The Andrea Mitchell Center Podcast

The ANDREA MITCHELL CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF DEMOCRACY aims not just to promote, but to understand, democracy. Global in its outlook, multifaceted in its purposes, the Mitchell Center seeks to contribute to the ongoing quest for democratic values, ideas, and institutions throughout the world. In THE ANDREA MITCHELL CENTER PODCAST, we interview scholars, journalists, and public thinkers grappling with the challenges facing our democracy. Many of the episodes are linked to our other programming, such as our 2018-19 "Democracy in Trouble?" series, our 2019-20 "Reverberations of Inequality" series, and our ongoing "Capitalism / Socialism / Democracy." Other episodes are one-off interviews with scholars associated with the Mitchell Center -- or with thinkers whose work is central to our effort to understand democracy in all of its complexity.

Episode 6.15: Panic Wisely: Navigating Collapse in an Age of Crisis 05/13/2025

Episode 6.14: Crossing the Line: Finding America in the Borderlands 05/06/2025

Episode 6.13: Democracy's New Frontier: Integrating Ecosystems into Political Communities 04/22/2025

Episode 6.12: Dying Abroad: A Conversation with Osman Balkan 03/11/2025

Episode 6.11: The Path Ahead for Syrian Reconstruction 03/06/2025

Episode 6.10: Fetal Personhood, Bodily Autonomy and the Roe Not Taken 02/21/2025

Episode 6.9: A Conversation with Slavoj Žižek 02/12/2025

Episode 6.8: Seeking the Fifth Voice: A Journey into American History and Democracy 01/14/2025

Episode 6.7: We the People: How Citizens Prevented Past Presidents from Permanently Breaking American Democracy 11/15/2024

Episode 6.6: Battleground PA: Voters, Values, and the Fight for the Future 10/28/2024

Episode 6.5: Ian Lustick on Israel-Gaza and the United States 10/14/2024

Episode 6.4: Socialism as an Alternative to Liberal Democracy? A Conversation with Peter Frase 10/07/2024

Episode 6.3: Indian Democracy Between Elections: A Conversation with Professor Lisa Mitchell 08/30/2024

Episode 6.2: Corruption and Code: How Data Centers are Shaping Virginia's Future 08/16/2024

Episode 6.1: Environmental Policy in Peril: A Conversation with Professor Eric Orts 07/23/2024

Episode 5.15: Bonds Beyond Borders: Affect and Memory in the Yugoslav People's Army 05/09/2024

Episode 5.14: Professor Anne Norton on Wild Democracy 05/01/2024

Episode 5.13: The Erosion of Democracy: Dr. Robin S. Brooks on Democratic Backsliding 04/26/2024

Episode 5.12: Rep Mikie Sherrill on Whether the Bipartisan Consensus on Foreign Policy Will Hold and on Threats to American Democracy 04/24/2024

Episode 5.11: Rhiana Gunn-Wright on Climate Policy: From Ideals to Action 04/09/2024

Episode 5.10: Disinformation is a Threat to Democracy Says Barbara McQuade 03/29/2024

Episode 5.9: Why is the Immigration System Broken? Jonathan Blitzer on How American Foreign Policy in Central America Created a Crisis 02/20/2024

Episode 5.8: Unveiling Anti-Blackness: A Transnational Dialogue 02/16/2024

Episode 5.7: Powering Progress: Navigating Energy Justice with Benjamin Sovacool 01/31/2024

Episode 5.6: Liberalism in Dark Times: A Conversation with Professor Joshua Cherniss 12/21/2023

Episode 5.5: Navigating Justice: A Day in the Life of Assistant District Attorney Helena von Nagy 12/21/2023

Episode 5.4: Truth and Transparency: Navigating Virginia's 2023 Elections - Josh Stanfield 10/31/2023

Episode 5.3: Bringing Possibility Back In: Political Hope in Theory and Practice – Loren Goldman 10/20/2023

Episode 5.2: The End of Greenwashing? How Two California Bills Promote Climate Accountability – Michael Gerrard and Eric Orts 09/21/2023

Episode 5.1: The Majority-World Experience of A.I. – Rigoberto Lara Guzmán and Ranjit Singh 09/08/2023