It's the Democracy, Stupid Full Episodes

Paul Chivari fills in for Edwin Eisendrath and his guests are –  William Muck , professor of political science at North Central College [ Listen ] – Kevin Schultz, professor of history at UIC and author of “ Why Everyone Hates White Liberals (Including White Liberals): A History ” [ Listen ] Paul also plays an interview Edwin recently recorded with The Atlantic’s...

On this week's show –  Jen Bendery , senior politics reporter for HuffPost – Lisa Graves, founder and executive director of  True North Research , legal scholar, and author of “ Without Precedent: How Chief Justice Roberts and His Accomplices Rewrote the Constitution and Dismantled Our Rights “ – Adam Klasfeld, founder and editor-in-chief of  All R...

On this week's show – Maya Kornberg , senior research fellow in the Elections and Government Program at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law, and the author of “ Stuck: How Money, Media, and Violence Prevent Change in Congress “ – Greg Sargent,  staff writer at The New Republic  and the host of the podcast “ The Daily Blast “,  and...

On today's show –  Amanda Marcotte , senior writer at Salon – Gillian Brockwell , independent journalist  – Sam Levine , reporter for the Guardian – David DeWitt , Ohio Capital Journal editor-in-chief and opinion columnist Catch “It’s the Democracy, Stupid” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin).&nbs...

On this week's show – Victor Ray, University of Iowa associate professor  in the Departments of Sociology & Criminology and African American Studies and vice president of  The American Sociological Association – Ahmed Baba, independent journalist, political analyst, and founder of the best-selling Substack publication “ Ahmed Baba News ” –  Dan Frie...

On this week's show – Bobby Kogan , senior director of Federal Budget Policy at the  Center for American Progress –  Gregg Carlstrom , Middle East correspondent at The Economist, and author of “ How Long Will Israel Survive? The Threat From Within ” –  Bill Scher , politics editor at  Washington Monthly   –  Jill Wine-Banks , legal...

On this week's show: – G. Elliott Morris, data-driven journalist, pollster, author of the Substack newsletter “Strength In Numbers” and the book “Strength in Numbers: How Polls Work and Why We Need Them” – Aaron Parnas, independent journalist on TikTok and Substack – Jonathan Larsen, veteran journalist, TV news producer, and Substack content creator offeri...

On this week's show – Holly McCall, editor-in-chief of Tennessee Lookout – Brian Lyman, editor of the Alabama Reflector – Josh Orton, president of Demand Justice and former senior adviser to Vice President Kamala Harris – Dr. Lisa Corrigan, social movement scholar, professor of communication at the University of Arkansas, and author of " Prison Power: How Pri...

On this week's show – Kate Riga, reporter who covers the Supreme Court for  TPM ‘s Washington, D.C. bureau and co-hosts “ The Josh Marshall Podcast “ – Dana Strohl, director of research for  The Washington Institute for Near East Policy –  Oona A. Hathaway , Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale University...

On this week's show – Christopher Hale, author-publisher of “ Letters from Leo — the American Pope & US Politics ” on Substack – Alan Elrod, president and CEO of the  Pulaski Institution  and columnist and contributing editor at  Liberal Currents ; his latest article is “ Two Lessons from Hungary for 2026 and 2028 ” –  Daniel...

On this week's show – Liz Dye, legal journalist and host of the “ Law and Chaos ” podcast – Elizabeth Saunders, professor of political science at Columbia University, director of the Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies, non-resident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, and author of the 2024 book “The Insiders’ Game: How Elites Make War and Peace&...

Brian Endless fills in for Edwin and his guests are –  Kitty Kurth , public relations and political strategist, president of Kurth Lampe Worldwide – Daniel Tully, attorney, former judge advocate in the U.S. Army Reserve, and 2026 candidate for Congress (he was defeated in the March 17 Illinois primary) – Peter Shane, the  Jacob E. Davis and Jacob E. Davis II Chair in La...

