Democracy Works

The Democracy Works podcast seeks to answer that question by examining a different aspect of democratic life each week — from voting to criminal justice to the free press and everything in between. We interview experts who study democracy, as well as peop

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Cassidy Hutchinson on what comes after January 6

Posted March 25, 2024 • 00:40:16

Cassidy Hutchinson, an aide to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows whose testimony captured the nation’s attention in the January 6 Congressional...

How to combat political extremism

Posted February 12, 2024 • 00:37:10

Cynthia Miller-Idriss, one of America’s leading experts on the far right, joins us this week to discuss what draws people to political extremism online...

Tim Alberta on evangelicals and Republicans

Posted January 22, 2024 • 00:33:13

Chris Beem talks with journalist Tim Alberta about the role that Evangelical Christians...

Year in review: Media, mental health, and threats to democracy

Posted December 29, 2023 • 00:50:34

For our final episode of 2023, we revisit some of our episodes from throughout the year and reflect on what’s in store for democracy in 2024. We talk...

Does mandatory civic education increase voter turnout?

Posted December 4, 2023 • 00:39:18

Maithreyi Gopalan and Jilli Jung

Two of our Penn State colleagues join us this week to discuss their recent findings on the connection between state-mandated...