The Democracy Group
The Democracy Group
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.
Episodes
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Jun 18, 2025 • 37min
Trans Kids Are Under Attack. That Hurts Everyone. | The Context
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Jun 16, 2025 • 41min
Democracy for the Unhoused: Maria Foscarinis | Future Hindsight
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Jun 13, 2025 • 1h 33min
Andrew Heaton: Tribalism Is Dumb – Why We're Hardwired for Division & How to Cope | Talkin Politics & Religion
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Jun 11, 2025 • 40min
How Government Can Get Sh*t Done: Marc Dunkelman on Why Nothing Works | An Honorable Profession
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Jun 9, 2025 • 1h 3min
Ben Rhodes: America’s Changing Role in a Changed World
The Democracy Group's first live podcast recording featuring foreign policy expert and fellow podcaster Ben Rhodes in conversation with Kamy Akhavan of Let's Find Common Ground and Stephanie Gerber Wilson of Freedom Over Fascism about America’s place on the world stage and how the health of American democracy impacts other democracies around the world. They also discuss how podcasting can shape messaging and narrative in a fractured media environment. About Ben RhodesRhodes is a writer, political commentator, and national security analyst. He is the author of the New York Times bestsellers After the Fall: Being American in the World We’ve Made, and The World As It Is: A Memoir of the Obama White House. He is currently co-host of Pod Save the World. His work has also been published in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The New York Times, and Foreign Affairs. From 2009-2017, Ben served as a speechwriter and Deputy National Security Advisor to President Obama. In that capacity, he participated in all of President Obama’s key decisions, oversaw the President’s national security communications and public diplomacy, and led the secret negotiations with the Cuban government that resulted in the effort to normalize relations between the United States and Cuba.To learn more about each of the featured podcasts, visit the Shows page at democracygroup.org/shows.
Jun 6, 2025 • 51min
Eric Heinze on Critical Theory and the Left’s Blind Spots | The Politics Guys
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Jun 4, 2025 • 1h 23min
Improving Political Tech with Sunil Sadasivan, Newly of NGP VAN | The Great Battlefield
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Jun 2, 2025 • 37min
Sarah Longwell: To Defend Democracy, Stop Talking about “Democracy” | The Context
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May 30, 2025 • 51min
Body, Law, and Liberty: Karen Thompson | Future Hindsight
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May 28, 2025 • 1h 39min
Invisible Rulers, with Renee DiResta | Village SquareCast
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