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Estimated from 16 chart positions in 16 markets.
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- 🇨🇦CA · Government#1345K to 30K
- 🇮🇹IT · Government#9110K to 30K
- 🇮🇳IN · Government#1051K to 10K
- 🇧🇷BR · Government#1191K to 10K
- 🇨🇱CL · Government#2030K to 100K
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36K to 134K🎙 Weekly cadence·108 episodes·Last published 3w ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
72K to 268K🇨🇱37%🇨🇦11%🇮🇹11%+13 more - Active Followers
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22K to 80K
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Aishwary Kumar on Neo‑Democracy, Cruelty, and the Fate of the Vulnerable
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/10/26 | ![]() MarleneEngelhorn✨ | inherited wealthdemocratic legitimacy+3 | Marlene Engelhorn | Tax Me Now | — | inherited wealthdemocracy+3 | — | 43m 22s | |
| 5/13/26 | ![]() Pratap Metha✨ | civilizational narrativessoft authoritarianism+3 | Pratap Bhanu Mehta | GandhiTagore | — | civilizationauthoritarianism+7 | — | 53m 26s | |
| 4/22/26 | ![]() Zsolt Enyedi on the Hungarian Election✨ | Hungarian electionsdemocratic recovery+3 | Zsolt Enyedi | Tisza | HungaryEuropean Union | HungaryViktor Orbán+6 | — | 49m 48s | |
| 3/11/26 | ![]() Aishwary Kumar on Neo‑Democracy, Cruelty, and the Fate of the Vulnerable✨ | neo-democracyinequality+4 | Aishwary Kumar | Cal Polyoma CaliforniaDemocracy Institute | — | neo-democracyinequality+5 | — | 57m 03s | |
| 2/11/26 | ![]() Jayadeva Uyangoda✨ | Sri Lankademocratization+4 | Jayadeva Uyangoda | Rajapaksa regime | Sri LankaSouth and Southeast Asia | AragalayaSri Lanka+5 | — | 44m 26s | |
| 1/14/26 | ![]() Eva Fodor✨ | illiberal regimegender politics+5 | Éva Fodor | Viktor OrbánLGBTQI+2 | Hungary | Hungaryilliberal regime+7 | — | 48m 35s | |
| 12/10/25 | ![]() Reproductive Agency vs. Authoritarian Demographics✨ | reproductive rightspopulation change+4 | — | UNFPA | — | reproductive agencyauthoritarian demographics+3 | — | 56m 41s | |
| 11/12/25 | ![]() Quinn Slobodian on the “New Fusion” of Neoliberalism and the Far Right (Part 2)✨ | neoliberalismfar right+5 | Quinn Slobodian | Albert Hirschman Centre on DemocracyHayek’s Bastards | — | neoliberalismfar right+7 | — | 1h 02m 21s | |
| 10/8/25 | ![]() Quinn Slobodian on Capitalism, Democracy, and the Politics of Zones (Part 1)✨ | democracycapitalism+5 | Quinn Slobodian | Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy | ChinaSouth Africa+3 | democracycapitalism+5 | — | 58m 38s | |
| 9/10/25 | ![]() Arjun Appadurai on Universities, Autonomy, and the Future of Democracy✨ | universitiesautonomy+4 | Arjun Appadurai | Trump administrationuniversities+2 | — | universitiesautonomy+5 | — | 59m 59s | |
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| 6/25/25 | ![]() Michael Ignatieff on the Contradictions of Liberal Democracy✨ | liberal democracyeconomic globalization+3 | Michael Ignatieff | Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy | Western democracies | liberal democracyeconomic globalization+3 | — | 52m 44s | |
| 6/13/25 | ![]() Luiza Bialasiewicz on the Dilemmas of Academic Freedom | This episode explores recent challenges to the ideal of the university as a space for open debate and the plurality of views. What is emerging in various national contexts of higher education across Europe and in the United States? And how is the ideal of the university currently being debated? Listen also to hear what the EU’s rearmament could mean for academic freedom across Europe. | — | ||||||
| 5/28/25 | ![]() Samuel Bagg on Resisting State Capture | This episode explores the pitfalls of valorizing participation as a democratic end in itself. How might a one-sided emphasis on participatory politics be instrumentalized by elite interests? And does simply getting more people involved in decision-making truly advance democratic ideals? Listen to hear why democracies should focus more on resistance to state capture. | — | ||||||
| 5/14/25 | ![]() Ivanka Popović on the Serbian Protests (Part 2) | This episode explores the current political organizing stemming from mass student-led protests in Serbia against corruption of the regime. Why are Serbian students suspicious of the political establishment, including all political parties in the opposition? And what are the strategic dilemmas for the future direction of the protests? Listen to hear how accession to the EU could impact Serbia’s ongoing struggle for democratization. | — | ||||||
| 4/30/25 | ![]() Ivanka Popović on the Serbian Protests (Part 1) | This episode explores the mass student-led protests in Serbia against corruption of the regime. How did moral outrage over a fatal railway station roof collapse in 2024 fuel a large-scale protest movement? And what key factors are behind its momentum? Listen to hear about current government tactics and the implications for academic freedom, university autonomy and democratization of Serbian society. | — | ||||||
