The Democracy Group
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You Can't Evict an Idea | OCCUPY! An Unfinished Uprising by Future Hindsight
The Trump Realignment | The Politics Guys
Civic Voices: What Occupy Taught Us About Grassroots Power - Mila Atmos | Outrage Overload
Sarah Jakle of Democrashe: Can High School Girls Save Democracy? | New Faces of Democracy
How Oligarchy Undermines Democracy | The Context
They Disagree Better on Immigration Reform: Diego Sanchez & Jim Robb | How Do We Fix It?
American Covenant, with Dr. Yuval Levin | Village SquareCast
The Invitation | OCCUPY! An Unfinished Uprising by Future Hindsight
What Happened to the Republican Party? | Politics in Question
How to Lead Across Party Lines in a Purple State with NC Representative Dante Pittman | An Honorable Profession
Flipping the Financial Incentives of the Outrage Economy - Don Templeman | Outrage Overload
The Constitution Is Not the Problem | The Context
One year on the job with the Mayor of Berkeley | Good Government
How to Lead a Fast Growing City with Mayor Angela Birney | An Honorable Profession
What’s Wrong with Political Parties? | Politics in Question
Climate Forward 2026: "Is There A Republican Way Forward?" | Let's Find Common Ground
How Student Podcasting Shapes Civic Storytelling | TDG Fellowship
Introducing The Separation of Pop and State: Cancel Culture, Smear Campaigns, and the Howard Dean Scream | TDG Fellowship
Introducing Democracy is Art: Athens to Broadway: A Sculpture of Democracy | TDG Fellowship
Introducting The People’s Playbook: Ancient Athens and the First Democracy | TDG Fellowship
Introducing Patterns at the Polls: Half the Population, Half the Turnout: The Youth Vote Gap | TDG Fellowship
Introducing The Social Equation: Why Politics Feels Personal for Gen Z | TDG Fellowship
Unsticking Congress: Maya Kornberg | Future Hindsight
Dr. Matthew Taylor on the Christian Nationalist Threat to Democracy, Part 1 | New Faces of Democracy
The Unfinished Fight for Transgender Freedom | The Context
Why The Midterms Will Be Disappointing | The Politics Guys
Why We Viscerally Resist Talking to the Other Side – Mónica Guzmán | Outrage Overload
What Are the Rules and Procedures to SAVE America? | Politics in Question
The Exhausted Majority: Jason Mangone of More in Common on Hidden Tribes, the Perception Gap, and What's Actually Pulling Us Apart | Talkin Politics & Religion
Modern democracy is not just underperforming, it is structurally misaligned | The True Representation Movement
The Lost Cause Lie: Ann Bausum | Future Hindsight
The Declaration of Independence and democracy renovation | Democracy Works
I Bought a Bar: An experiment in bridge-building - K Scarry | Outrage Overload
Department of Agriculture, it's more than Farms | Good Government
Ep 513Dangers in Democracy: What Today’s Threats Reveal About Our System
This panel explores three major threats to democracy: Erosion of the rule of law Loss of experienced public servants Rising hyper-partisanship Panelists share firsthand insights and respond to questions from fellowship participants about public service, media, and civic engagement. Speakers Brandon Stover – Network Manager, The Democracy Group Jenna Spinelli – Moderator, Founder of The Democracy Group Simone Leeper – Host of Democracy Decoded David Martin – Host of The Good Government Show David Beckemeyer – Host of Outrage Overload Fellowship Participants (Q&A) Key Moments 00:00 – Introduction Overview of the fellowship and panel purpose 01:08 – Simone: Threats to the Rule of Law Executive overreach Pressure on judicial independence Election system concerns 06:42 – David Martin: Public Service Crisis Loss of experienced civil servants Institutional knowledge drain Fear and silence within agencies 12:11 – David Beckemeyer: Hyper-Partisanship Polarization as a root cause Psychological blind spots Citizens becoming “combatants” 16:53 – Q&A Begins 17:00 – Staying vs. Leaving Government Ethical dilemmas for public servants Personal trade-offs 21:59 – Young People in Politics Encouragement to pursue public service Importance of new leadership 24:21 – Media’s Role in Democracy Amplifying underreported stories Creating nuanced conversations 29:09 – Fellow Reflections Inspiration and challenges Desire for deeper, more balanced dialogue Links The Democracy Group Podcast Fellowship Democracy Decoded The Good Government Show Outrage Overload Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 512The New Rules of Politics: Follow The Money | The Politics Guys
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Ep 511Changing Minds Is Hard—Especially Your Own | The Context
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Ep 510David M. Drucker of The Dispatch on the MAGA Coalition, the Media, and What Twitter Gets Wrong | Talkin Politics & Religion
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Ep 509The Pursuit of Liberty, with Jeff Rosen | Village SquareCast
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Ep 508How to Make Caring for Families More Affordable | An Honorable Profession
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Ep 507Gloves Off Leadership Needed with Tara McGowan | Freedom Over Fascism
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Ep 506Why Does Money Matter? | Politics in Question
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Ep 505Jeff Clements of American Promise on How to Fix Money in Politics | New Faces of Democracy
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Ep 504Your Friends at the IRS | Good Government
Imagine getting a call from the President to tell you he wants you to be the head of the IRS. That happened to Danny Werfel. Listen to how he explains the mission of the IRS. Enjoying the show? Subscribe to hear the rest of Good Government Show's episodes! 👉 Subscribe here: https://pod.link/1572871022 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 503Britain, Europe, and America: The Future of the Transatlantic Alliance | Let's Find Common Ground
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Ep 502How to Transcend Partisan Differences with Senator Anthony Broadman | An Honorable Profession
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Ep 501Can Democracy Survive Tribal Thinking? – Timothy Redmond | Outrage Overload
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Ep 500How Christian Nationalism Undermines Democracy | The Context
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Ep 499How Does Transformation Lead to Regression? | Politics in Question
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Ep 498How AI is changing democracy | Democracy Works
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