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DIY Democracy
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A podcast to highlight civic engagement and to learn to be effective citizens.
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English
United States
74 episodes
since Sept. 18, 2017
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"Not the Government, Just Its Money" - The Role of Insurance Regulation in Creating the 'Urban Crisis'

"Not the Government, Just Its Money" - The Role of Insurance Regulation in Creating the 'Urban Crisis'

For this episode, I spoke with Professor Bench Ansfield, author of the recent book, Born in Flames: The Business of Arson and the Remaking of the American City. In the book and the interview, we talked about the kindling (decades of redlining, deindustrialization, and more), the fuel (the governm…
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Connecting to Place as a Way to Build Community and Fight Climate Change

Connecting to Place as a Way to Build Community and Fight Climate Change

Continuing the theme of the previous interviews with Dr. Thea Riofrancos and Dr. Mijin Cha about the ethical concerns that come with trying to transition away from fossil fuels and to a clean energy system, in this episode I spoke with Dr. Matt Biggar about how he thinks we can move in that directi…
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Another World is Possible, and We Can Build It Together

Another World is Possible, and We Can Build It Together

Continuing the theme of the previous interview with Dr. Thea Riofrancos, I spoke with Dr. Mijin Cha about the ethical concerns that come with trying to transition away from fossil fuels and to a clean energy system. A Just Transition for All: Workers and Communities for a Carbon-Free Future Addi…
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The Trade-offs of Mining in a Clean Energy Transition

The Trade-offs of Mining in a Clean Energy Transition

I spoke with Dr. Thea Riofrancos about the ethical concerns that come with trying to transition away from fossil fuels and to a clean energy system, specifically focusing on lithium mining as the example she highlighted in her book. Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism Music is by Evan S…
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Building a Coalition with Democracy as the First Principle

Building a Coalition with Democracy as the First Principle

I spoke with journalist and author Osita Nwanevu about his recently published book, The Right of the People: The Case for a New American Founding. In this episode, I share our second conversation, about why we should have a new founding of American Democracy, and what that might look like. In the…
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The Chance to Become a Person, and Other Arguments for Democracy

The Chance to Become a Person, and Other Arguments for Democracy

I spoke with journalist and author Osita Nwanevu about his recently published book, The Right of the People: The Case for a New American Founding. In this episode, we talked about the first half of the book: how do we define (and identify) democracies, and what are the arguments for and against de…
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Rethinking Liberalism in the Current Political Moment

Rethinking Liberalism in the Current Political Moment

I spoke with Lily Geismer and Brent Cebul about their recent book, Mastery and Drift: Professional Class Liberals Since the 1960s. We discussed what we mean when we talk about liberal as a political philosophy, and how the application of that principle has evolved in the last half-century in the Un…
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Black History is for Everyone

Black History is for Everyone

I interviewed Brian Jones about his book Black History is for Everyone, in which he details his personal journey to understanding the truth and importance of that statement. You can find the book Black History is for Everyone at Bookshop.org and at Haymarket Books (currently 40% off as this episo…
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Lessons from American Reconstruction for a New Founding, Pt. 2

Lessons from American Reconstruction for a New Founding, Pt. 2

For this episode, I spoke with Prof. Manisha Sinha of the University of Connecticut, historian and author of the recent book The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction, 1860-1920. We spoke about what a "new founding" of American democracy has looked like in the past, and wha…
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Lessons from American Reconstruction for a New Founding, Pt. 1

Lessons from American Reconstruction for a New Founding, Pt. 1

For this episode, I spoke with Prof. Manisha Sinha of the University of Connecticut, historian and author of the recent book The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction, 1860-1920. We spoke about what a "new founding" of American democracy has looked like in the past, and wha…
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