Jenna Spinelle
Host/Producer, Democracy Works podcast-
Democracy Works host Chris Beem talks with author Jonathan Rauch about why the current crisis in American Christianity is also a crisis in American democracy. -
It's easy to feel defeated in the face of political challenges, but this episode shows that everyone has the capacity to create positive change and contribute to a culture of peace in their communities. -
Two leading experts on democracy join us to discuss how to prevent political violence in the United States and around the world. -
As we approach the end of another year, we reflect on the new political reality of a second Trump administration. -
Balazs Trencsenyi, co-director of Invisible University for Ukraine, joins us to discuss the university's work to uphold education and democracy in Ukraine amid the country's ongoing war with Russia. -
Colleen Shogan, archivist of the United States, joins us for a conversation about democratizing access to national records and running a non-partisan organization in an increasingly polarized country -
Democracy Works host Michael Berkman talks with Christopher Claassen, a political scientist at the University of Glasgow, about how to measure support for democracy across countries and across generations. -
Dahlia Lithwick, Slate's senior legal correspondent, joins us to discuss how the Supreme Court has shaped — and could continue to shape the 2024 presidential election. -
Author and scholar Eddie Glaude Jr. joins us to discuss what happens when we let the heavy democratic lifting fall to just a few elected officials. -
Anthropologist Jason De León joins us to discuss his book "Soldiers and Kings," which tells the stories of smugglers who help migrants make the journey from central America to Mexico and the United States.
