All Episodes

The Country We Have, the Country We Want

The Unfinished Fight for Transgender Freedom

The 14th Amendment Redefined America

Changing Minds Is Hard—Especially Your Own

Can the Courts Protect the Ballot?

Saying No to Authority When Yes Is Easier

How Christian Nationalism Undermines Democracy

In a Polarized Country, Latinos Are Still Making Up Their Minds

What’s Required for a Free and Fair Election in 2026?

You Should Care about the National Archives. Here’s Why.

Seven Ways Anyone Can Fight Authoritarianism

We Are Under Cultural Stress. Art Can Help.

American Identity Is Under Attack

AI Is Coming for Democracy

Maybe Don’t Get All Your News from Podcasts, America

Nonviolent Resistance Works. Here’s Why.

Bonus: Gen Z is Taking Their First Steps onto the Political Stage (from Disrupting Peace podcast)

What Makes Social Movements Win

Practical Advice for Reclaiming Democracy

Why Democracies Unravel Under Leaders Like Trump

Authoritarianism Isn’t Coming. It’s Here.

From Barber to Banker: The Man Fighting for Financial Justice in Little Rock

Only Bad People Have Bad Politics. Right?

The US Doesn’t Have Fair Elections. What Can We Do?

Learning US History Is about Hope, Not Shame

Trans Kids Are Under Attack. That Hurts Everyone.

Sarah Longwell: To Defend Democracy, Stop Talking about “Democracy”

Sarah Longwell: The Republican Party Has Abandoned Its Principles

Diane Ravitch: What’s Democratic about Giving Tax Dollars to Private Schools?

Sharon L. Davies: Someone Has to Be Willing to Say “That’s Not Right”

Ece Temelkuran: There Is No Hope. There Is Us. That’s It.

Gábor Scheiring: Saving Democracy Is about Saving People

Adam Goodman: Why Are Politicians Obsessed with Mass Deportations?

Madiba Dennie: The Constitutional Crisis You’re Not Hearing About

William J. Barber II: How an Anti-Poverty Movement Makes Extremists Tremble

Jeffrey Winters: How to Beat Oligarchs at Their Own Game

Anthea Butler: What’s Gone Wrong with Evangelical Christianity?

Special Episode: How Novels Defend Democracy

Donald Moynihan: Friction, Frustrations, and Fear in Government Bureaucracies

Hahrie Han: Belonging Comes Before Belief

Chris Matthews: The Election’s Over. Now What?

Roberto Saba & Steven Levitsky: Elections Have Consequences—Just Ask Argentina

Donald Moynihan: Project 2025’s Threat to Democracy | SPECIAL EPISODE

Melissa Murray: For the Supreme Court, Dobbs Was Just the Beginning

María Teresa Kumar: Latinos and America’s Promise

Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg & Ruby Belle Booth: Will Gen Z Vote?

Rachel Kleinfeld: US Systems Amplify Polarization—But They Don’t Have To

Christine Todd Whitman: One-Party Governance is Not Healthy Democracy

Stacey Abrams: DEI Is In America's DNA

Alexander Vindman: Stop Giving Demagogues Permission Slips

Neal Katyal: SCOTUS Is Delegitimizing Itself

Alan Jenkins & Gan Golan: Reimagining Democracy Through Art

Kelley Robinson: Defending LGBTQ+ Rights Is Defending Democracy

Katherine Gehl: Elections Are Broken. How Do We Fix Them?

Matthew Delmont: Brown v. Board—What It Achieved and Where It Fell Short

Martha S. Jones: History Tells Us Who We Have Been and Who We Aspire to Be

Justin Gest: America is Hopelessly Diverse—In the Best Way Possible

David Pepper: The Heart of the Attack on Democracy Happens in States

Maureen O'Connor: Citizens Can End Gerrymandering

Kimberlé Crenshaw: What is Critical Race Theory, Anyway?

J. Michael Luttig: We Haven’t Learned Anything from January 6th—Yet.

James Comey: Maintaining Faith in Democracy Amidst a Fog of Lies

Steven Levitsky: Institutional Reform Won’t Save Democracy in 2024. What Will?

Trailer: Welcome to The Context