This Time Tomorrow

“For the vast majority of people, life is unlikely to get better in the next five years. If you belong to that group of people, then you already know that. Unfortunately, that’s not the worst of it. The worst of it is that unless something changes, then life is also likely to get a lot more violent. And not just other people’s lives. Yours as well. Do I want you to be afraid? No. But perhaps we sh...

”What I’m concerned with here is the role of Germany in Ukrainian defence, and that’s really European defence,” says Benni at the top of this episode. ”Why the h*** aren’t the Germans doing more? Why isn’t Germany really leading Europe on this existential issue? What’s holding us back here?” In the 25th episode of This Time Tomorrow, Benni and Omri talk to Nico Lange—former chief of staff at the G...

Democracy is not just elections, says Andreas Poléo in this monologue for democracy. It is about you. You have privilege. You see injustice. You feel anger. You see corruption. Change is hard. Even when you try, nothing moves. And yet you must take responsibility. Live with intention. Act on your values. Society wants you passive. They want you obedient. But you can choose. You can wake up. You ca...

Political campaigns are not what they used to be. Once it was about speeches, tabloids, and TV spots. Now it is behavioural experiments, voter modelling, and psychological targeting happening quietly behind the scenes. This is not just campaigning. It is science for sole purpose of securing power. It’s Moneyball applied to the War Room. Sacha Issenberg called it the Victory Lab — the conceptual sp...

Where do we even start with this one? The thing about the constitutional collapse in the US is that it’s unfolding before our very eyes, on our screens, all of the time. It’s not a single event. It is an ongoing erosion playing out in public view. This is not your everyday partisan struggle. So let’s call it what it is. From the January 6th Capitol insurrection to repeated threats of government sh...

Where do we even start with this one? The thing about the constitutional collapse in the US is that it’s unfolding before our very eyes, on our screens, all of the time. It’s not a single event. It is an ongoing erosion playing out in public view. This is not your everyday partisan struggle. So let’s call it what it is. From the January 6th Capitol insurrection to repeated threats of government sh...

Bother! Benni’s gone holidaying… So what do we do? In the 21st episode of This Time Tomorrow, Omri calls Ted on his rotary dial phone (you’ll get it if you listen to the episode) to discuss media ethics in the era of Joe Rogan… and it’s all because of something BBC journalist Nick Robinson told The Guardian last month . As trust in traditional journalism crumbles and podcasts rise to fill the gap,...

Is your car spying on you? Do you need a cloud subscription just to use your vacuum cleaner? Was your device built to be unrepairable? Sometimes, a political movement starts with a broken MacBook. In the 20th episode of This Time Tomorrow, Omri and Benni sit down with prominent Right to Repair advocate Louis Rossmann to unpack the growing fight for consumer rights. From locked-down electronics to...

A new kind of warfare is taking shape… and this one does not unfold in trenches or airspace, but in servers, software, and digital networks. In the 19th episode of This Time Tomorrow, Omri and Benni speak with Francesca Bosco about the emerging architecture of cyberpeace, and the silent battles already underway in cyberspace. What happens when a hospital is forced offline mid-surgery because of ra...

As the boundaries between law, politics, and public morality blur, a global pattern is beginning to emerge… one where legal transgressions no longer spell the end of political careers. In the 18th episode of This Time Tomorrow, Omri and Benni sit down with Prof. Dr. Franz-Alois Fischer to discuss the place where law meets democratic legitimacy. Why are electorates increasingly willing to overlook...

As traditional party politics fray across Europe, Austria offers a revealing case study in democratic reinvention. Over the past three decades, political entrepreneurs have disrupted the status quo, giving rise to new movements that challenge the dominance of legacy parties. From Jörg Haider’s nationalist surge in the 1990s to the more recent ascent of the Greens and NEOS, Austrian politics has be...

As Europe faces mounting threats to its core values, the UK’s relationship with the EU takes on renewed significance. Brexit may have formally separated the UK from the European Union, but the shared challenges confronting the continent demand cooperation rather than division. In the face of Russian aggression and rising authoritarianism, there is an urgent need for solidarity in defending not jus...

