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Tocqueville Talks delivers sharp, fast interviews from the Tocqueville Center for the Study of Democracy and Society at Furman University. Hosts Brent Nelsen and Elizabeth L’Arrivée talk with top scholars and public thinkers about public affairs in the United States and abroad. Tocqueville asked questions about almost everything, and so do we—in twenty minutes or less.
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Average audio length:
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Guest interviews
English
United States
33 episodes
since Dec. 15, 2025
episodic
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As America marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Harvard historian David Armitage joins Tocqueville Talks to recover a dimension of the founding document that Americans often overlook: the Declaration was written not only to justify independence at home, but to announce th…
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What can political philosophy teach a president about leadership, power, and a changing international order?
In this episode of Tocqueville Talks, Alexander Stubb, President of the Republic of Finland, joins Tocqueville Center Director Brent Nelsen and Beth L'Arrivée for a conversation about politi…
What if the purpose of college isn't to confirm what you believe—but to teach you how to question it?
In this episode of Tocqueville Talks, Furman University students Laura Grace McSwain and Liza Sherbert join Tocqueville Center Director Brent Nelsen to reflect on what it means to take ideas seriou…
What are the biggest questions facing American democracy—and how can universities create spaces where they are seriously debated?
In this season-opening episode of Tocqueville Talks, Tocqueville Center Director Brent Nelsen and co-host Beth L'Arrivée preview a year of conversations about democracy,…
Why does patriotism seem so powerful in America—and what happens when it begins to disappear?
As Americans celebrate the nation's 250th anniversary, Alexis de Tocqueville's reflections on patriotism may be more relevant than ever.
Nearly two hundred years ago, Tocqueville traveled across the United…
For generations, politics in Europe and America was dominated by large, stable political parties. Today, those old political alignments are breaking down.
Why are voters abandoning established parties? Why are populist movements gaining strength across the West? And what does this transformation me…
What can a neighborhood swim league teach us about democracy?
More than you might think.
When Alexis de Tocqueville visited America in 1831, he was astonished by what he called associations—ordinary citizens voluntarily joining together to solve common problems. He believed these organizations were…
For eighty years, Europe and the United States built a common political, economic, and military order.
Today, many Europeans wonder whether that world is ending.
In this episode of Tocqueville Talks, Brent Nelson interviews NPR Paris correspondent Eleanor Beardsley, a Furman alumna and one of Ameri…
Why does everything feel increasingly unreal?
The people most trapped in abstraction are often the people consuming the most information.
Tocqueville saw this danger almost 200 years ago.
In this episode of Tocqueville Talks, Beth L'Arrivée and Rob L'Arrivée explore one of Alexis de Tocqueville's m…
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