Do you ever watch the news and wonder, “How did we get here?” Or think to yourself, “Things are bad . . . What can I do?”The Context is here to help. Our show breaks down the ideas, history, and trends that are shaping democracy. And you don’t need to be an expert to follow along. Every other Tuesday, host Alex Lovit talks about timely topics with big-picture thinkers and hands-on practitioners, like activists, writers, historians, and community leaders.The topics are heavy, but we try to have fun along the way. To build the future we want, we’ll need knowledge—but also camaraderie and joy.We hope you’ll join us.
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Signup to Generate a PitchDo you ever watch the news and wonder, “How did we get here?” Or think to yourself, “Things are bad... What can I do?”The Context is here to help. Our show breaks down the ideas, history, and trends that are shaping democracy. And you don’t need to be an expert to follow along.
Recent episodes include "Democracy Is People Power" (20 October 2026, 43 minutes), "How to Get More Americans to Vote" (6 October 2026, 34 minutes), and "Citizens United (Part 1): Special Series with This Day Podcast" (29 September 2026, 42 minutes).
The Context publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 39 minutes across 78 episodes.
Booking probability for The Context is 49%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Context requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Context's contact route on record: verified email.
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The Context is a news podcast with 78 episodes published.
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Episode #74
Is democracy still possible? Can the people still hold government accountable? Yes, but that requires working together. And working together requires organizing. Dorian Warren joins host Alex Lovit to talk about...
Episode #73
For the Americans who feel—justifiably—that they’re excluded from participating in elections, what can be done to help them claim their place at democracy’s table? Meet three activists from Dayton, Ohio, who’ve found a...
For the fourth and final installment of our month-long collaboration with the This Day podcast, we go to 2010 and the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision—which enshrined corporate spending as protected speech and...
For the third installment of our month-long collaboration with the This Day podcast, we go to 1964 and a moment when the two major parties in this country, in a sense, switched. This Day hosts Jody Avirgan, Nicole...
Special series announcement! For the next four weeks, we’re bringing you a special series as part of Kettering’s America 250 initiative, “Democracy, Under Construction.” It’s about key events in American history that...
Episode #72
Faith-led movements in the US have catalyzed some of our greatest expansions of civil rights. But, at the same time, Christianity has also been used as justification for some of the worst evils in American history. How...
Episode #70
How does a dissident become a dissident? The Atlantic staff writer Gal Beckerman joins host Alex Lovit to discuss his new book, How to Be a Dissident. It’s part instruction manual, part history, and part call to action...
Episode #70
How does a dissident become a dissident? The Atlantic staff writer Gal Beckerman joins host Alex Lovit to discuss his new book, How to Be a Dissident. It’s part instruction manual, part history, and part call to action...
Episode #69
In the United States, elections hold our representatives accountable. But voters get a limited slate of options—and significant economic redistribution is usually excluded from the ballot. Meanwhile, economic inequality...
Episode #69
In the United States, elections hold our representatives accountable. But voters get a limited slate of options—and significant economic redistribution is usually excluded from the ballot. Meanwhile, economic inequality...
Episode #68
The US Constitution is more than two centuries old. For most of that time, its purpose has been to maintain representative government and the peaceful transfer of power. That’s started to break down in recent years...
Episode #68
The US Constitution is more than two centuries old. For most of that time, its purpose has been to maintain representative government and the peaceful transfer of power. That’s started to break down in recent years...
Democracy is a conversation. In the United States, and every other democracy, we’re continually talking with one another about what issues deserve our attention, what our nation stands for, and what we want from our...
Authoritarianism is gaining ground in democracies around the world—often with populist, nativist rhetoric. In the United States, this trend threatens to demolish democratic government. And shifts in American foreign...
Episode #65
The line between peaceful politics and violent conflict can be fragile. In recent years, there have been many instances of election-related violence around the world. One of the worst examples occurred in Kenya...
Episode #64
The history of the United States is littered with injustices. What should patriotism look like when our country does wrong? And how can we be patriotic, in spite of injustices? Can we hope for better? Nikole...
Episode #63
LGBTQ+ people have been part of the American story from the beginning, fighting for the right to pursue happiness long before Stonewall. In recent decades, the movement has achieved major cultural, political, and legal...
Episode #62
In this first episode of our series, “Democracy, Under Construction,” Sherrilyn Ifill joins host Alex Lovit to discuss the Second Founding, when the Reconstruction Amendments—and in particular the 14th...
Episode #61
Lewis Raven Wallace joins host Alex Lovit to discuss the conditions that make it possible for people to change their minds. Children gradually learn about the world: what to expect from themselves and from others, who...
Episode #60
The decisions judges make during the coming months in various active legal cases will affect who can vote, which districts they vote in, and what political advertising they see—among many other factors. What’s at stake...
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Director of Cyber & AI Risk Management, League of Women Voters of the United States
journalist and legal commentator, Slate Magazine
New York Times bestselling author, national speaker, public historian, The Witness: A Black Christian Collective
staff writer at The Atlantic, The Atlantic
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