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Reflecting on the January 6 hearings and what's happened since
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Length:
33 minutes
Released:
Aug 29, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Michael Berkman, Chris Beem, Candis Watts Smith, and Jenna Spinelle are back after summer break to discuss the January 6 committee hearings, which we previously teased as "democracy's summer blockbusters." Did they live up to the hype? Did they change public opinion — and does that matter?We also discuss the January 6 hearings and the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago in the context of democratic pedagogy, or behavior that helps us learn what it means to be good democratic citizens. Finally, we discuss some of the summer's primary elections and what to expect in the general election this fall.NBC News poll on threats to democracy as the most important issue facing the country
Released:
Aug 29, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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What is Democracy Works?: From the McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Penn State, this is Democracy Works. In this episode, hosts Michael Berkman and Chris Beem take a few minutes to explain why we wanted to start this podcast and what we hope to achieve through our interviews and conversations. by Democracy Works