Jenna Spinelle
Host/Producer, Democracy Works podcast-
We look back on 2021 and consider the impending crises that might be on the horizon in the year(s) to come. -
Vanderbilt University political theorist Robert Talisse returns to the show to make the case for democratic introspection and appreciating perspectives that differ from your own.
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This Take Note interview is from the Democracy Works podcast with guest Penn State Professor and Geographer Chris Fowler.
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Historian Keisha N. Blain joins us this week to discuss the life and work of Civil Rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer. As we discuss, many of the forces Hamer pushed against are still present in our politics today.
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Desmond Meade joins us this week to discuss how his movement transcended partisan politics to restore voting rights to millions of people in Florida.
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Much of the conversation around social media and democracy focuses on algorithms and Big Tech. Our guest this week argues the real problem might be with us, not the platforms.
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Words matter, especially when all eyes are on a presidential campaign. This week, we take a deep dive into the world of despicable discourse.
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Miles Taylor and Charlie Dent, two Republicans who are working to redefine the Republican Party in the Trump era, join us this week to discuss the party's past, present, and future.
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Tom Nichols argues that the greatest threat to American democracy is posed, not by foreign adversaries, but by our own lifestyle choices. He joins us this week to explain.
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Chris Fowler, a geography professor at Penn State, joins us this week to examine redistricting and gerrymandering from a different perspective that we often hear from political science and good government groups.
