Democracy Forum

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Audio archives of spoken word broadcasts from Community Radio WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill (weru.org)

Episode Date
Democracy Forum 5/15/26: Pillars of Democracy: Democracy costs money. Who pays?
May 15, 2026
Democracy Forum 4/17/26: Constitutional Crisis: They’re Watching
Apr 17, 2026
Democracy Forum 3/20/26: Constitutional Crisis: All Hands on Deck to Protect Our Elections
Mar 20, 2026
Democracy Forum 2/20/26: Constitutional Crisis: What Does Civic Courage Look Like?
Feb 20, 2026
Democracy Forum 1/16/26: Constitutional Crisis: Can Democracy Survive Billionaire Economics?
Jan 16, 2026
Democracy Forum 11/21/25: Constitutional Crisis: The Expansion of Presidential Power
Nov 21, 2025
Democracy Forum 10/17/25: What’s On Your Ballot?
Oct 17, 2025
Democracy Forum 9/19/25: Constitutional Crisis: The Penalties for Free Speech
Sep 19, 2025
Democracy Forum 7/18/25: Constitutional Crisis: Will We Still Have Free and Fair Elections?
Jul 18, 2025
Democracy Forum 6/20/25: Constitutional Crisis: Are Civil Liberties a Thing of the Past?
Jun 20, 2025
Democracy Forum 5/16/25: Constitutional Crisis: Is Our Government Making Us Sick?
May 16, 2025
Democracy Forum 4/18/25: Constitutional Crisis? Call it what you will, this is not normal…
Apr 18, 2025
Democracy Forum 3/21/25: Constitutional Crisis: How to Stand Up, Speak Up, Push Back
Mar 21, 2025
Democracy Forum 2/21/25: Private Equity and You
Feb 21, 2025
Democracy Forum 1/17/25: States’ Rights, Then and Now
Jan 17, 2025
Democracy Forum 11/15/24: Election Reflections: What Just Happened Here?
Nov 15, 2024
Democracy Forum Special 10/23/24: Voting Rights and the Integrity of Elections in Maine
Oct 23, 2024
Democracy Forum 10/18/24: Election 2024: What’s on Your Ballot?
Oct 18, 2024
Democracy Forum 9/20/24: Propaganda: Is This For Real?
Sep 20, 2024
Democracy Forum 6/21/24: Order in the Court: Who’s Your Judge?
Jun 21, 2024
Democracy Forum 5/17/24: Constitutional Right to Vote: Do we have it, do we need it?
May 17, 2024
Democracy Forum 4/19/24: Clean Elections 24 Years Later (Yes, it’s been that long)
Apr 19, 2024
Democracy Forum 3/15/24: Unions and Democracy Take Two
Mar 15, 2024
Democracy Forum 2/16/24: National Popular Vote: What do we need? How can we get it?
Feb 16, 2024
Democracy Forum 1/19/24: Who Gets to Vote in Maine Primaries? Change is coming…
Jan 19, 2024
Democracy Forum 11/17/23: What Happened on Election Day? – And What Does It Mean?
Nov 17, 2023
Democracy Forum 10/20/23: Yikes – 8 Ballot Questions!
Oct 20, 2023
Democracy Forum 9/15/23: Book Banning: The Tip of the Iceberg?
Sep 15, 2023
Democracy Forum 8/18/23: Ballot Questions: Whose Initiatives Are They? (REBROADCAST)
Aug 18, 2023
Democracy Forum 6/16/23: Public Opinion Polling: Is It Good for Democracy
Jun 16, 2023
Democracy Forum 5/19/23: Young Change Makers: Owning the Future
May 19, 2023
Democracy Forum 4/21/23: Ballot Questions: Whose Initiatives Are They?
Apr 21, 2023
Democracy Forum 3/17/23: If Small States Rule, Why Are They So Angry?
Mar 17, 2023
Democracy Forum 2/17/23: Small-state bias in the federal government: is this democracy?
Feb 17, 2023
Democracy Forum 1/20/23: Comprehensive Planning: Why Bother?
Jan 20, 2023
Democracy Forum 11/18/22: Election Reflections: What Just Happened Here?
Nov 18, 2022
Democracy Forum 10/21/22: What’s At Stake in Moore v. Harper? Gerrymandering and More
Oct 21, 2022
Democracy Forum 9/16/22: Checks and Balances: What are They? Are They Working?
Sep 16, 2022
Democracy Forum 8/19/22: Libraries: Defenders of Democracy (Originally aired April 15 2022)
Aug 19, 2022
Democracy Forum 7/15/22: Taxation without Representation: Should DC be a State?
Jul 15, 2022
Democracy Forum 6/17/22: The Supreme Court and Democracy
Jun 17, 2022
Democracy Forum 5/20/22: The Demise of Local News: What Are We Losing?
May 20, 2022
Democracy Forum 4/15/22: Libraries: Defenders of Democracy
Apr 15, 2022
Democracy Forum 3/18/22: Communities on Edge: Threats and Intimidation in the Public Sphere
Mar 18, 2022
Democracy Forum 2/18/22: Facebook and Democracy: Can They Live Together?
Feb 18, 2022
Democracy Forum 1/21/22: Educating for Democracy: How’s it Working?
