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How to Fix Democracy

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Since its origins, democracy has been a work in progress. Today, many question its resilience. How to Fix Democracy, a collaboration of the Bertelsmann Foundation and Humanity in Action, explores practical solutions for how to address the increasing threats democracy faces. Host Andrew Keen interviews prominent international thinkers and practitioners of democracy.
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Bertelsmann Podcast Kreativität & Unternehmertum

Bertelsmann Podcast Kreativität & Unternehmertum

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Die Podcasts von Bertelsmann versorgen dich mit allen wichtigen Infos und Fakten zum Unternehmen, mit spannenden Gesprächen und mit Hintergrundgeschichten. Bertelsmann steht für Kreativität und Unternehmertum. Diese Kombination ermöglicht erstklassige Medienangebote und innovative Servicelösungen, die Kunden in aller Welt begeistern und die hier an den Beispielen erfolgreicher Menschen aus der Bertelsmann-Welt erlebbar gemacht werden. Zu Bertelsmann gehören das Entertainment-Unternehmen RTL ...
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Zukunft der Arbeit Podcast

Bertelsmann Stiftung

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Von der künstlichen Intelligenz zum datengetriebenen Personal und dem Arbeitsplatz der Zukunft: Der Podcast "Zukunft der Arbeit" der Bertelsmann Stiftung verbindet Sie mit den spannendsten Experten und den neuesten Ideen für die Zukunft der Arbeit! From artificial intelligence to data-driven human resources and the workplace of the future: The Future of Work podcast by Bertelsmann Stiftung connects you with the most exciting experts and the latest ideas for the future of work!
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In this episode of How to Fix Democracy, host Andrew Keen, speaks with journalist Sally Lehrman, founder of the Trust Project - a global initiative aimed at restoring trust in journalism. They discuss the origins of the project, inspired in part by the 1947 Hutchins Commission report on media responsibility, and how today's digital landscape has bl…
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In this episode, host Andrew Keen sits down with Francis Fukuyama to explore the concept of trust. Fukuyama defines it as a byproduct of virtuous behaviors like reliability, truthfulness, transparency, and keeping commitments. He describes trust as a crucial "lubricant" for social interactions and distinguishes between interpersonal and institution…
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In der sechsten Folge der aktuellen Podcast-Staffel des Bertelsmann Business Podcast „Kreativität & Unternehmertum“ spricht n-tv-Moderatorin und Podcast Host Isabelle Körner mit dem Bertelsmann-Vorstandsmitglied und Chef von Bertelsmann Investments, Carsten Coesfeld.Carsten Coesfeld ist seit 2022 CEO von Bertelsmann Investments, seit dem 1. Januar …
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In der fünften Folge der aktuellen Staffel des Bertelsmann Business Podcasts „Kreativität & Unternehmertum“ spricht n-tv-Moderatorin und Podcast-Host Isabelle Körner mit einem der renommiertesten Fotografen der Gegenwart: Jim Rakete. Im Rahmen eines Kunstprojekts hat Rakete kürzlich die Vielfalt des Bertelsmann-Konzerns in beeindruckenden Bildern f…
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Days before the U.S. election, Professor Carol Anderson of Emory University spoke with the three producers of the How to Fix Series about the current state of American democracy. With references to previous interviews, the discussion focuses on the urgency of the times, the criticical issues at stake, the forces of deep conflict and expectations fo…
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In conversation with Congressman Jamie Raskin, host Andrew Keen explores key elements of American democracy. Raskin highlights his deep commitment to public service, grounded in his believe that the rule of law is fundamental to America's greatness. He reflects on the influence of Presidents Reagan, Clinton, Bush, Obama and Trump on their political…
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In der vierten Folge der aktuellen Podcast-Staffel des Bertelsmann Business Podcast „Kreativität & Unternehmertum“ spricht n-tv-Moderatorin und Podcast Host Isabelle Körner mit dem Chef der weltweit führenden Publikumsverlagsgruppe, Nihar Malaviya.Nihar Malaviya ist seit 2023 der CEO von Penguin Random House mit Sitz in New York und Mitglied der Gr…
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In episode four of the current season of the Bertelsmann Business Podcast “Creativity & Entrepreneurship,” n-tv presenter and podcast host Isabelle Körner speaks with the CEO of the world's leading trade book publishing group, Nihar Malaviya.Nihar Malaviya has been CEO of New York-based Penguin Random House since 2023 and is also a member of Bertel…
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In a conversation with Andrew Keen, Yuval Levin, Director of Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies at the American Enterprise Institute, explores the critical transition from the 1950s- a decade often seen as a conservative period of economic prosperity- into the 1960s, a turbulant era marked by confrontations over race, gender, and shifts i…
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In the third episode of the current podcast season of the Bertelsmann Business Podcast “Creativity & Entrepreneurship”, n-tv presenter and podcast host Isabelle Körner talks to Baroness Gail Rebuck, Member of the House of Lords and Group Creative Coordinator at Bertelsmann. Gail Rebuck has worked for the Penguin Random House division in London for …