| 4/16/25 | ![]() Soli Özel on Turkey's Political Protests | This episode explores the broad implications of the large-scale protests across Turkey in response to President Erdoğan’s repression of political opposition. What is the background to the recent developments that the Turkish regime faces? And what are the dilemmas that have given rise to this political storm? Listen to hear why the current resistance in the streets to authoritarianism is a sign that young people and ordinary citizens are willing to protect democracy. | — | ||||||
| 4/2/25 | ![]() Cara Daggett Unpacks Petro-Masculinity | This episode explores Cara Daggett's concept of petro-masculinity. It explains how fossil fuel-based power structures depend on a gendered and racial ordering of the world. How do the threats of climate crises feed into reactionary politics? Listen to hear why it is critical to consider democratic society in a global ecological context, one that integrates the natural and social aspects of climate and politics. Our guest: Cara Daggett | — | ||||||
| 3/19/25 | ![]() Nacim Pak-Shiraz on Cultural Contradictions in Iran | This episode explores the multiple contradictions of Iranian society today. What are the limits for Iranian cultural producers? And what tactics do they employ to circumvent censorship and social taboos? Tune in for the wide-ranging conversation with insights from cinema and culture to women's protests and demographic concerns. | — | ||||||
| 3/5/25 | ![]() Steffen Mau on the German Elections | This episode explores the recent German elections and related social, economic and cultural issues. How did welfare measures, migration and history play a role in the elections' outcome? And how might universities serve as models for democratic engagement and outreach? Listen also to hear how the establishment of citizen councils could help to restore rational debate, a sense of efficacy and the spirit of tolerance needed to cultivate democracy. | — | ||||||
| 2/19/25 | ![]() Katha Pollitt on Gendered Politics in the United States | This episode explores the attack against progressive political agendas in the U.S. How have recent actions rolled back hard-won achievements in the realm of gender equity and racial diversity? And why is class relatively underemphasized in the U.S. when it comes examining voter preferences among women? Listen to hear about how reactionary narratives of patriarchy under threat are unfolding, and why increased welfare measures and childcare support are unlikely to lead to the Right’s desired pronatalist birthrates. | — | ||||||
| 11/27/24 | ![]() Stephen Walt on the Return of Trump (Part 2) | This episode explores what a second Trump presidency could mean for American domestic policy and politics, and for the rest of the world. Is American democracy at serious risk of being dismantled? And what will be the impact of Trump’s agenda on global efforts to reverse climate change and transatlantic relations with the European Union? Listen to hear what’s in store for America and the world. | — | ||||||
| 11/13/24 | ![]() Stephen Walt on the Return of Trump (Part 1) | This episode examines the factors which led to Donald Trump's decisive victory in the recent U.S. election. Did the Harris campaign’s insistence on issues of identity, rights, and democracy overshadow people's everyday struggles with economic issues? What role did patriarchal bias and demographics of a shifting landscape of political preferences play in this election? And finally, will the bark of Trump’s campaign promises be worse than the actual bite of the coming presidency? | — | ||||||
| 10/23/24 | ![]() Johanna Lutz on Identity, Partisanship, and the Vulnerabilities of Democracy | This episode explores advances made by the far-right in Austria and in Germany and examines crucial factors raised by Lutz’s recent report on identity, partisanship and polarization. What are the unexpected convergences and similarities across European countries? And what are the implications of the findings on the contested notion of illiberal democracy? Listen to hear about the challenge of mobilizing disaffected voters and what characterizes identity-democracy tradeoffs. | — | ||||||
| 10/9/24 | ![]() Raimund Löw on the Dithering Austrian Democracy | This episode explores the recent national elections in Austria and the victory of a radical right-wing party. How is this development situated within the EU's broader shift to the right? And what explains the decline of the traditional center-right and the Social Democrats? Listen to hear about the issues that dominated public discourse during the campaign and about the current state of democracy in Austria. | — | ||||||
| 9/25/24 | ![]() Julia Ebner on How Extremism Threatens Democracy (Part 2) | This episode focuses on the mainstreaming of radical politics and how extremist ideologies gain a foothold. How can democratic practice respond to a trend toward polarization and destabilization of liberal democracies? And what defenses can be mounted to protect liberal values and institutions? Listen to hear about Julia Ebner’s latest research and potential ways to counter the trend of mainstreaming extremism. | — | ||||||
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