Democracy in Crisis

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Democracy in Crisis is a weekly podcast on national news hosted by Baynard Woods and Marc Steiner, and produced by Mark Gunnery for the Center for Emerging Media. It is the audio component of a larger project that includes a weekly syndicated column, which appears in a number of alternative weekly n…

Democracy in Crisis


    • Apr 20, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 24m AVG DURATION
    • 7 EPISODES


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    DemocracyInCrisis Season 2, Episode 9: 420

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2018 31:40


    In this episode, co-hosts Baynard Woods and Marc Steiner talk about weed and fascism. Engineered and edited by Stephen Frank, theme music by Ruby Fulton and the Rhymes with Orchestra.

    Democracy In Crisis Season 2, Episode 8: Freddie Gray

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2018 11:32


    In this episode, co-host Baynard Woods talks with Eze Jackson about Freddie Gray, Trump, Black Lives Matter, and the #Resistance. This episode was mixed and mastered by Stephen Frank. Theme music by Ruby Fulton and the Rhymes With Orchestra.

    Democracy In Crisis Season 2, Episode 7: Student Walk Outs, Teacher Strikes

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2018 17:14


    In this episode, co-host Baynard Woods talks with Jaisal Noor, an education reporter at the Real News Network. They talk about student walk outs, teacher strikes and the privatization of education. Engineered, edited, and produced by Stephen Frank with theme music by Ruby Fulton and the Rhymes with Orchestra.

    Democracy In Crisis Season 2, Episode 6: Trump wants to kill drug dealers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2018 23:30


    In this episode Baynard Woods talks with Brandon Soderberg and Eze Jackson about drugs and public perception—and our desire to kill drug dealers but not drug companies. Produced and engineered by Stephen Frank with music by Rhymes with Orchestra.

    Democracy in Crisis Season 2 Episode 5: Old Movies and Politics

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2018 25:44


    In this episode, cohost Baynard Woods is joined by Brandon Soderberg and Eze Jackson to talk about the favorite films of presidents and what that says about our politics. This episode is produced, edited, and engineered by Stephen Frank, who also composed a special cinematic soundtrack theme song for this episode. Don't freak—Rhymes with Orchestra back next week.

    Democracy In Crisis Season 2, Episode 4: Law & Order and the Alt-Right

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2018 35:29


    In this episode, cohosts Baynard Woods and Marc Steiner discuss the treatment of antifa and alt-right in popular culture, a new study on alt-right violence, and the "Anglo-American" office of sheriff. Democracy in Crisis is engineered and edited by Stephen Frank.

    Democracy in Crisis Season 2, Episode 3: State of Disunion

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2018 26:17


    In this episode co-hosts Baynard Woods and Marc Steiner talk about the State of the Union, the Baltimore police corruption trial, and the opiid overdose crisis. Democracy in Crisis is engineered and edited by Stephen Frank.

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