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A podcast that explores whether journalism can help save democracy, seen through the lens of Watergate and Jan. 6, 2021.
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Bonus episode: 'A really existential choice' — three chilling minutes with Garrett Graff
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Bonus episode: 'A really existential choice' — three chilling minutes with Garrett Graff
The author and journalist looks ahead and offers a call to action
Oct 6
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Margaret Sullivan
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American Crisis, Ep. 10: Garrett Graff on what if Watergate happened today
The author of "Watergate: A New History" offers insight on all that has changed in 50 years
Oct 5
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Margaret Sullivan
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American Crisis Ep. 9: Steve Inskeep on how Lincoln dealt with a deeply divided nation
Author of a new Lincoln book, the longtime NPR host puts our moment into historical perspective
Sep 20
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American Crisis bonus episode with Dahlia Lithwick: What women have been forced to figured out.
The legal commentator reflects on their contributions in our fraught historical moment
Sep 8
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Margaret Sullivan
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Dahlia Lithwick
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American Crisis, Ep. 8: Dahlia Lithwick on whether justice will ever catch up to Trump
The author of 'Lady Justice" also talked about women's contributions over the past decade
Sep 6
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American Crisis, Episode 7: Phil Napoli on the Fairness Doctrine and Fox News
I talk with a media-regulation expert about how to fix the media
Aug 24
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Margaret Sullivan
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American Crisis, Ep. 6: Jelani Cobb on the transcendent power of good reporting
How young journalists can sharpen skills and sustain idealism in a tough career field
Aug 9
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Jelani Cobb
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American Crisis, Ep. 5: Neal Katyal on whether the Constitution gives American presidents too much power
Democracy is endangered when presidents believe that they are above the law
Jul 26
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American Crisis, Ep. 5: Neal Katyal on whether the Constitution gives American presidents too much power
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American Crisis, Ep. 4: Ruth Ben-Ghiat on creeping autocracy in the U.S.
Listen now | An expert explains how democracies can fail when authoritarian leaders gain power, the power of propaganda and the rise of Donald Trump
Jul 12
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Margaret Sullivan
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American Crisis, Ep. 3: Carl Bernstein on the ‘myth of objectivity'
The legendary reporter on the single most important guiding principle in his and Bob Woodward’s Watergate reporting. “Most people in this country are…
Jul 6
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Margaret Sullivan
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American Crisis, Ep. 2: Asha Rangappa on why American democracy really is in trouble
Strangely enough, the vast majority of Americans agree on the answer
Jun 28
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Asha Rangappa
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American Crisis, Ep. 1: Molly Jong-Fast on why our democracy is in trouble right now
Listen now (26 min) | “A wariness about appearing partisan” -- we explore why this fear is such a problem in government and media
Jun 21
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Margaret Sullivan
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Molly Jong-fast
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