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May 21, 2024
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MitzVote drives student voter turnout, campus engagement with Jewish teachings

Empowering young Jewish voters. Join us this Thursday to celebrate our podcast fellows!

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May 6, 2024
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How business leaders are strengthening democracy

A playlist on protest and peacebuilding and episode 3 of Democracy's Good News.

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May 5, 2024
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Democracy Good News: The Role of Business in Democracy

The third episode of our Democracy’s Good News series takes us to New York City where we talk with American venture capitalist and author Patrick McGinnis.

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May 3, 2024
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Strategies for Protest and Peacebuilding on College Campuses and Beyond

Waves of student protests against Israel’s actions in Gaza swept American campuses last week and along with them the debate of free speech and the freedom to peaceably assemble on campus grounds.

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April 22, 2024
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Meet the newest members of The Democracy Group

We're super excited to officially welcome three amazing shows to our network of incredible organizations and podcasts: Bad Watchdog, The Politics Guys, and RCV Clips!

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April 8, 2024
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Democracy's Good News: When faith and civics meet to strengthen democracy

In the second episode of the Democracy's Good News series, we talk with religious organizations across the United States, namely the Habonim Dror Camp Galil, the Reform Congregation Oheb Sholom, and the Mormon Women for Ethical Government.

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March 25, 2024
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Spy-themed video game tackles misinformation

A video game is helping Gen Z combat misinformation. Plus, we welcome a new show to The Democracy Group!

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March 18, 2024
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Meta won’t recommend political content to users. Here’s what it means for politics

Meta announced in February it would stop proactively recommending political content on Instagram and Threads as journalists, voters, and political content creators gear up for this election season.

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March 12, 2024
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Meet our spring 2024 podcast fellows

Join us in extending the warmest welcome to the newest cohort of fellows from The Democracy Group Podcast Fellowship!

Jessie Nguyen
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March 5, 2024
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Democracy's Good News: How teachers are creating future citizens

Host Jenna Spinelle highlights the positive efforts of individuals and organizations working to build a healthier democracy in the first episode of our short series, Democracy's Good News.

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February 27, 2024
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Democracy's Good News to highlight the everyday people shaping democracy

A common narrative about the 2024 election is that “democracy is on the ballot” and that American democracy could be in very dire shape if the election doesn’t go a particular way. At The Democracy Group, we understand those risks and take them seriously. But we also know that many other media outlets will be covering the election through this lens.

Jessie Nguyen
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February 15, 2024
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A cross-partisan podcast tells Gen Z's stories

The Round Table, a part of Next Generation Politics, is a “by GenZ, for GenZ” podcast that provides a platform for conversation and engagement by challenging norms and representing all kinds of diversity, especially of perspective and ideas.

Jessie Nguyen
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January 30, 2024
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PBS podcast shines a light on Gen Z's biggest issues

Teen podcast builds empathy, bridges generational divides

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January 22, 2024
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📢 New Podcasts Alert: Episodes from our 2023 Podcast Fellows

A new year means new episodes!

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January 22, 2024
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Celebrate with some of our best episodes from The Democracy Group!

Welcome to the Best of 2023!

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January 22, 2024
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New survey explores free speech on college campuses

"College classes are a place for students to feel uncomfortable and grapple with difficult concepts in the world. Students need the opportunity to correct one another and have hard and sometimes offensive conversations with one another."

Jessie Nguyen
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January 22, 2024
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A Thanksgiving tradition disrupted

We hope you got to spend a wonderful Thanksgiving with your families and friends.

Jessie Nguyen
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January 22, 2024
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🗳️ A 2023 election recap

States and counties across the nation held key elections in early November 2023 where abortion access took center stage.

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January 17, 2024
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Amplifying young voices in politics

Community manager Jessie Nguyen caught up with New Voters Founder & President Jahnavi Rao and Executive Director Nivea Krishnan. New Voters is dedicated to expanding youth engagement in politics and making sure young voices are heard.

Jessie Nguyen
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January 17, 2024
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Meet our 2023 student podcast fellows

The Democracy Group's podcast fellowship program is in full swing! Here’s a glimpse at what our 2023 fellows were working on during their fellowship.

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January 14, 2024
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Shining a spotlight on the states

For the latest in our series on organizations that inspire us to take action to build a stronger democracy, Democracy Group community manager Jessie Nguyen caught up with Bree Grossi Wilde, executive director of the State Democracy Research Initiative at the University of Wisconsin Law School.

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