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Welcome to The Democracy Group - a network of podcasts about democracy, civic engagement, and civil discourse. In this feed you will find a sampling of episodes from our podcasts in the Democracy Group as well recordings from our events. If you enjoy this podcast, please visit democracygroup.org to find all of our podcast shows, events, topic guides, and newsletter.

The Democracy Group


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    Best of 2025: Our Common Purpose with Dr. Laurie Patton | Village SquareCast

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2025 100:24


    We continue our Best of 2025 episodes with an episode from the Village SquareCast podcast.Enjoying the show? Subscribe to hear the rest of Village SquareCast episodes!

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    Best of 2025: WFP Represents You!: Maurice Mitchell | Future Hindsight

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2025 49:43


    We continue our Best of 2025 episodes with an episode from the Future Hindsight podcast, hosted by Mila Atmos.Enjoying the show? Subscribe to hear the rest of Future Hindsight's episodes!

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    Best of 2025: A Pep Talk from Robert Hubbell | New Faces of Democracy

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 59:07


    We continue our Best of 2025 episodes with an episode from the New Faces of Democracy podcast, hosted by Nancy Bynum.Enjoying the show? Subscribe to hear the rest of New Faces of Democracy episodes!

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    Best of 2025: Dean Blundell. Canada's Sweetheart. Speaker of Truth. | Freedom Over Fascism

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2025 57:34


    We continue our Best of 2025 episodes with an episode from the Freedom Over Fascism podcast.Enjoying the show? Subscribe to hear the rest of Freedom Over Fascism's episodes!

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    Best of 2025: The Courts and the Future of Democracy | Let's Find Common Ground

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2025 69:23


    We continue our Best of 2025 episodes with an episode from the Let's Find Common Ground podcast, hosted by Bob Shrum and Mike Murphy.Enjoying the show? Subscribe to hear the rest of Ket's Find Common Ground's episodes!

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    Best of 2025: How Do We Stop the Rise of Autocracy? Feat. Stacey Abrams | Politics in Question

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2025 29:47


    We continue our Best of 2025 episodes with an  episode from Politics in Question, hosted by Lee Drutman and James Wallner.Enjoying the show? Subscribe to hear the rest of Politics in Question's episodes!

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    Best of 2025: Inside the MAGA black hole | Democracy Works

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2025 48:07


    We continue our Best of 2025 episodes with an episode from the Democracy Works podcast, hosted by Jenna Spinelle, Christopher Beem, Michael Berkman. Enjoying the show? Subscribe to hear the rest of Democracy Works' episodes!

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    Best of 2025: How Democracy Is Impacted by the Expansion of Presidential Power | Democracy Decoded

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2025 37:56


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    A.I. in Political Campaigns | The Politics Guys

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2025 49:10


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    How Americans Experience Politics with Gretchen Barton | An Honorable Profession

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2025 21:49


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    The Fight Against Book Banning in America, Amanda Jones | The Great Battlefield

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2025 50:39


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    Flying Pig Academy: Why Fixing Civil Discourse Requires Less Politics, not more | Village SquareCast

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2025 43:02


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    How Do We Stop the Rise of Autocracy? Feat. Stacey Abrams | Politics in Question

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2025 29:47


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    From Military Police to Soft Secession: Christopher Armitage on Resisting Authoritarian Drift | Talkin Politics & Religion

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2025 63:54


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    How Gerrymandering Undermines Fair Representation | Democracy Decoded

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2025 41:55


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    Maybe Don't Get All Your News from Podcasts, America | The Context

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2025 41:09


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    Special Episode: Understanding the Fragility of Democracy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2025 33:24


