Future Hindsight
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A weekly show that takes big ideas about civic life and democracy and turns them into action items for you.
2023 Mila Atmos
A weekly show that takes big ideas about civic life and democracy and turns them into action items for you.
2023 Mila Atmos
A sneak peak of the first episode of Future Hindsight — Bernard Harcourt discusses why and how civic engagement matters.
Democracy's Unfinished Promise: Alex Hertel-Fernandez
Right-Wing Women Are Mobilized: Katie Gaddini
The Gerontocracy Problem: Samuel Moyn
Activism vs. Majority Rule: Brian Adams
Playing Offense for Democracy: Steve Phillips
The People's Document: Melissa Murray
Your Climate Superpower: Katharine Wilkinson
Unsticking Congress: Maya Kornberg
The Freedom of Dissent: Gal Beckerman
Everyone a Changemaker: Michael Zakaras
Doctor for the Senate: Abdul El-Sayed
The Lost Cause Lie: Ann Bausum
See Through Copaganda: Alec Karakatsanis
The Authoritarian Playbook: Yelena V. Litvinov & Tatyana Margolin
Economic Populists: Adam Green
Superpower Showdown: Jane Perlez
The Politics of Corruption: Tiffany Muller
The Offline Candidate: Carleigh Beriont
Governors Can Defend You: Julia Spiegel
How Gen Z Does Democracy: Raj Vinnakota
Democracy Without Politicians: Hélène Landemore
Get Real About Elections: Anjali Enjeti
Resist and Organize: Daniel Hunter
Educating for Democracy: James Traub
The Library Changemaker: Amanda Jones
Your Hidden Political Power: Michael Brownstein
On Being Pro-Democracy: Rick Wilson
Equal Freedom: Alex Zakaras
Shifting Terrain: What the Manosphere Tells Us About Working Class Politics
Storytelling For Change: Shanelle Matthews
Gun Laws That Work: Emma Brown
Understanding the Infodemic: Pauline Hoffmann
AI for the Public Interest: Bruce Schneier
How Underdogs Build Power: Stephanie Luce
The Pathway to Citizenship: Todd Schulte
Small Dollars, Big Strategy: Brian Derrick
Following the Money in Politics: Hilary Braseth
Holding Democracy Accountable: Miranda Spivack
Turning Hope Into Action: Michael Ansara
From Protest to Power: Jonathan Pulphus
We Are Changemakers: Sharon McMahon
Myth Making in America: Hajar Yazdiha
Our Government Unraveled: Nancy Rosenblum
Vigilantes Among Us: David Noll
Build Functional Immigration: Aaron Reichlin-Melnick
Radical Justice is the Way: Jocelyn Simonson
Deliberating for Democracy: James Fishkin
Resist Copaganda!: Alec Karakatsanis
Multisolving Our Democracy: Elizabeth Sawin
Our Kidnapped Constitution: Madiba Dennie
It's Time to Change the Constitution: Erwin Chemerinsky
The Lawless Court: Leah Litman
Democracy for the Unhoused: Maria Foscarinis
The Art of Calling In: Loretta Ross
Democracy On The Job: Jaz Brisack
Reclaim Democracy's Power: Stacey Abrams
Body, Law, and Liberty: Karen Thompson
Classrooms of Democracy: Elaine Weiss
100 Days of Chaos: Skye Perryman
AI's Civic Potential: Natalie Monbiot
The Democracy We Never Had: Aziz Rana
Youth Power vs. The Climate Crisis: Aru Shiney-Ajay
Land, Power, and Democracy: Michael Albertus
The Architects of Division: Katherine Stewart
Voting Booth in Your Pocket: Bradley Tusk
But Is It Constitutional?: Julie Suk
Be a Joiner: Pete Davis
Democrats, Hit the Reset Button!: Faiz Shakir
Marxism for Americans: Andrew Hartman
Truth or Disinformation?: Barbara McQuade
Looking Out for the Public Interest: Paul Sabin
Playing Defense for Democracy: Ezra Levin
Know Your Rights: Monica Hopkins
Organizing Is Power: Elyssa Feder
How Political Parties Should Behave: Didi Kuo
WFP Represents You!: Maurice Mitchell
The Border Has Eyes: Latino USA
Be Ready for Ungoverning: Nancy Rosenblum
Yes, Our Elections Are Secure: Ben Adida
We Voted… Now What?: Michael Waldman
Vigilante Democracy Returns: David Noll
The AAPI Movement: Varun Nikore
