Visions of Democracy Podcast

What is democracy? How does democracy function? What forms does it take? How do people enact democracy? “Visions of Democracy,” is a story-based, American history podcast that explores grassroots activism and participatory democracy. Each episode tells a story when activists worked together towards a specific goal and encourages listeners to think critically about tools for building people-power and ways to participate in democracy.

Visions of Democracy Podcast is a history podcast hosted by Kimba Stahler, with 10 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Kimba Stahler hosts Visions of Democracy Podcast, a history show with 10 episodes published.

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  Episode 10: Earth Day Special--The Battle to Save Cape May Harbor

  Apr 22, 202620 min

  On this Earth Day special episode, we learn about the battle to save Cape May Harbor. The Cape May Harbor was slated for development in 1988. Residents of the island city banded together to stop the construction of a resort alongside this man-made waterway. Members of the Committee to Save Cape May Harbor waged a grassroots battle against developers and won. Thanks to their five-year effort, the harbor is protected. The Green Acres Program in New Jersey protects this waterway and other open spaces for passive recreation and environmental education. Each year, over 26,000 people enjoy the harbor and visit the Nature Center of Cape May thanks to a group of citizens who used the democratic process to prevent the area's development and degradation. Transcript available at: drive.google.com/drive/folders/19…lsSc?usp=sharing Credits: Music- Technology And Startup Ambient by KLAmedia Adobe Stock Asset ID: #1966088722 Available at: https://stock.adobe.com/search/audio?k=1966088722 Photo-From Private Collection held at the Nature Center of Cape May

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  Episode 09: The Child Development Group of Mississippi and the Radical Potential of Head Start

  Apr 9, 202647 min

  On this episode of Visions of Democracy, we explore the peculiar histories of American welfare through the radical potential of Head Start. The Child Development Group of Mississippi was one of the first Head Start programs. As Dr. Crystal Sanders shares, CDGM offered a radical curriculum of empowerment to working-class Black students and well-paying jobs to many of their mothers. Transcript available at: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/19SMuOfQhsmvsVGYhXOsIIWn4TsWslsSc?usp=sharing Credits: Music- Wanna Go by INOSSI | @inossi Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Photo: (picture of Operation Head Start at Webb School on July 4, 1965) Photographer Thomas J. O'Halloran. From Library of Congress: https://lccn.loc.gov/2016647284

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  09 The Unappetizing History of American School Lunches

  Apr 26, 202545 minS0

  We're kicking off season two by looking at the unappetizing history of American school lunches. Today, most schools offer noontime meals through the National School Lunch Program. In this episode, we'll explore the history of that program and other efforts to feed hungry school children. If you are interested in learning more, check out Susan Levine's School Lunch Politics: The Surprising History of America's Favorite Welfare Program.

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  Visions of Democracy Season Two The Peculiar Histories of American Welfare

  Apr 26, 20252 minS0

  In season two of Visions of Democracy, we will explore the economic aspects of democracy. As we all know, in democracies, citizens vote for their leaders. Elected officials represent their constituents’ interests in the policy-making process. As representatives make laws, they distribute public resources. Through the funding of public schools and libraries, the construction and maintenance of infrastructure such as roads and bridges, and much more, officials allocate our tax dollars. In the process, they make decisions about who gets to benefit from public money. They decide who deserves public resources and who does not. These are the economic aspects of...

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  Eposide 08: The Commons With Al Haber and Dr. Davis Allen

  Aug 2, 202227 minS0

  In this episode of Visions of Democracy, we hear from Al Haber and Dr. Davis Allen and we explore the commons. After the 1960s, many of the activists continued to organize in their local communities. Al Haber fought to establish a commons in Ann Arbor. His campaign succeeded. But what is a commons? How do people conceptualize common ownership of land? Dr. Davis Allen, an expert on the history of capitalism and the commons, tells us about the different ways that common ownership and use of land functioned historically. Transcript available at: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/19SMuOfQhsmvsVGYhXOsIIWn4TsWslsSc ...

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