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 6.3: 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

Episode 4.15: The Debt Ceiling Crisis: Is There a Plan B? – Eric Orts 05/26/2023

Episode 4.14: Beyond the Moment of Protest: Can Social Movements Be More Robust Than the Systems They Oppose? – Rachel Kuo 05/17/2023

Episode 4.13: The Vulnerabilities We Choose: Emergent Tech, Emerging Threats – Rebecca Slayton 04/21/2023

Episode 4.12: Adapting to the End of U.S. Technological Dominance – Melissa Flagg 04/07/2023

Episode 4.11: The Amazon Labor Union and the Future of American Work – Chris Smalls 03/24/2023

Episode 4.10: From Smart Cities to Co-Cities: Tech, Community, and Urban Life – Sheila Foster 03/10/2023

Episode 4.9: Black Software: The Technological Lead-ups to Black Lives Matter – Charlton McIlwain 02/24/2023

Episode 4.8: Eyes on the Street 2.0: The Uses and Abuses of Urban Tech – Shannon Mattern 02/10/2023

Episode 4.7: Sovereign Are They Who Decide the Exception: The Power Elite and State Criminality – Aaron Good 01/20/2023

Episode 4.6: The Election Victory That Saved Brazilian Democracy – Marilene Felinto 12/13/2022

Episode 4.5: At the Threshold of Annexation: Israelis, Palestinians and the One-State Reality – Ian Lustick 11/30/2022

Episode 4.4: The Fight to Bring Democracy to Virginia – Josh Stanfield 11/11/2022