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Episodes · 25

Why Democracy’s Troubles Should Come as No Surprise

Jun 23, 2026

Jonathan Daly, "The Man Who Knew Russia: Richard Pipes, Humanist and Cold Warrior" (Stanford UP, 2025)

Jun 21, 2026 · 1h 17m

Jeremy J. Holland, "The Political Worldviews of American Social Movements: Partisan Politics and the Future of Democracy" (Routledge, 2026)

Jun 21, 2026 · 33m

Gareth Doherty, "Landscape Fieldwork: How Engaging the World Can Change Design" (U Virginia Press, 2025)

Jun 21, 2026 · 1h 3m

Alena Ledeneva, "Russian Pendulum: Paradoxes, Practices and Patterns" (UCL Press, 2026)

Jun 20, 2026 · 1h 17m

Alex Boodrookas, "Comrades Estranged: Labor and Citizenship in the Twentieth-Century Persian Gulf" (Stanford UP, 2026)

Jun 20, 2026 · 53m

Anna O. Law, "Migration and the Origins of American Citizenship: African Americans, Native Americans, and Immigrants" (Oxford UP, 2026)

Jun 18, 2026 · 47m

Legacy of the Ancient Greeks: On Classical and Modern Democracy with Josiah Ober

Jun 17, 2026

AI, Algocracy, and Democracy's Challenging Road Ahead with Andrew Sorota

Jun 12, 2026

Richard Bennet and Alexander Noyes, "War at Arm's Length: How America Can Build Effective Partners Through Military Assistance" (Yale UP, 2026)

Jun 12, 2026 · 39m

Robert Templer, "The Shah's Party: And the Iranian Revolution That Followed (Hurst, 2026)

Jun 11, 2026 · 44m

Karine Premont and Christopher J. Devine eds., "Second in Command: Reevaluating the Role of Vice Presidents and Running Mates in Modern American Politics" (U Michigan Press, 2026)

Jun 11, 2026 · 40m

Arlene W. Saxonhouse, "Athenian Democracy: Modern Mythmakers and Ancient Theorists" (U Notre Dame Press, 2026)

Jun 10, 2026 · 1h 0m

Brexit Britain: 10 Years on from the Referendum

Jun 9, 2026

The Diasporic Hindu Right with Savera

Jun 8, 2026 · 1h 15m

Margaret O’Mara on the Clintons, Tech, and Memory

Jun 8, 2026 · 1h 11m

Courtney Rickert McCaffrey et al., "Geostrategy By Design: How to Manage Geopolitical Risk in The New Era of Globalization" (Disruption Books, 2024)

Jun 5, 2026 · 1h 9m

Alex Law, "The Roots of Sociology: Scottish Enlightenment and the Civilising Process" (Routledge, 2026)

Jun 2, 2026 · 1h 34m

The Predictable Shock of Brexit: Cultural Dissonance and the Rise of Populism with Iain Quinn

Jun 1, 2026 · 32m

Gary Hoover, "Ladder or Lottery: Economic Promises and the Reality of Who Gets Ahead" (U California Press, 2026)

May 30, 2026 · 1h 12m

India’s 2026 State Elections and Indian Democracy?

May 29, 2026 · 40m

H. A. Drake, "The Wisdom of the Ancients: Four Ideas That Changed the World" (Oxford UP, 2025)

May 28, 2026 · 1h 35m

The Instigators

May 28, 2026 · 55m

Why Elected Leaders Subvert Democracy

May 27, 2026

Billionaire Backlash: Can It Help Save Democracy?

May 26, 2026 · 46m