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Save Democracy
Host Katherine Davies lifts the lid on liberal democracy, why it's important and how we can save it. Katherine interviews inspiring defenders of democracy, in your street and around the world, and asks what individuals can do to help save democracy.
Episodes
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Voting: The people decide and throw a barbecue
What about voting? Democracies do it differently, and reforms in one place can spread to another. With democracy under threat, some countries are questioning…
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Disinformation - Beware the emotional hijack
Defend yourself against emotional hijack, or, in the technical term, "malign cognitive influence", as it's coming after you! your vote, your money, your time…
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Engaging with your rep and nailing petitions
This episode may surprise you and leave you with a greater sense of agency. How can you engage effectively with your rep (or MP), and raise an issue with your…
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Authoritarian reach inside your democracy
The reach of authoritarian states will surprise you. In democracies around the world, HRW research reveals the silencing of citizens by the Chinese state. The…
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To Campaign: Passion, grit + relationships
A non-partisan pressure group wins a tough high stakes campaign in the UK parliament, defending democracy. How did they do it? Alongwith a coalition, and…
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Deliberative democracy: AI-assisted
Be inspired and enjoy some positive news on the defense of democracy, from Stanford Professor James Fishkin. Explore some of the remarkable (and scalable)…
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Disinformation and AI - The target is you, me and democracy
Familiar with disinformation? My expert guest, Dr Halyna Padalko, reveals what happens when you add AI. Prepare yourself for what's to come - help innoculate…
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The state of things - the state of us
This episode is a quick check-in and reflection from your host and podcast creator Katherine Davies, as in parts of the world, it seems that the clouds over…
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Protect Your Media - Lessons from Hungary
Why quality independent media matters and is essential to a functioning democracy. What can we do to support it? And the lessons for the world from what…
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A deeper lens on saving democracy and how to engage
Explore democracy with a renowned philosophy professor (western and eastern) Professor Jay Garfield, interviewed by Save Democracy podcast host, Katherine…
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Defend against the fear of joblessness
A driver of democratic decline is job insecurity. And the impact of AI... is a whole new level of insecurity! One way to help address it - at least in part -…
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The global picture of democracy... and its alternative
The big picture of what is happening in the world re democratic backsliding, and the rise of autocracy. Cathryn Grothe, Senior Analyst from Freedom House…
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How community can change your life and help save your country
In this episode, I speak to Arsen Yatsenko, a long-time community organiser in Ukraine, and now a fifth year PhD candidate, with research focused on community…
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When democracy is a dream
In this episode, you'll get a sense of what life is like under a junta—what it feels like when your country (Myanmar) sits at or near the bottom of the global…
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The secret weapon of a modern autocrat
Modern autocrats use a sophisticated toolbox, and one of the most powerful and covert set of strategies, is how they use something we all rely on, and many of…
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Freedom from the fear of being heard
Today's guest is civic leader Artem Zozulia, President of Foundation Ukraine in Wroclaw, Poland. A dedicated voice for Ukrainian democracy for nearly two…
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Join me on a journey to lift the lid on democracy!
Hello, This is short trailer for the Save Democracy podcast which has just launched. (May 2026) The podcast website is savedemocracy.today Update: The podcast…
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Lift the lid on corruption!
Corruption corrodes democracy. Podcast host and creator Katherine Davies joins international anti-corruption specialist Scott Collins as he explores how…
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What is it like to live in a healthy democracy?
Welcome! Pod host/creator Katherine Davies: I stopped recently into a student cafe in the centre of Copenhagen (thank you to the staff at Studenterhuset!) to…