the Dollar Going? | Guest Reflection

    Harry and Philip sit down with Bryce to discuss today's article from him, "The Power of the Dollar," how CBDCs are promising, who's displacing the dollar, and why China may be facing an uphill battle in popularizing the Yuan. -Important References- Listen to the article we're discussing. Bryce's previous piece for Spectacles, on CBDCs -Usual Links- Leave a comment! Subscribe to our newsletter! Listen to Spectacles Out Loud! Follow our Twitter! // Follow our TikTok!

    20 min
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Join Spectacles editors Harry and Philip for Bird's Eye and Reflections as they sit to down to explore the news, current events, and big ideas in politics today through the lens of democratic theory. We won't just explain a headline to you, but we'll try to help you make the connections between today's stories and what they all mean for democracy.

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  • Creator
    Spectacles Media
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2022
  • Episodes
    53
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    Clean
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