Episode 1 | In Which We Get Stabby About the Erosion of Democracy

Democracy doesn’t usually collapse in a blaze of glory. No tanks in the streets, no dramatic final speech - just a series of small, technical changes that slowly reshape how power works.This week, Jamie and Mel dive into How Democracies Die and ask what it means to live through democratic erosion in real time. From election rules and judicial pressure to rising polarization and attacks on independent institutions, they explore how systems weaken not through high level events, but through ordinary procedures that start to feel anything but ordinary.