We’ve just launched a new podcast series,“Democracy Decoded,”and we’re so excited to share it with you. You can subscribe and listen to Episode 1 RIGHT NOW by going toDemocracyDecoded.orgor by finding “Democracy Decoded” on your favorite podcast platform.
While you’re at it, once you listen to our podcast, we hope you'll give it a good rating and a review. We’d appreciate it a lot! And stay tuned for five more episodes coming out each Thursday for the next five weeks.
In this podcast series, we ask: Why does American Democracy look the way it does today and how can we make it more responsive to the people it was formed to serve?
I’m your host, Simone Leeper, and I’ll speak with experts from across the political spectrum and take a deep dive into the forces fueling our elections, not just in our nation’s capital but at all levels of government.
Some of the expert guests I’ll talk to this season include:
Shana Broussard, Commissioner and former Chairwoman of the Federal Election Commission.
Ellen Chaffee, member of the North Dakotans for Public Integrity, a.k.a. the “Badass Grandmas."
Christina Henderson, Washington, D.C. Councilmember At-Large.
For Episode 1, I’ll be interviewing Trevor Potter, former Chairman of the Federal Election Commission and founder and president of Campaign Legal Center, about the workings of our campaign finance system and his experience explaining this to the American people on The Colbert Report.
The nonpartisan Campaign Legal Center is dedicated to advancing democracy through law at the federal, state and local levels, fighting for every American’s rights to responsive government and a fair opportunity to participate in and affect the democratic process.
