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DIY Democracy

DIY Democracy

Steven Nelson

A podcast to highlight civic engagement and to learn to be effective citizens, with a focus on Michigan.
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best DIY Democracy episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to DIY Democracy for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite DIY Democracy episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

DIY Democracy - Citizenship stripping and what that means
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07/05/21 • 43 min

An interview with Professor Amanda Frost (@amanda_frost1 on Twitter) on her new book, You Are Not American: Citizenship Stripping from Dred Scott to the Dreamers.

Music by Evan Schaeffer.

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DIY Democracy - Juneteenth's Role in the American Story
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06/14/21 • 30 min

An interview with Annette Gordon-Reed (@agordonreed) on her new book, On Juneteenth.

She will speak at a Detroit Public Library virtual event on Juneteenth (Sat., 6/19, @ 1 pm EDT)

For more Juneteenth resources, see Penn Law's resources on Juneteenth.

Music by Evan Schaeffer

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An interview with Professors Suzanne Mettler (@SuzanneMettler1) and Rob Lieberman (@r_lieberman) on their book, Four Threats: The Recurring Crises of American Democracy.

Another podcast that I listened to as I was preparing to post this was Bill Moyers's interview of Heather Cox Richardson the day after the coup attempt. I highly recommend listening to it.

Music by Evan Schaeffer.

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DIY Democracy - Turning Attention to Georgia
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11/23/20 • 39 min

An interview with Byron Stokes (@byst on Twitter), trying to figure out how best to support election efforts in the Georgia Senate election run-off.

Some organizations Byron highlighted:

Fair Fight

Project South

New Georgia Project

Sister Song

Music by Evan Schaeffer.

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DIY Democracy - Episode 42: Choosing Rural Prosecutors
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08/12/20 • 44 min

The final episode in a series on electing, or in this case choosing, prosecutors - an interview with Maybell Romero, on rural prosecutors.

For more, see her bio: https://www.niu.edu/law/about/directory/romero.shtml and follow her on Twitter: @MaybellRomero

For The Appeal's work on prosecutors: https://theappeal.org/topics/prosecutors/

Music by Evan Schaeffer.

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An interview with Eli Savit, candidate for Washtenaw County (MI) prosecuting attorney.

For more on the candidate, find his website here:

https://eli2020.com

Music is by Evan Schaeffer

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An interview with Arianne Slay, candidate for Washtenaw County (MI) prosecuting attorney.

For more on the candidate, find her website here:

https://arianneslay.com

Music is by Evan Schaeffer

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An interview with Hugo Mack, candidate for Washtenaw County (MI) prosecuting attorney.

For more on the candidate, find his website here:

Hugoforprosecutor2020.com

Music is by Evan Schaeffer

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DIY Democracy - The Purpose of Politics
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09/09/21 • 33 min

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FAQ

How many episodes does DIY Democracy have?

DIY Democracy currently has 51 episodes available.

What topics does DIY Democracy cover?

The podcast is about News, Civics, Activism, Podcasts, Education, Michigan and Politics.

What is the most popular episode on DIY Democracy?

The episode title 'How you can push back against big money in politics' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on DIY Democracy?

The average episode length on DIY Democracy is 46 minutes.

How often are episodes of DIY Democracy released?

Episodes of DIY Democracy are typically released every 13 days, 3 hours.

When was the first episode of DIY Democracy?

The first episode of DIY Democracy was released on Sep 18, 2017.

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