On this week's show: – James Santelle, former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin (2010 to 2015), 30-year veteran of the Department of Justice, now engaged in private (nongovernment) civil litigation in a variety of civil rights, housing, education, prisoner, and children’s matters – Brian Finucane, senior adviser with the U.S. Program at t...

On this week's show: – Ilan Goldenberg , senior vice president and chief policy officer at J Street ; he  previously served as special adviser on the Middle East to Vice President Kamala Harris – Adam Hanieh , director of the SOAS Middle East Institute,  professor in the Development Studies Department at SOAS, University of London, and author of “Crude Capitalism: Oil,...

On this week's show: –  Todd Huntley , director of the National Security Law Program at Georgetown and a retired U.S. Navy JAG captain –  Jonathan Shorman , journalist covering democracy for Stateline – U.S.  Rep. Sean Casten  (D-IL) – Will Bunch,  national opinion columnist  for The Philadelphia Inquirer Catch “It’s the Democracy,...

On this week's show – Tamar Jacoby , director of the New Ukraine Project at the Progressive Policy Institute and contributor to Washington Monthly; her latest article is “ Ukraine: Requiem for a Citizen Soldier ” – Ahmed Baba, independent journalist, political analyst, and founder of the best-selling Substack publication “ Ahmed Baba News ” – Elizabeth Jac...

On today's show – Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent at The Economist, and author of “How Long Will Israel Survive? The Threat From Within”   – Jonathan Larsen, veteran journalist, TV news producer, and  Substack  content creator offering “adversarial journalism and commentary” – Rochelle Olson,  editorial columnist  a...

On this week's show – Adam Klasfeld, founder and editor-in-chief of  All Rise News – Ian Gary, executive director of the  FACT Coalition – Mark Jacob, publisher of the  Stop the Presses Substack –  Mica Rosenberg , investigative reporter on ProPublica’s national desk focusing on immigration Catch “It’s the Democracy, Stupid” Satur...

On today's show – Nicholas Grossman,  professor  of International Relations at the University of Illinois, editor of  Arc Digital , and the author of “Drones and Terrorism” – Jen Bendery, senior politics reporter for  HuffPost –  Jill Lawrence , opinion writer for The Bulwark and other publications, including the “ History Keeps Happenin...

On today's show – David Roberts of the  Volts  newsletter and podcast, which focus on the technology, politics, and policy of decarbonization – Mike Nellis, Democratic strategist and host of “ Endless Urgency with Mike Nellis –  Michael Tomasky , editor of The New Republic; his latest articles are “ The Sickening Image That Will Haunt Pam Bondi the Rest...

On today's show: – Joan Esposito, host of " Live, Local & Progressive ," weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT – J. Patrick Coolican, editor-in-chief of the Minnesota Reformer – Holly McCall, editor of Tennessee Lookout , a news outlet covering Tennessee politics and government – Bill Scher is the politics editor of the Washington Monthly; his latest article i...

On this week's show: – George Packer,  staff writer  at The Atlantic and author; his latest piece for The Atlantic is “ What Should Americans Do Now? ” and his latest book is “ The Emergency: A Novel ” – James Santelle, former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin (2010 to 2015), and a 30-year veteran of the Department of Ju...

On this week's show: –  Will Bunch , Philadelphia Inquirer national opinion columnist –  Abraham L. Newman ,  professor and John Powers Chair in International Business Diplomacy, and director of the BMW Center for German and European Studies –   Elizaveta Gaufman , assistant professor of Russian Discourse and Politics at the  University of Groningen &nbsp...

On this week's show: – Laura Jedeed , investigative and features journalist who focuses on the American conservative movement and far right; Slate recently published her article “ You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof ” – David Pepper , lawyer, political activist, author (of fiction and nonfiction), and former chairman o...

On this week's show: – Elizabeth Jacobs, professor emerita of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and a founding member of the public health advocacy group Defend Public Health – Jill Lawrence , opinion writer for The Bulwark and author of the History Keeps Happening Substack newsletter – Don Moynihan , professor of Public Policy at the University of Michigan Ford School of Public Pol...