{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/627e954c-aa68-4f1a-85d5-5682fdc5d0d5/05034006-5e21-4832-9d7e-dbb903e929d2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Democracy Group Special Episode. Democracy Reform","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6100770b31fd81f125b34d81/610077349a9767001477d6e2.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>How will the COVID-19 pandemic change our democracy? Will we become&nbsp;more less divided? We discuss the challenges and opportunities of the current crisis with four podcasters who are all our colleagues in&nbsp;<a href=\"https://democracygroup.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Democracy Group&nbsp;</a>podcast network.</p><p><br></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.lantiguawilliams.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Juleyka Lantigua-Williams</a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.jmu.edu/civic/staff.shtml\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Cara Ong Whaley</a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/mila-atmos-81284b21/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Mila Atmos</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.newamerica.org/our-people/lee-drutman/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Lee Drutman</a>&nbsp;join Richard to talk about barriers to voting, civic engagement and equal access to the democratic system. They look at what the current crisis means for advocates of democracy reform.</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>Juleyka is the creator and executive producer of the Peabody-nominated&nbsp;<a href=\"https://70millionpod.com/about\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">70 Million</a>, a documentary podcast about criminal justice reform.</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>Cara&nbsp;is Associate Director of James Madison University's Center for Civic Engagement and co-host of \"<a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/james-madison-center-for-civic-engagement-democracy/id1468900755\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Democracy Matters</a>\".</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>Mila is executive producer and host of the civic engagement podcast,&nbsp;\"<a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/mila-atmos-81284b21/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Future Hindsight</a>\".</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>Lee is co-host of \"<a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/politics-in-question/id1470607073\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Politics In Question</a>\", a podcast about how our institutions are failing us and ideas for fixing them. A senior fellow at New America, Lee is an author, researcher and political commentator.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Jim and Richard also discuss findings of this bonus episode produced for the Democracy Works network that deals with the response to the pandemic.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"DaviesContent"}