Jan 21, 2022
Democracy Forum 11/19/21: Freedom of Religion, Freedom from Religion: Politics and Religion in America
Nov 19, 2021
Democracy Forum 10/15/21: In Government We Trust — Or Do We?
Oct 15, 2021
Democracy Forum 9/17/21: The Two-party System and the Future of Our Democracy
Sep 17, 2021
Democracy Forum 6/18/21: Protest: Good Citizenship at Work?
Jun 18, 2021
Democracy Forum 5/21/21 Democracy and Unions: Do They Need Each Other?
May 21, 2021
Democracy Forum 4/16/21 Divided We Stand: Can diversity be our strength?
Apr 16, 2021
Democracy Forum 3/19/21: Is that for real? Conspiracy Theories in American Politics
Mar 19, 2021
Democracy Forum 2/19/21: Can Democracy Survive the Internet?
Feb 19, 2021
Democracy Forum 1/15/21: Searching for Common Ground across the Political Divide
Jan 15, 2021
Democracy Forum 11/20/20: Election Reflections 2020
Nov 20, 2020
Democracy Forum 10/16/20: Who’s Showing Up to Vote in November?
Oct 16, 2020
Democracy Forum 9/18/20: Who Votes, Who Can’t, and Who Won’t?
Sep 18, 2020
Democracy Forum 8/21/20 Is Government Doing Good: Policy Feedback Effects & the Civic Divide
Aug 21, 2020
Democracy Forum 7/17/20: Election Reflections re July 14, 2020
Jul 17, 2020
Democracy Forum 6/19/20 One Person, One Vote: The Electoral College and the NPV
Jun 19, 2020
Democracy Forum 5/15/20: Ranked Choice Voting: How’s It Working in 2020
May 15, 2020
Democracy Forum 4/17/20: Voting in a Pandemic: The Upcoming Primary Election in Maine
Apr 17, 2020
Democracy Forum 2/21/20: Super Tuesday Comes to Maine March 3
Feb 21, 2020
Democracy Forum 1/17/20 Census 2020: Everyone Counts
Jan 17, 2020
Democracy Forum 11/15/19 “Is government doing good: policy feedback effects and the civic divide”
Nov 15, 2019
Democracy Forum 10/18/19: Hate and Fear in Politics: How fear and Anger Endanger Democracy
Oct 18, 2019
Democracy Forum 9/20/19: Black, White, and Blue Lies: Lies that divide, lies that unite
Sep 20, 2019
Democracy Forum 7/19/19: Town Government: Take 2. Listeners have spoken!
Jul 19, 2019
Democracy Forum 6/21/19: Town Meeting- “Doing Democracy” in Your Town
Jun 21, 2019
Democracy Forum 5/17/19: Republic vs Democracy: Why Should We Care?
May 17, 2019
Democracy Forum 4/19/19 Citizen Initiatives: The Devil’s in the Details
Apr 19, 2019
Democracy Forum 3/15/19
Mar 15, 2019
Democracy Forum 2/15/19
Feb 15, 2019
Democracy Forum 1/18/19
Jan 18, 2019
Democracy Forum 11/30/18
Nov 30, 2018
Democracy Forum 10/19/18
Oct 19, 2018
Democracy Forum 9/21/18
Sep 21, 2018
Democracy Forum 7/20/18
Jul 20, 2018
Democracy Forum 6/15/18
Jun 15, 2018
Democracy Forum 5/18/18
May 18, 2018
Democracy Forum 4/20/18
Apr 20, 2018
Democracy Forum 3/16/18
Mar 16, 2018
Democracy Forum 2/16/18
Feb 16, 2018
Democracy Forum 11/17/17
Nov 17, 2017
Democracy Forum 10/20/17
Oct 20, 2017
Democracy Forum 9/15/17
Sep 15, 2017
Democracy Forum 7/21/17
Jul 21, 2017
Democracy Forum 6/16/17
Jun 16, 2017
Democracy Forum 5/19/17
May 19, 2017
Democracy Forum 4/21/17
Apr 21, 2017
Democracy Forum 3/17/17
Mar 17, 2017
Democracy Forum 2/17/17
Feb 17, 2017
Democracy Forum 1/20/17
Jan 20, 2017
Democracy Forum 11/18/16
Nov 18, 2016
Democracy Forum 10/21/16
Oct 21, 2016
Democracy Forum 9/16/16
Sep 16, 2016
Democracy Forum 7/15/16
Jul 15, 2016
Democracy Forum 6/17/16
Jun 17, 2016
Democracy Forum 5/20/16
May 20, 2016
Democracy Forum 4/15/16
Apr 15, 2016
Democracy Forum 3/18/16
Mar 18, 2016
Democracy Forum 2/19/16
Feb 19, 2016
Democracy Forum 10/8/12
Oct 08, 2012
Democracy Forum 9/10/12
Sep 10, 2012
Democracy Forum 8/13/12
Aug 13, 2012
Democracy Forum 6/18/12
Jun 18, 2012
Democracy Forum 5/14/12
May 14, 2012
Democracy Forum 4/9/12
Apr 09, 2012
Democracy Forum 3/12/12
Mar 12, 2012
Democracy Forum 2/13/12
Feb 13, 2012
Democracy Forum 1/9/12
Jan 09, 2012