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Jul 8, 2023

Part 1 of 2 episodes exploring what Democracy looks like in India, with father & daughter guests Venkat and Vidhya. We talk about famous political dynasties, whether being a politician should be a full-time job, and how the "states rights" question plays out differently in India versus the U.S.

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Oct 3, 2022

Part 1 of 2 episodes exploring what democracy looks like in Chile. My guests Paloma Contreras and Rodrigo Retamal try to explain the recent failed attempt to re-write Chile's consitution, and discuss the grip the 1973-1990 dictatorship still has on this democratic nation. 

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Sep 7, 2022

The third and final part of our conversation on Democracy In Mexico. Brenda and David reflect on whether the average citizen can make change at either the local or national level. And after decades of reforms, is the Mexican democratic system getting fairer - or slipping into complacency? 

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Sep 7, 2022

Part 2 of 3 exploring what democracy is like in Mexico. My guests Brenda and David discuss election security. From voting IDs that take two years to aquire, to narco-trafficer violence that makes the act of casting a vote potentially deadly. 

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Aug 29, 2022

Part 1 of 3 exploring what democracy is like in Mexico (or to give it it's official title, the United Mexican States). My guests Brenda and David teach me what made the recent referendum on presidential power so bizarre, as we compare the federal versus state relationship in Mexico to the US.

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