Episode 10: Student group at IWU helps women find their voice in politics
In the latest episode of Democracy’s Future, we explore the role women play in politics in the U.S. For most of America's history, it's been a secondary role. Women make up a larger share of the elect...
21 Maj 202413min
Episode 9: ISU Democrats and Republicans make joint push for expanded voting access on Election Day
Members of both the Democrat and Republican parties on campus want ISU leaders to close the campus on Election Day on November 5. They issued a joint statement asking the university to make the change...
14 Maj 20249min
Episode 8: ISU Democrats and Republicans share differing views on the pro-Palestinian protests
In the latest episode of Democracy’s Future, we hear from students on opposite sites on an issue that has stoked passions on college campuses across the country. A group of pro-Palestinian protesters ...
9 Maj 202413min
Episode 7: How students see political rhetoric and disinformation
In the latest episode of Democracy’s Future, you'll hear from students who are learning about political rhetoric, when persuasion veers into disinformation, and how AI can make disinformation even mor...
7 Maj 202414min
Episode 6: Young people find their passions through student government
In the latest episode of the WGLT/Vidette podcast Democracy’s Future, we hear from students who are already getting experience about how Democracy works. They are serving on the Student Senate at Illi...
26 Apr 202411min
Episode 5: How ISU's Center for Civic Engagement helps students get involved
In the latest episode of the WGLT/Vidette podcast Democracy’s Future, you’ll hear from two students who are involved in ISU's Center for Civic Engagement. The group offers many volunteer and service o...
17 Apr 202414min
Episode 4: How conservatives found their voices in college
In the latest episode of the WGLT/Vidette podcast series Democracy’s Future, we hear from three conservatives who weren’t always conservatives but who were influenced by the issues in the shift of the...
13 Mars 202416min
Episode 3: How college Democrats and socialists view the upcoming election
In the latest episode of the WGLT/Vidette podcast Democracy’s Future, Illinois State University senior political science and philosophy major Braxton Myers says he embraces the motto "think global act...
6 Mars 202415min