Feminism at the Heart of Democracy: Dr. C. Nicole Mason
Go Beyond Voting: Sharon McMahon
The Future American Electorate: Maria Teresa Kumar
Abandon the False Narratives: Jason Stanley
What is a Family Friendly Economy?: Sondra Goldschein
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What is Project 2025?: Matt Cohen
Your Political Rights: Attorney General Eric Holder & Michael Waldman
End Climate Silence: Genevieve Guenther
Everybody Benefits from Public Schools: Jennifer Berkshire & Jack Schneider
People Power on the Ballot: Chris Melody Fields Figueredo
Break Up the Two-Party System: Lee Drutman
What Is It Like to Run for Office?: Wendy Davis
Protect Whistleblowers: Joe Spielberger
U.S. Influence in Central America: Daniel Alvarenga
Disinformation is Sabotaging America: Barbara McQuade
Protecting Democracy: Daria Dawson
Give Up the Bootstrapping Myth!: Alissa Quart
Living Constitutionally: A.J. Jacobs
Nationly: A Brutal Choice
Healthcare for All: Melanie D'Arrigo
How It Feels to Love America: Wajahat Ali
Pursuing Equal Justice: Robert Tsai
Relational Organizing: Rachel Vindman
Take the Constitution Back from Originalism: Madiba Dennie
Voters Are the Boss: Jessica González-Rojas
When Government Works: Debbie Cox Bultan
The Path to Decarbonization: Bill Weir
Power to the Polls: Mandela Barnes
Fixing Immigration: Aaron Reichlin-Melnick
America's Half a Billion Guns: Jonathan Metzl
Everyday Freedom: Philip K. Howard
Power Sharing Liberalism: Danielle Allen
The Founders' Intentions: Jeffrey Rosen
Cancel Student Debt: Braxton Brewington
Employ Negative Partisanship: Rachel Bitecofer
A Real Right to Vote: Richard L. Hasen
Policing Equity and Justice: Phillip Atiba Solomon
Make Your Vote Pack a Punch: Sam Wang
Rural Democrat: Jess Piper
Patriotism vs. Extremism: Ken Harbaugh
Leveling the Playing Field for Women: Cynthia Richie Terrell
Identify as a Voter: Anat Shenker-Osorio
Make A.I. Work for Democracy: Marietje Schaake
Montana is a Bulwark: Ryan Busse
A Better Way to Vote: Deb Otis
State Races Matter: Lala Wu
Why Dissent is a Part of Democracy: Democracy-ish
Building the Public Square: Rich Harwood
Black Grief/White Grievance: Juliet Hooker
Housing is a Moral Issue: Shaun Donovan
Building a Black Future: Christopher Paul Harris
Have the Conversation: Neal Rickner
Unions and Democracy: Theda Skocpol
Cooperation Democracy: Bernard Harcourt
Shaping Collective Memory: Hajar Yazdiha
Everytown for Gun Safety: Nick Suplina
Making Government Responsive: Sam Oliker-Friedland
Tyranny of the Minority: Steven Levitsky
Radical Acts of Justice: Jocelyn Simonson
The Fear of Too Much Justice: Stephen Bright & James Kwak
America Votes: Sara Schreiber
Maximum Impact Volunteering: Yoni Landau
Hubert Humphrey and Civil Rights: Samuel G. Freedman
America's Raw Deal: Kurt Andersen
The Right's Parallel Universe: Anne Nelson
Use Your Footprint for Democracy: David Pepper
Courts for Democracy: Skye Perryman
Asian Americans: Norman Chen
Open System for Democracy: Landon Mascareñaz & Doannie Tran
The Post-Roe Reality: Jenice Fountain
The Power of Citizen Voice: Layla Law-Gisiko
Democracy Decoded: A Fight for the Right to Vote
Citizens and Their Obligations: Richard Haass
Lawyers for Democracy: Anna Chu
The Power of Solidarity: Frank Guridy
National Security & Truth: David Priess
Democracy in Texas: Beto O'Rourke
Fighting for Good Governance: Anna Eskamani
People Power and AI: Chris Wiggins & Matt Jones
Dignity and Justice: Judge Victoria Pratt
Civic Information Media: Craig Aaron
A Slow Civil War?: Jeff Sharlet
Reclaiming Rural Power: Chloe Maxmin & Canyon Woodward
Winning Messages: Anat Shenker-Osorio
Drilled: The Boom
Bail Reform's Success: Alana Sivin
Holding Police Accountable: Joanna Schwartz
Elect Women: Laphonza Butler
Defend Public Education: Jennifer Berkshire & Jack Schneider
