

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.
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Mar 17, 2025 • 35min
Amanda Carpenter of Protect Democracy | New Faces of Democracy
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Mar 14, 2025 • 31min
Rep. Ritchie Torres on Israel, Trump, and Political Extremism: A Congressman's Fight for Moral Clarity | Talkin Politics & Religion
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Mar 12, 2025 • 38min
How the States are Doing DOGE with TX Representative Salman Bhojani | An Honorable Profession
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Mar 10, 2025 • 25min
Braver Angels. Learning & Listening Across Political Divides: Wilk Wilkinson | How Do We Fix It?
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Mar 5, 2025 • 55min
Marxism for Americans: Andrew Hartman | Future Hindsight
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Mar 3, 2025 • 1h 2min
Special Counsel Firing, Who’s Running DOGE? | The Politics Guys
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Feb 26, 2025 • 1h 20min
Political Email Deliverability with David Lytel | The Great Battlefield
David Lytel joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his lengthy career in politics and technology, which includes building the first website for The White House, co-founding Democrats.com, Redefeat Bush, and Redefeat Trump, and his current start-up idea Deliverability, to help Democrats with email.Additional InformationThe Great Battlefield PodcastMore shows from The Democracy Group

Feb 24, 2025 • 1h 3min
"The Future Lies Ahead": The Second Trump Presidency | Let's Find Common Ground
Author Sasha Issenberg joins political and media experts, Jane Coaston, Reince Priebus, Simon Rosenberg, and Chuck Todd, for a conversation on what to expect during Donald Trump's second term as president. They discuss Trump's first actions as president, his influence on politics, how the Democratic Party has changed over time, and how politics is always shifting. This discussion is part of the Warschaw Conference on Practical Politics “The Trumping of America: Why and What's Next?” in partnership with POLITICO, PBS’ "Firing Line with Margaret Hoover," and C-SPAN.Featuring:Sasha Issenberg (Moderator): Groundbreaking Author on Modern Campaigns & Marriage EqualityJane Coaston: Journalist; CNN Contributor; Host of Crooked Media’s “What A Day"Reince Priebus: Former Chairman of the Republican National CommitteeSimon Rosenberg: Political Strategist; Author/Creator of Hopium ChroniclesChuck Todd: Chief Political Analyst, NBC NewsAdditional InformationLet's Find Common Ground PodcastMore shows from The Democracy Group

Feb 19, 2025 • 31min
Dana Castner of Choice Tracker | New Faces of Democracy
This episode features a conversation with Dana Castner, founder of Choice Tracker, a new and important tool in the fight for reproductive freedom. When the Supreme Court ruled in June 2022 that abortion laws must be decided by the states, that put a lot of power in the hands of our state legislators, many of whom we had never heard of, let alone knew their stances on abortion. That’s what Dana discovered and led her to start the all-volunteer group Choice Tracker just two weeks after the Dobbs decision. Nancy and Dana discuss the value in providing voters all the available information on their state representatives in one place; what actions people can take both in election cycles and off years; and why constitutional abortion protections are not enough to save us on their own. Listen to the end if you want to know how to bring Choice Tracker to your state and other ways you can help now, not just right before the next election.Additional InformationNew Faces of Democracy podcastMore shows from The Democracy Group

Feb 17, 2025 • 1h 35min
Dr. Theodore R. Johnson: If We Are Brave | Village SquareCast
We claim to be a nation founded on an idea. But, especially in these times of civic rupture, are we even all talking about the same idea?Contributing Washington Post opinion writer Dr. Ted Johnson joins us again to discuss his beautiful, powerful new book “If We are Brave: Essays of Black Americana.”The program is faciliated by Dr. Nashid Madyun, Executive Director of Florida Humanities. Find the program online here.This program is part of the series in partnership with Florida Humanities — “UNUM: Democracy Reignited,” a multi-year digital offering exploring the past, present and future of the American idea — as it exists on paper, in the hearts of our people, and as it manifests (or sometimes fails to manifest) in our lives.Additional InformationThe Village SquareCast PodcastMore shows from The Democracy Group