Journalist Jeff Sharlet joins us to discuss his trip through the heart of MAGA world while reporting his book "The... more

Sociologist Eric Klinenberg joins us to discuss how the pandemic increased polarization and distrust in institutions, and weakened social connection.

Alex Burness, a reporter who covers state and local democracy issues for the news site Bolts, joins us to discuss... more

Author and blogger Cory Doctorow joins us to discuss how the enshittification of tech platforms impacts our democracy — and... more

Tim Heaphy, the lead investigator on the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville and the January 6 insurrection, makes... more

Chris Beem talks with author Jonathan Rauch about why the current crisis in American Christianity is also a crisis in... more

It's easy to feel defeated in the face of political challenges, but this episode shows that everyone has the capacity... more

Two leading experts on democracy join us to discuss how to prevent political violence in the United States and around... more

We kick off 2025 with a discussion about how the democracy reform movement should position itself given the results of... more

As we approach the end of another year, we reflect on the new political reality of a second Trump administration.