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In der dritten Folge der aktuellen Podcast-Staffel des Bertelsmann Business Podcast „Kreativität & Unternehmertum“ spricht n-tv-Moderatorin und Podcast Host Isabelle Körner mit Baroness Gail Rebuck, Mitglied des britischen Oberhauses und Group Creative Coordinator von Bertelsmann. Gail Rebuck ist seit vielen Jahren für den Unternehmensbereich Pengu…
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In der zweiten Folge der aktuellen Podcast-Staffel des Bertelsmann Business Podcast „Kreativität & Unternehmertum“ spricht n-tv-Moderatorin und Podcast Host Isabelle Körner mit Stephan Schmitter, CEO von RTL Deutschland. Stephan Schmitter trägt seit dem 1. Januar 2024 die Gesamtverantwortung für das Deutschland-Geschäft der RTL Group. Im Gespräch m…
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Frisch nach Sommerpause startet der Bertelsmann Business Podcast „Kreativität & Unternehmertum“ mit einer neuen Staffel. In der ersten Folge spricht Podcast-Host Isabelle Körner mit Rolf Hellermann, Finanzvorstand von Bertelsmann und Leiter des Technology and Data Advisory Boards von Bertelsmann.By Bertelsmann Podcast Kreativität & Unternehmertum
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In this episode, host Andrew Keen and historian Matthew Continetti explore the pivotal moments in the history of American conservatism, starting in 1964. Continetti elaborates on the ideological foundations of American conservatism, emphasizing its roots in the political traditions of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. The c…
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Author and broadcast journalist, Ray Suarez, born into a Puerto Rican family newly settled in New York City in the 1950s, speaks with Andrew Keen about American immigrant experiences in the late 20th and 21st centuries. Extolled as a welcoming democracy built by immigrants, they were both hailed and despaired over - needed for labor and growth but …
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Elizabeth Saunders, Professor of Political Science at Columbia University and author of The Insiders' Game: How Elites Make War and Peace, speaks with Andrew Keen about democracy and foreign policy. The conversation focuses on the tension between elites and democracy, power and accountability and domestic priorities and global responsibilities betw…
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In this episode host Andrew Keen sits down with Peter Wehner to discuss the intersection of faith and politics and the rise of the Evangelical movement in the Republican Party. Pete reflects on his early caution of the dangerous intertwining on faith and politics, his concerns about the religious impact on the Republican Party, and the shift toward…
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In conversation with Andrew Keen, the American historian Jacob Heilbrunn, outlines the continuous history of the close association of conservative views and the Republican Party in the early to Mid-Twentieth Century. He describes the party's support of strong anti-immigrant racial differences in the 1920s, hostility to the New Deal, support of the …
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For this episode, host Andrew Keen sits down with James Kirchick, journalist and author of the New York Times bestseller Secret City: the Hidden History of Gay Washington. They discuss the historical exclusion of gay individuals within American democracy, with a particular emphasis on the challenges - from legal persecution to professional exclusio…
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In this episode we delve into Jeffrey Rosen's latest work The Pursuit of Happiness. As the President of the National Constitution Center and a Professor of Law at George Washington University, Rosen brings a unique perspective on America's democratic foundations. Through an exploration of classical writers and America's own philosophers and politic…
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Testing American Liberalism in the Cold War Years In this episode journalist and historian James Traub delves into the paradoxical nature of liberalism in the post war years. The continuation of New Deal social and economic reforms charactarized a society of consensus in fulfillment of democratic ideals in the Cold War years. However, the illusory …
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In conversation with Prof. Sarah Snyder, an historian of Cold War international relations, Andrew Keen examines the relationship of democratic goals with the realities of American foreign policy. As the world's great post-war democratic and capitalistic power, the U.S. opposed Russia and China through strategic foreign aid and international interve…
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The democratic divide in post WWII: advance abroad, retreat at home. In this episode, Andrew Keen speaks with Dr. Carol Anderson, professor of African American Studies at Emory University. They discuss America in the post World War II years when America emerged as the world's leading democratic country. That claim was belied by the reality of a fla…
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American Democracy Transformed: A Conversation with Kevin Baker on the Interwar Era's Cultural and Political Evolution In this episode, host Andrew Keen discusses with writer and editor, Kevin Baker, the multifaceted changes and growth of American democracy. Significant cultural innovations, technological advancements, and societal shifts occurred …
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Fighting for Equity: African-American struggles in the '20s and '30s. In this episode, host Andrew Keen talks to Jill Watts author of The Black Cabinet, about the untold story of African Americans and politics during the age of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Jill Watts is an author and a Professor Emeritus of History at California State University San …
