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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Moving beyond news deserts and misinformation

Posted February 14, 2022 • 00:42:54

We’ve talked a lot on this show about the problems that news deserts, misinformation, and information silos present to democracy. Our guest this week...

Sore losers are bad for democracy

Posted January 17, 2022 • 00:40:51

We’re back with a new season and our 200th episode! Penn State’s Jim Piazza returns to the show this week to discuss a new study on why the loser’s...

The soul of democracy

Posted November 22, 2021 • 00:37:33

As we’ve heard from Carol Anderson and others on this show, the fight for voting rights often breaks down along racial and partisan lines. Desmond...

Tom Nichols on democracy’s worst enemy

Posted October 18, 2021 • 00:35:50

Over the past 30 years, citizens of democracies who claim to value freedom, tolerance, and the rule of law have increasingly embraced illiberal politicians...

A love letter to democratic institutions

Posted September 27, 2021 • 00:42:07

The problems of disinformation, conspiracies, and cancel culture are probably familiar to many of our listeners. But they’re usually talked about...