When Europe commits to supporting Ukraine in their defence against Russian military aggression, it commits to more than simply helping one nation and its people to stand up against unprovoked and unjustifiable violence. It also commits to defending an idea. It commits to defending a way of life. A life in which democracy, personal liberty, and human dignity take pride of place. In the 15th episode...

In the 14th episode of This Time Tomorrow, Omri and Benni sit down with journalist and author Oliver Moody to dive into the big ideas behind his gripping new book, Baltic: The Future of Europe . Together they explore how the Baltic region—comprising Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Germany, Poland, and Russia—has become a frontline in the ongoing struggle between liberal democ...

In the 13th episode of This Time Tomorrow, Omri and Benni talk to Maximilian Oehl about what it takes to win political contests in a campaign landscape that is rapidly evolving. From the tabloid and TV tactics of the 1990s to the rise of partisan private news networks like FOX News, to digital campaigning and ultimately algorithmic interference—how do these shifts shape not just campaign strategie...

In the 12th episode of This Time Tomorrow, Omri and Benni talk to Nikola Ilic about grassroots organising and campaigning for change in the face of rising authoritarianism. From training everyday people to become agents of political change, to building movements that shift the balance of power, they explore what it really takes to challenge autocratic rule. Whether you're a seasoned activist or ju...

In the eleventh episode of This Time Tomorrow, Benni and Omri sit down with Anna Lerner Nesbitt for a conversation about the intersection of democracy, sustainability, and innovation. Together they explore how democratic systems can foster more inclusive and sustainable solutions to the world’s biggest challenges. Anna shares her insights on the role of technology, policy, and civic engagement in...

In the tenth episode of This Time Tomorrow, Omri and Benni talk to Daniela Vancic about the ongoing, student-led protests in Serbia. What’s been happening over the last few months, why did it start, and what’s at stake? And, importantly, what can democracy-defenders around the world learn from these frontlines against authoritarianism? As Daniela points out, this is truly a grassroots movement—wit...

In the ninth episode of This Time Tomorrow, Benni and Omri discuss a recent interview with historian Paul Kennedy in Engelsberg Ideas . In particular, they zoom in on Kennedy’s statement that the EU is “the last enlightenment project.” Is the enlightenment on the way out? Are we witnessing the end of rational thought, and the coming of a second Dark Age? Tune in for a bit of scientific history, a...

Democracy is often a story of compromise and slow deliberations, but there’s also the certainty of knowing that when you land yourself in a difficult spot, a community of people will have your back. It’s the certainty of knowing that you’re part of a society that makes decisions together, and that takes shared responsibility to see them through. In the third part of my monologue for democracy, I w...

In the eight episode of This Time Tomorrow, Omri and Benni talk to Paula Cipierre about Artificial Intelligence. From manufacturing to marketing, from healthcare to social media, AI plays a significant role in shaping our society. But how does it impact our democracies and geopolitics? What’s at stake, why does it matter—and how do we ensure that AI helps us create better democracies , not dystopi...

In the seventh episode of This Time Tomorrow, Omri and Benni talk about what’s been happening on the two sides of the Atlantic: 1) the accelerating collapse of what’s been known as the constitutional order of the United States of America, and 2) what Europeans have been calling ‘ReArm Europe’. What does this all mean for democracy in Europe and worldwide? For the US Democrats, the campaign of a li...

In the second part of my Monologue for Democracy for This Time Tomorrow, I want to talk about Matt Goodwin and the speech he gave at Reform UK’s conference in Cornwall on February 24. The reason I want to talk about Goodwin is because he appeared in my YouTube feed, and if he’s appearing in my Youtube feed then chances are he’s also appearing in the Youtube feeds of other UK-based men between the...

In the sixth episode of This Time Tomorrow, Omri and Benni talk to Philipp Sälhoff about the German post-election landscape. The centre held—narrowly—but where does the country go from here? What does the incoming government need to do deliver a better future for Germany and to stave off the authoritarian threat from the political extremes? What does the election result mean for Europe and the EU?...

In the fifth episode of This Time Tomorrow, Omri and Benni talk to Sebastián Rodriguez about what it takes to win political campaigns. Who is currently doing great work? What tools are being developed to help facilitate effective campaigning and citizen participation? How do we shape agendas that engage voters? “In this era, we are going back to messaging. And that is good. Why? Because progressiv...