This is Democracy
Episodes
This is Democracy – Episode 17: The Environment and Democracy
05 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
How are communities and democracies affected by the changing global environment? Dr. Suri talks with professor Sheila Olmstead on the lasting effects ...
This is Democracy – Episode 16: Democracy in the Middle East?
28 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What are the historical challenges of democratization in the Middle East? What are the possibilities? Dr. Suri, and Ph.D. candidate Emily Whalen, disc...
This is Democracy – Episode 15: The 100th Anniversary of the First World War
14 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What are the legacies of the Great War for our world today? How can we avoid another terrible war in the 21st century? Dr. Suri talks with University ...
This is Democracy – Episode 14: What did the 2018 elections mean?
08 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What did the 2018 elections mean? What are the results and why do they matter? Dr. Suri sits down with Bryan Jones and James Henson to deconstruct the...
This is Democracy – Episode 13: New and Future Voters: Why Does This Election Matter So Much?
05 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Jeremi meets with UT freshman Juliet Suarez and first time voter Jillian B. Smith. They discuss the importance of voting in the midterm ele...
This is Democracy – Episode 12: Congress and Democracy
01 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
How has Congress changed in the last few decades? How can new, young leaders (hopefully elected this November) reform Congress to serve our democracy ...
This is Democracy – Episode 11: The Media and Politics
24 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
How has media coverage of politics changed in the last 30 years? How can it change for better in the future? Jeremi Suri sits down with renowned film ...
This is Democracy – Episode 10: The Supreme Court and Democracy
18 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s topic covers the Supreme Court and Democracy. How has the the Supreme Court contributed to and detracted from American democracy? Wh...
This is Democracy – Episode 9: Religion and Democracy: How Are We Making Our Democracy More Open and Inclusive for Different Faiths?
11 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Suri spends today’s episode with Sean Hassan and Alison Tate discussing Catholicism, Islam, and how to represent communities of minority fai...
This is Democracy – Episode 8: The Military and Democracy
04 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Jeremi sits down with Professor Aaron O’Connell to discuss the evolving identity of America’s military from 1776 to the present day. Zachary S...
This is Democracy – Episode 7: Gender and Democracy
27 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Jeremi Suri speaks with Augusta Dell’Omo and Chris Rose of the University of Texas at Austin about gender. As always, Zachary Suri reads an ...
This is Democracy – Episode 6: Race and Democracy in America Today
20 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Suri has an extended conversation this week with Dr. Peniel Jospeh about race, Black Lives Matter, the post-Civil Rights era, and how to rema...
This is Democracy – Episode 5: Sports and Democracy: How Can Sports Encourage Democracy?
13 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Natalie Suri joins Jeremi in the studio today to discuss the role of athletes, sports and competition in the realm of democracy. In the wake of Kaeper...
This is Democracy – Episode 4: Young Citizens Promoting Democracy
06 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week Dr. Suri speaks Sophie Wysocki and Meena Anderson to discuss the importance for young citizens to be politically aware and engage in democra...
This is Democracy – Episode 3: Educating Citizenship
30 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week Dr. Suri speaks with Amber Pleasant and Melissa Scheinfeld to discuss educating citizenship. Zachary Suri also reads his original poem, R...
This is Democracy – Episode 2: Coming of Age in the Shadow of Trump
23 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
How should young citizens blend their traditional spiritual values with their strong commitments to progressive change in a time when our polarized po...
This is Democracy – Episode 1: We Are All Characters in This Living Book of Democracy
16 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this inaugural episode of This is Democracy, Dr. Jeremi Suri sits down with his son, Zachary Suri, to lay out the groundwork for what this podcast ...
This is Democracy – Episode 0: Teaser
31 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The future of democracy is uncertain, but we are committed to its urgent renewal today. This podcast will draw on historical knowledge to inspire a co...