Overheard at National Geographic

Documenting Democracy

Overheard at National Geographic ›

28:27 | Nov 3rd, 2020

3 recommendations

Andrea Bruce, a National Geographic photographer, has covered conflict zones around the world for nearly two decades. She shares how the experience of capturing democratic ideals as a war photographer...Show More



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hutchman recommended:Apr 22nd, 2022

Democracy is money! What an interesting take away. Democracy = freedom = capitalism = money Wealth, just like poverty is multi generational. And money buys power. Ensuring an upward cycle for the wealthy and a downward vicious cycle for the impoverished. "Having a voice is for those with money." Tr...Show More

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mmApr 22nd, 2022

@hutchman I always remember this episode as interesting because never thought NatGeo would have an episode solely on democracy.

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hutchmanApr 22nd, 2022

@mm yes I really like their cultural pieces. Makes you feel like you are actually there. Would be interesting to see the guest's blog. I had a magazine sub for years and read them cover to cover. Even the ads! 😅. They do really great cultural pieces with very minimal bias. They will do just very fa...Show More

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caseybroda recommended:Nov 8th, 2020

After someone in war torn Afghanistan asked her “what is democracy?” Nat Geo photographer Andrea started down a path that had her looking at democracy in the United States, a country that wanted to spread it everywhere.

I thought this episode was:

🌅 A beautiful story
😲 Fascinating
🤓 Insightful
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mmNov 10th, 2020

@caseybroda Loved this episode so much. We don't often think about what democracy "looks" like and this is a great illustration of it.

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mm recommended:Nov 10th, 2020

This is a lovely episode about what democracy looks like and means through the lens of a photojournalist who travels the world. When the US goes into countries to "spread democracy", what does it actually mean? What does it actually look like? Profound episode.

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💬 A great conversation
💎 A Hidden Gem
💡 Educational
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