Is This Democracy

A podcast by Lilliana Mason and Thomas Zimmer

42 Episoade

42. Stupidity, Ideology, and Tariffs (plus: why protests matter a great deal)
Publicat: 09.04.2025
41. Escalation
Publicat: 25.03.2025
40. The Precarious State of the Union
Publicat: 07.03.2025
39. The Path to Authoritarianism
Publicat: 21.02.2025
38. Is the Constitution Still in Effect?
Publicat: 07.02.2025
37. Into the Trump Regime
Publicat: 24.01.2025
36. From Reagan to Trump: A Conversation about “Landslide” and the Transformation of American Politics since the 1970s – with Ben Bradford and Seth Cotlar (Part II)
Publicat: 16.04.2024
35. “Landslide”: How the Radical Right Took Over the Republican Party and Transformed American Politics in the 1970s – with Ben Bradford and Seth Cotlar (Part I)
Publicat: 11.04.2024
34. What Today’s Republican Party Is Made Of – A GOP Primary Post-Mortem
Publicat: 19.03.2024
33. The Many Blind Spots and Pitfalls of the “Biden Too Old” Discourse
Publicat: 23.02.2024
32. “Project 2025”: What the Right Plans to Do Once Trumpism Returns to Power
Publicat: 01.02.2024
31. Why the Reactionary Campaign Against Claudine Gay Is a Matter of Great Concern
Publicat: 11.01.2024
30. Mad Poll Disease and the Folly of “Popularism” – with Michael Podhorzer
Publicat: 30.11.2023
29. What Do Americans Value in 2023?
Publicat: 10.11.2023
28. The New Speaker vs. Democracy, Threats of MAGA Violence as the New Normal, and the State of the 2024 Presidential Race
Publicat: 27.10.2023
27. Reflections on the Israel-Hamas war – and what the latest Speaker drama can tell us about the dangerous state of Republican politics
Publicat: 13.10.2023
26. Taking Stock: The State of American Democracy Heading into Summer
Publicat: 07.06.2023
25. The Ideology of Silicon Valley vs the Idea of Democracy – with Adrian Daub
Publicat: 17.05.2023
24. “Cancel Culture”: How a Moral Panic Is Capturing America and the World – with Adrian Daub
Publicat: 16.05.2023
23. “Polarization” Is Not the Problem. It Obscures the Problem – with Shannon McGregor
Publicat: 02.05.2023

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Welcome to Is This Democracy, the podcast where we discuss the ongoing conflict over how much democracy, and for whom, there should be in America. Hosted by Lilliana Mason and Thomas Zimmer

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42 Episoade

42. Stupidity, Ideology, and Tariffs (plus: why protests matter a great deal)

41. Escalation

40. The Precarious State of the Union

39. The Path to Authoritarianism

38. Is the Constitution Still in Effect?

37. Into the Trump Regime

36. From Reagan to Trump: A Conversation about “Landslide” and the Transformation of American Politics since the 1970s – with Ben Bradford and Seth Cotlar (Part II)

35. “Landslide”: How the Radical Right Took Over the Republican Party and Transformed American Politics in the 1970s – with Ben Bradford and Seth Cotlar (Part I)

34. What Today’s Republican Party Is Made Of – A GOP Primary Post-Mortem

33. The Many Blind Spots and Pitfalls of the “Biden Too Old” Discourse

32. “Project 2025”: What the Right Plans to Do Once Trumpism Returns to Power

31. Why the Reactionary Campaign Against Claudine Gay Is a Matter of Great Concern

30. Mad Poll Disease and the Folly of “Popularism” – with Michael Podhorzer

29. What Do Americans Value in 2023?

28. The New Speaker vs. Democracy, Threats of MAGA Violence as the New Normal, and the State of the 2024 Presidential Race

27. Reflections on the Israel-Hamas war – and what the latest Speaker drama can tell us about the dangerous state of Republican politics

26. Taking Stock: The State of American Democracy Heading into Summer

25. The Ideology of Silicon Valley vs the Idea of Democracy – with Adrian Daub

24. “Cancel Culture”: How a Moral Panic Is Capturing America and the World – with Adrian Daub

23. “Polarization” Is Not the Problem. It Obscures the Problem – with Shannon McGregor