The 3 Best Democracy in Danger Podcast Episodes
1) S1 E1. Illiberal Media
Government by the people can't work without getting reliable information in the people's hands. So when disinformation artists hijack the media, democracy itself is put at risk.On this debut episode o...Show More
2) Insurrection [Special Episode]
The Confederate flag flew inside the U.S. Capitol this week, a feat not even Robert E. Lee achieved. Egged on by President Trump, a violent mob laid siege to the building, bringing death and mayhem, a...Show More
3) S1 E10. Voting Blocked
In 1890, Mississippi adopted a new constitution that offered a blueprint for Jim Crow. It all but banned African Americans from voting, erecting a charade of roadblocks: poll taxes, literacy tests and...Show More
4) S8 E10. The Struggle Continues
At colleges across America this spring, thousands of students and many faculty called on their institutions to recognize Israel’s war in Palestine as a genocide, and to disclose their interests in arm...Show More
5) Lethal Weapons [Rebroadcast]
There were 645 mass shootings in the United States in 2023, according to the Gun Violence Archive. Earlier this week, a gunman opened fire at a Detroit water park and injured nine people, including ch...Show More
6) The Poles Have Spoken [Rebroadcast]
With EU election results in, it looks like the forces of extreme nationalism will pull the continent’s politics rightward. But in Poland, the center has held after voters booted the far-right Law and ...Show More
7) S8 E9. Springing Back
Nearly 80 years ago, Juan José Arévalo took office as Guatemala’s first democratically elected head of state. Only a decade later, the CIA engineered his successor’s ouster — and the end of the Guatem...Show More
8) No Good Reason – Bonus Interview with Karen Inkelas
In this second follow-up to “No Good Reason,” we offer Siva’s full interview with Karen Kurotsuchi Inkelas. She was a teenager when she first learned that her parents and their families had been incar...Show More
9) S8 E8. Modi’s Momentum
India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, is an unabashed autocrat. He has jailed political opponents, gone after Muslims with violence and hateful rhetoric, and dismantled checks on his power. So what e...Show More
10) No Good Reason – Bonus Interview with Greg Robinson
In this follow-up to last week’s show, we offer Will’s full interview with Greg Robinson, about Japanese confinement during World War II. Robinson, a historian at the University of Quebec, has studied...Show More