DIY Democracy
A podcast to highlight civic engagement and to learn to be effective citizens.
Episodes
I spoke to Josh Shepperd about his book, Shadow of the New Deal. In his book, Shepperd analyzed the history of how public media developed in the United States.
You can find his book at bookshop here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/shadow-of-the-new-deal-the-victory-of-public-broadcasting-josh-shepperd/18826284?ean=9780252087257&next=t
I spoke with Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy about her book, Corporatocracy, and about how money influences politics and what we can do about it.
You can buy her book at Bookshop (Corporatocracy: How to Protect Democracy from Dark Money and Corrupt Politicians).
Also, check out her podcast, Democracy and Destiny .
Music by Evan Schaeffer
I revisit an interview with Annette Gordon-Reed (@agordonreed) on her book, On Juneteenth and consider how best to celebrate the history of the holiday and build on and defend its legacy.
For more Juneteenth resources, see Penn Law's resources on Juneteenth.
Music by Evan Schaeffer
I revisited an interview with Eitan Hersh on his book Politics is for Power: How to Move Beyond Political Hobbyism, Take Action, and Make Real Change.
Music by Evan Schaeffer
In light of recent national news involving young citizens being sent out of the country, I revisited an interview from 2021 about historical efforts to strip citizenship rights, including the right to remain, from Americans. In the inverview, I spoke with Amanda Frost about her book on the topic.
You can find her book here: You Are Not American: Citizen Stripping from Dred Scott to the Dreamers by Amanda Frost
I interviewed Will Bunch of the Philadelphia Inquirer, to discuss his recent column about the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia and the importance of that case to everyone in the United States.
Why Kilmar Abrego Garcia is the Jenga piece that could topple the American Experiment
An interview with Rebecca DeWolf (@outofthetowerh), author of Gendered Citizenship: The Original Conflict Over the Equal Rights Amendment, 1920-1963
An interview with Tom Moore of the Federal Election Commission about some creative solutions to reduce the influence of big money in politics.
An interview with Eitan Hersh on his book Politics is for Power: How to Move Beyond Political Hobbyism, Take Action, and Make Real Change.
Music by Evan Schaeffer
An interview with Professor Amanda Frost (@amanda_frost1 on Twitter) on her new book, You Are Not American: Citizenship Stripping from Dred Scott to the Dreamers.
Music by Evan Schaeffer.
An interview with Annette Gordon-Reed (@agordonreed) on her new book, On Juneteenth.
She will speak at a Detroit Public Library virtual event on Juneteenth (Sat., 6/19, @ 1 pm EDT)
For more Juneteenth resources, see Penn Law's resources on Juneteenth.
Music by Evan Schaeffer
An interview with Professors Suzanne Mettler (@SuzanneMettler1) and Rob Lieberman (@r_lieberman) on their book, Four Threats: The Recurring Crises of American Democracy.
Another podcast that I listened to as I was preparing to post this was Bill Moyers's interview of Heather Cox Richardson the day after the coup attempt. I highly recommend listening to it.
Music by Evan Schaeffer.
An interview with Byron Stokes (@byst on Twitter), trying to figure out how best to support election efforts in the Georgia Senate election run-off.
Some organizations Byron highlighted:
Music by Evan Schaeffer.
The final episode in a series on electing, or in this case choosing, prosecutors - an interview with Maybell Romero, on rural prosecutors.
For more, see her bio: https://www.niu.edu/law/about/directory/romero.shtml and follow her on Twitter: @MaybellRomero
For The Appeal's work on prosecutors: https://theappeal.org/topics/prosecutors/
Music by Evan Schaeffer.
An interview with Eli Savit, candidate for Washtenaw County (MI) prosecuting attorney.
For more on the candidate, find his website here:
https://eli2020.com
Music is by Evan Schaeffer
An interview with Arianne Slay, candidate for Washtenaw County (MI) prosecuting attorney.
For more on the candidate, find her website here:
Music is by Evan Schaeffer
An interview with Hugo Mack, candidate for Washtenaw County (MI) prosecuting attorney.
For more on the candidate, find his website here:
Hugoforprosecutor2020.com
Music is by Evan Schaeffer
The fifth in a series on electing prosecutors - an interview with Alexandra Natapoff on misdemeanors in the criminal justice system.
Find her book on Bookshop: Punishment Without Crime
For more, see her website: https://alexandranatapoff.com and follow her on Twitter: @ANatapoff
Music by Evan Schaeffer.
The fourth in a series on electing prosecutors - an interview with Valerie Newman of the Wayne County Prosecutor's office, on starting and running a Conviction Integrity Unit.
The Wayne County Conviction Integrity Unit can be found here: https://www.waynecounty.com/elected/prosecutor/conviction-integrity-unit.aspx
Music by Evan Schaeffer.
The third in a series on electing prosecutors - an interview with Nell Bernstein about juvenile incarceration and what to know and what to ask candidates for prosecutor on that topic.
Follow Nell Bernstein on Twitter: @nellbernstein
Her website: http://www.nellbernstein.com
Burning Down the House on Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/books/burning-down-the-house-the-end-of-juvenile-prison-9781620971314/9781620971314
Music by Evan S...
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