Is public media still public?
Ayesha Rascoe, host of NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday and Weekend Up First, joins us to discuss what it's like being a political reporter in a polarized...
Embracing mindful democracy
Democracy is often framed as a battle between political candidates or parties that have opposing viewpoints and are trying to win over voters to join ...
How AI is changing democracy
AI is changing many aspects of our lives, so it's reasonable to expect that it will impact democracy, too. The question is how? Two experts in technol...
How America's political divides affect foreign policy
In the aftermath of the U.S. intervention in Venezuela, we explore how rising political divides are leading to bigger swings in America's foreign poli...
The Context: Seven ways anyone can fight authoritarianism
While Democracy Works is on winter break, we're bringing you an episode from our colleagues at The Context, a podcast from the Charles F. Kettering Fo...
Troubling times for higher education and democracy
We end this season where we started — a conversation about higher education and democracy.
Fixing the information ecosystem starts with us
It's easy to blame algorithms and AI for corroding our information ecosystem, but our guest this week argues that we have a just as much, if not more ...
The dismantling of USAID and the death of government oversight
Former NASA and USAID Inspector General Paul Martin joins us to recount the chaotic end to his decades-long career in public service and discuss the r...
Disorder: Democracy lessons from Europe and beyond
We bring you a special crossover episode with Disorder, a show that explores the fundamental principles lurking behind today's most pressing global is...
How AI is shaping the news
In collaboration with the News Over Noise podcast, we discuss how AI is changing news literacy with experts from the Poynter Institute, News Literacy ...