Majority Minority with Dr. Justin Gest | Village SquareCast
How do societies respond to great demographic change? This question lingers over the contemporary politics of the United States and other countries where persistent immigration has altered populations...
6 Jun 20221h 26min
Scott Radnitz on Why Conspiracy Theories Thrive in Both Democracies and Autocracies | Democracy Paradox
There's something natural and organic about perceiving that the people in power are out to advance their own interests. It's in part because it’s often true. Governments actually do keep secrets from ...
1 Jun 202251min
Building a New Software and Data Hub for Organizing with Evan Burfield of Helm | The Great Battlefield
Evan Burfield joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career as an entrepreneur, investor and author. And his work co-founding Helm, where with co-founder Emma Bloomberg, he has 90 peopl...
30 Mai 20221h 37min
Criminal Laws | Democracy in Danger
Entering the United States without permission is a crime. But should it be? This time on the show, we hear from a couple of lawyers who have been fighting to decriminalize unauthorized immigration. Th...
25 Mai 202234min
Patriot and Diplomat: Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch | Future Hindsight
Marie Yovanovitch is the former Ambassador to Ukraine and best-selling author of her memoir, Lessons from the Edge. In a live event for Big Tent USA, we discuss the powers of diplomacy, the corrosive ...
23 Mai 202246min
Women in (and out of) Politics | Science of Politics
Women are underrepresented in American political institutions, despite the positive track record of women in office and the willingness of voters to support women candidates. Gender differences in pol...
18 Mai 202245min
What 100 Coffees can teach us about being human | Village SquareCast
100 Coffees. Coffee and people are two of the joys of Alex Workman’s life. He has a long-standing goal of trying to have coffee with someone he’s never met (or doesn’t know very well) once a week. In...
16 Mai 202252min
Investing for Democracy ft. Ian Simmons | Democracy Matters
What role can and should investors play in strengthening democracy? Ian Simmons, Co-Founder and Principal of Blue Haven Initiative, discusses impact investing, universal voting, foreign money in U.S. ...
11 Mai 202225min
