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The Democracy Lab is a new podcast from Expand Democracy exploring the ideas, reforms, and civic energy shaping the future of American democracy. Every two weeks, hosts Eveline Dowling, Rob Richie, and Nivea Krishnan speak with scholars, organizers, and innovators at the forefront of the movement to advance participation and representation. Through our conversations, we test pro-democracy ideas, lift up solutions, and highlight communities strengthening and expanding democracy each and every day.
Unknown Host hosts The Democracy Lab, a news show with 20 episodes published.
Rob and Eveline sit down with Ankit Jain, DC's Shadow Senator, to dig into why the nation's capital remains one of the only democracies in the world where residents pay federal taxes but have no voting representation in
Democracy isn't just an outcome; it's a process and a practice built on the local infrastructure of our everyday communities. This week, Eveline talks with the National Civic League 's Rebecca Trout about what it takes t
In this episode, Eveline sits down with Colin Cole and Heather Villanueva from More Equitable Democracy to break down their individual and organizational theories of change and why their focus on proportional representat
Eveline sits down with Kevin Johnson, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Election Reformers Network (ERN), to discuss the past, present, and future problem of partisan election officials in America. They dive into
Constitutional amendments are not just theoretical. In this episode, Expand Democracy President and Founder Rob Richie sits down with Jeff Clements, CEO of American Promise, to discuss the movement underway to reject Cit
The Electoral College isn't going anywhere, but there's a way to work around it without a constitutional amendment. Rob sits down with Chris Pearson, Executive Director of National Popular Vote, to talk about the Nationa
Young leaders are taking the democracy space by storm. In this episode, our own Gen Z fellow Nivea Krishnan sits down with Alex Edgar (Made By Us), LaJuan Allen (Vote16USA) and Jahnavi Rao (New Voters) to discuss the wor
This week on The Democracy Lab, Nivea sits down with Bill Gates, Executive Director of the Mechanics of Democracy Lab, to explore how artificial intelligence can transform election administration. they unpack how AI tool
In 2024, 7% of voters effectively elected 87% of Congress. How? That's what Eveline dives into in this week's episode with Beth Hladick, Policy Director at Unite America. They discuss the biggest solvable problem of our
Trust in institutions is eroding, and the judiciary is no exception. In this episode, Democracy Fellow Nivea Krishnan speaks with democracy and justice reform Bert Brandenburg about the judicial branch's historical relat
In this episode, Eveline speaks with documentarian Todd Drezner and attorney Jared Pettinato about their upcoming project detailing Pettinato's fight to revitalize a long-ignored provision of the 14th Amendment and resto
Why does the United States have such a durable two-party system, and why is it so difficult for new parties to compete? Rob Richie talks with ballot access pioneer Richard Winger and Libertarian leader Bill Redpath about
Alana Persson of RepresentWomen joins Eveline to preview the upcoming Democracy Solutions Summit, a global virtual gathering of women leaders advancing bold and practical reforms. They explore the ideas gaining traction
In this episode, Rob sits down with Stephen Richer, former Maricopa County Recorder and current Senior Fellow at the Harvard Ash Center, to break down the voting reform bills moving through Congress, namely the Safeguard
In this episode, Rob, Eveline, and Nivea explore two under-the-radar developments in the democracy reform movement: a new documentary examining a long-ignored provision of the U.S. Constitution that could enforce voting
Ballot initiatives are one of the most direct ways people can shape the laws that govern their lives. In this episode, President and Founder of Expand Democracy Rob Richie sits down with Maresa Strano of New America to e
Historian Jefferson Cowie joins Expand Democracy Senior Fellow and Research Analyst Eveline Dowling to unpack the core arguments of his book Freedom’s Dominion and the complicated role “freedom” has played in American hi
In this episode, we sit down with Meredith Sumpter, CEO of FairVote, and Rob Richie, who led the organization for more than three decades, for a wide-ranging conversation on the democracy reform movement. Together, they
In this episode, Rob sits down with Tom Moore from the Center for American Progress to unpack how dark money shapes our political system and what the Transparent Election Initiative is doing in Montana to get rid of it.
In this episode, Senior Fellow Eveline Dowling sits down with political strategist and CEO of Grow Democracy DC Lisa Rice to break down the herculean grassroots effort to bring ranked choice voting to DC and discuss Rice
Colin Cole
VP of product · More Equitable Democracy
1 appearance on this show
Kevin Johnson
CEO of Leverage Consulting and creator of Leverage U · Illinois Soybean Association
1 appearance on this show
Chris Pearson
educator, licensed acupuncturist, bodyworker · Service Tech Lighting, Shades, and AV
1 appearance on this show
Bill Gates
Co-chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation · Mechanics of Democracy Lab
1 appearance on this show
Tom Moore
Assistant Coach · Rainbow Bridge Pet Cremation centre
1 appearance on this show
Lisa Rice
Proposer of Initiative 83 · Grow Democracy DC
1 appearance on this show
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