How to Fix Democracy Podcast Transcripts
Bertelsmann Foundation · 131 episodes with transcripts
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.
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Hélène Landemore | Who Owns Democracy? Citizens vs. Elites
March 19, 2026
SPEAKER_2 (0:06)
Welcome to Season 7 of How to Fix Democracy. This season, we're turning our focus to one of the defining questions of our time, democratic resilience. Democracy today faces extraordinary pressure, from polarization and disinformation, to geopolitical rivalry, economic shocks, and declining public trust. In Season 7…
It requires vigilance, adaptation, and participation. Because the real question isn't whether democracy will face disruption. It's how it responds. Welcome to Season 7
Andrew Keen (1:15)
Hello, everybody. Welcome back to How to Fix Democracy. We're on to our seventh series now. We're focusing on the resilience of democracy in this series. Our first episode was with Maury Giles, the CEO of Braver Angels. And today we're talking to an old friend of How to Fix Democracy, Hélène Landemore. She is a very…
Hélène Landemore (1:56)
Thank you, Andrew. It's good to be back.
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