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Women's Political Rights | Dr. Allida Black Allida Black speaks with host Andrew Keen about the history of women in politics and the impact of their noteworthy political and social activism, which dates back a time well before the Women's Right to Vote. Dr. Allida Black is a historian, author, and editor of the Eleanor Roosevelt Papers.…
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In this episode of How to Fix Democracy, host Andrew Keen engages in a conversation with the author and historian Richard Norton Smith, delving into a discussion about the Hoover presidency and its profound relevance for the United States during a time of upheaval and economic depression. Author and historian Richard Norton Smith enjoys national re…
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The Legacy of FDR | Paul Sparrow, former Director of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, speaks with Andrew Keen about the immense challenges and legacies of FDR and his administration. Sparrow maintains that Roosevelt saved American democracy from an existential crisis caused by the Great Depression and the failure of previo…
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FDR and the Great Depression | In this episode of How to Fix Democracy, author and historian Derek Leebaert provides a revisionist account of President Franklin Roosevelt and four members of his Cabinet. According to Leebaert, the 1920s were beset by economic distress and labor unrest that culminated in the Great Depression. Supported by Frances Pe…
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American Isolationism and the Shifting World Order in the 1920s and 30s | In this 3rd episode of the season, host Andrew Keen talks to Robert Kagan, the distinguished Brookings Institute scholar of foreign policy, about America’s dramatically changing place in the world during the Twenties and Thirties. According to Kagan, at the end of World War I…
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The Scopes Trial and the Fight for the Freedom to Teach | In 1924, John Scopes, an instructor in a public school in Dayton, Tennessee, was indicted for violating the Tennessee Butler Act for teaching evolution in a publicly funded school. Strong personalities and strong beliefs clashed in the courthouse as they engrossed and even inflamed the count…
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American Democracy in the Aftermath of World War I | In the first episode of Season 5, How to Fix Democracy host Andrew Keen sits down with Adam Hochschild, historian, journalist, and award-winning author of “American Midnight: The Great War, a Violent Peace, and Democracy's Forgotten Crisis." Hochschild takes us on a journey to America in the afte…
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How Authoritarian Leaders Wield & Maintain Power | On October 20, 2022, Moisés Naím joined host Andrew Keen for a live episode of How to Fix Democracy in the Bertelsmann Foundation office in Washington, DC to discuss how authoritarian leaders wield and maintain power in contemporary politics. Author of “The End of Power” (2013) and “The Revenge of …
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The State of American Democracy in the Shadow of January 6th Nearly two years on, the January 6th insurrection is still lingering over Washington, DC like a dark cloud. The events leading up to the Capitol insurrection, as well as the attack itself, have signaled a major threat to American democracy. Will the United States be able to recover fully …
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Is Bipartisanship Possible in the United States? | The 2020 Presidential Election clarified the need for a unified, authoritative understanding of elections and election systems in the United States. In recent weeks, Democratic legislators have been working to pass the Electoral Count Reform Act to update outdated systems and clarify the role of th…
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The Transformation of the Republican Party Throughout the last thirty years, the Republican Party in the United States has undergone a great change. How did the party come to adopt such a polarized platform in which white supremacy, conspiracy theories, and authoritarianism are no longer off limits? Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank traces thi…
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Midterm Elections Special Many Americans are preparing to head to the polls on November 8, 2022 for the US Midterm Elections. Following the elections of 2020, many are worried about the rise of election denial and the growing distrust of electoral systems. Rebekah Caruthers, the Vice President of the Fair Elections Center, advocates for election se…
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American Ideologies and Trumpism “Trumpism'' has emerged as a powerful force in American political ideology since the 2016 election. It is characterized by a philosophy that leans heavily on populism, ultra-nationalism, and religious fundamentalism – all part of the platform that bolstered Former President Donald Trump throughout his administration…
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The legitimacy of the U.S. Supreme Court The popularity of the U.S. Supreme Court has been in sharp decline throughout the last two years. Since the overturning of Roe v. Wade in June of 2022, many Americans, feeling unheard and unseen by the court’s decision, have been asking the question, “Why does the Supreme Court have so much power?” Dahlia Li…
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Religion and American Conservatism The American far-right has, in many ways, become inseparable from religious conservatism and fervor. Religious movements and organizations provide the foundation, funding, and voting base of the extreme right in American politics, explains our latest guest. Katherine Stewart, the author of The Power Worshippers: I…
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