    In this thought-provoking discussion, panelists explore the characteristics of a healthy democracy and the various threats it currently faces, including attacks on free speech, due process, free and fair elections, executive overreach, and increasing polarization. The conversation also delves into the critical issue of public disengagement, the absence of a shared reality, and the historical context behind these issues. Fellows react to these serious concerns, sharing their perspectives and personal connections to the topics discussed. The episode aims to encourage participation in the democratic process and offers insights into fostering more effective communication and connection across political divides. This panel was part of the Podcast Fellowship hosted by The Democracy Group and feature the fellows' reactions and reflections to the panels discussion.Topics discussed: Defining a Healthy DemocracyFirst Amendment and Its Threats Threats to Due Process Challenges to Free and Fair Elections Youth Disengagement and Political Corruption Polarization and Historical Context Panelists include:Jenna Spinelle, host of Democracy WorksCorey Nathan, host of Talkin' Politics N' Religion Without Killin' Each OtherStephanie Gerber Wilson, host of Freedom Over FacismKamy Akhavan, Executive Director of USC Center for the Political FutureMichael Baranowski, host of the Politics GuysTo learn more about each of the featured podcasts, visit the Shows page at democracygroup.org/shows. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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    What Can the Data Tell Us? | Politics in Question

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2025 43:48


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    How to Rebuild Trust in Democracy with Pete Buttigieg | An Honorable Profession

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2025 34:16


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    The new gerrymandering battles | Democracy Works

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2025 49:47


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    Why Contempt Destroys Democracy and How to Push Back: Zachary Elwood | How Do We Fix It?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2025 32:03


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    Following the Money in Politics: Hilary Braseth | Future Hindsight

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2025 38:09


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    Inside Heterodox Academy Jonathan Rauch and Liz Joyner on Reclaiming Truth in a Fractured Democracy | Talkin Politics & Religion

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2025 84:37


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    How the U.S. Supreme Court Is Drastically Reshaping American Democracy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2025 43:06


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    Flying Pig Academy: Complexity Changes Everything | Village SquareCast

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2025 34:57


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    Is There Really Democracy in America? | The Politics Guys

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2025 57:57


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    Kevin Levin and the Erasure of History | Freedom Over Fascism

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2025 46:18


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    Practical Advice for Reclaiming Democracy | The Context

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2025 41:18


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    What is a Pocket Rescission? | Politics in Question

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2025 41:55


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    Building Relationships and Bridging Divides with Karissa Raskin of Listen First Project | The Great Battlefield

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2025 57:29


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    The Power of Storytelling, Curiosity and Hope: Swati Srivastava | How Do We Fix It?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2025 28:52


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    Our Government Unraveled: Nancy Rosenblum | Future Hindsight

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2025 52:04


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    Erin Miller of Cartoons for Democracy | New Faces of Democracy

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2025 36:00


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    Authoritarianism Isn't Coming. It's Here. | The Context

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2025 37:35


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    Doing Good: USC Nonprofit Leaders Shaping America's Future | Let's Find Common Ground

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2025 61:30


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    FairVote and Reforming Voting | The Politics Guys

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2025 48:14


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    Who Really Controls the Map? | Politics in Question

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2025 34:30


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    Fires, ICE, and Faith — Rev. Dr. Matthew Colwell on Immigration, Loss, and Rebuilding Community | Talkin Politics & Religion

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2025 76:09


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    How to Build a Safer, Cleaner, and Greener Future with Councilmember Mark Jeffreys | An Honorable Profession

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2025 30:45


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    Responding to Changes in Digital Communications with Will Robinson | The Great Battlefield

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2025 61:17


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    Brian Derrick of Oath.Vote | New Faces of Democracy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2025 49:12


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    Only Bad People Have Bad Politics. Right? | The Context

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2025 31:16


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    Resist Copaganda!: Alec Karakatsanis | Future Hindsight

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2025 50:14


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    Do You Want To Be Right Or The Relationship? Why We Insist on Being Right in Politics & Beyond | Talkin Politics & Religion

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2025 36:57


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    Do We Need Conflict in American Politics? | Politics in Question

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2025 47:53


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    Greg Lukianoff: The War on Words | The Politics Guys

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2025 65:53


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    Daniel Mach: Faith, Freedom, and the Fight for the 1st Amendment | Talkin Politics & Religion

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2025 70:08


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    How Democrats Restore Trust in Government with Congressman Greg Landsman | An Honorable Profession

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2025 27:53


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    Israel and Iran, Minnesota Murders | The Politics Guys

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2025 58:56


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    Michelle Ciccolo, MA State Representative on what Blue States can do to protect their freedoms | Freedom Over Fascism

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2025 57:44


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    Building Power in Battleground States with Emily Lee of Seed the Vote | The Great Battlefield

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2025 54:18


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