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

Listen to latest episode

Recent Episodes

Reflecting on the January 6 hearings and what’s happened since

Posted August 29, 2022 • 00:32:38

We’re back after our summer break and catch up on what’s happened to American democracy while we were on hiatus.

Michael Berkman, Chris Beem,...

A new approach to breaking our media silos

Posted August 1, 2022 • 00:28:41

It’s no secret that there’s a partisan divide in the media, but thus far, solutions to bridge that divide have been few and far between. Our guest...

Introducing: When the People Decide

Posted June 13, 2022 • 00:34:30

We are excited to share the first episode of a new narrative series on ballot initiatives from the McCourtney Institute for Democracy: When the People...

Democracy’s summer blockbusters

Posted June 6, 2022 • 00:33:16

Democracy Works is taking its annual summer hiatus starting next week, but that does not mean the wheels of democracy will stop turning while we’re...

Baby Boomers and American gerontocracy

Posted May 23, 2022 • 00:43:34

The Baby Boomers are the most powerful generation in American history — and they’re not going away anytime soon. Their influence in politics,...