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Penn State McCourtney Institute for Democracy · 332 episodes with transcripts

The Democracy Works podcast seeks to answer that question by examining a different aspect of democratic life each week — from voting to criminal justice to the free press and everything in between.

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Federalism and power in Trump 2.0

October 19, 2026

Chris Beam (0:06)

From the McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Penn State University, I'm Chris Bean.

Candace Watt-Smith (0:11)

I'm Candace Watt-Smith.

Jenna Spinelli (0:12)

I'm Jenna Spinelli, and welcome to Democracy Works. This week, we are thrilled to welcome back Jake Grumbach, who is an associate professor at the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley, and author of the book Laboratories Against Democracy.

We had Jake on the show when that book came out back in 2022 It's hard to believe it's been four years, but time flies when you're having fun. But there's, I think, a lot to talk about within that book and how it's resonating these days, and a newer paper that Jake has about the effects of DEI policies at companies…

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