Winning Legislative Majorities: Daniel Squadron
Housing Justice: Leah Goodridge
Solving Homelessness: Gregg Colburn
Create Responsive Government: Octavia Abell
Unions Represent the Voiceless: Ruth Milkman
Overcoming Neoliberalism: Jared Yates Sexton
Invest in Young Voters: Victor Shi
We Have the Majority: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat Ali
Winning the Civil War: Steve Phillips
How Textbooks Made America Not So Great: Some of My Best Friends Are
Reform the Courts!: Chris Kang
Include the Independent Voter: Jackie Salit & Thom Reilly
Ballot Initiatives For Direct Democracy: Chris Melody Fields Figueredo
Organizing Powers Democracy: Cecile Richards
The Appeal of Libertarianism: Andrew Koppelman
The Truth About Disability Rights: Rebecca Cokley
Police and Public Safety: Thaddeus Johnson
Indictment Is Accountability: Allison Gill
Flexing the Women's Vote: Amanda Brown Lierman
AI for Equality: Orly Lobel
The Difference Between The House & The Senate: Civics 101
How the NRA Radicalized America: Ryan Busse
Gen Z for Change: Aidan Kohn-Murphy & Jack Petocz
Stop Banning Books: Jonathan Friedman
Fascism Is All Around Us: Jason Stanley
Fight for Democracy: Steve Pierson
The Power of Crisis: Ian Bremmer
Democratic Thinking and Acting: Christopher Beem
The Taxpayers' Watchdog: Rob Sand
Economic Crimes of the Powerful: Jennifer Taub
Break Up Monopolies: Zephyr Teachout
Climate Leadership with Vision: Elizabeth Yeampierre
Making Government Work: Amanda Renteria
Universal Civic Duty Voting: E.J. Dionne & Miles Rapoport
City Life and Remote Work: Matthew E. Kahn
The Suburban Women Problem: Rachel Vindman
Financial Confessions: Imani Barbarin
End Gerrymandering with Ballot Initiatives: Katie Fahey
The Asian-American Vote: Sung Yeon Choimorrow
Getting Dark Money Out of Politics: Jeff Clements
Climate Action Within Reach: Amy Westervelt
The Future of Abortion Rights: Andrea Miller
Primary Elections for All: John Opdycke
Patriot and Diplomat: Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch
Radical Common Ground: Nisha Anand
Strategic Racism is a Divide and Conquer Scam: Ian Haney López
The Cure for Cheap Speech: Rick Hasen
State Houses to the Rescue: David Toscano
Country First, Community First: Emily Cherniack
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Equal Rights Amendment: Carol Jenkins
Secretaries of State: Secretary Jocelyn Benson
Ranked Choice Voting: Nathan Lockwood
Citizen to Candidate: Art Chang
Delivering Good Governance: Danielle Allen
History of Black Thought: Chris Lebron
Freedom and Racism: Neil Roberts
Winning Messages: Anat Shenker-Osorio
Understanding Poverty: Mark Rank
Public-Private Paradox: Colin Jerolmack
Reproductive Rights Update: Earbuds Podcast Collective
Future Hindsight Trailer
Solidarity and Mutuality: Manuel Pastor
Faith and the Social Contract: Rev. Dr. Emma Jordan-Simpson
Technocracy and the Social Contract: Latanya Sweeney
Social Contract and Taxes: Sarah Christopherson
Exclusions in the Social Contract: Eduardo Porter
Ending Subminimum Wage: Saru Jayaraman
Stand Up for Science: Lee McIntyre
Our Public Health: Michele Goodwin
Contract for the Climate: Keya Chatterjee
A New Social Contract: Minouche Shafik
The Social Contract - History of a Big Idea: Melissa Lane
Season 16: The Social Contract
Introducing Some of My Best Friends Are...
Legislating for Change: Jessica González-Rojas
The Power of Voting: Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez
Building Progressive Power: Lala Wu
Run for Something: Amanda Litman
Electing New York Women: Brette McSweeney
Black Women's Political Power: Glynda Carr
Electing More Women: Amanda Hunter
Diverse Women in Politics: Kelly Dittmar
The Chicago 7: Mark Levine
Responsible Drug Use: Dr. Carl L. Hart
The Punishment Bureaucracy: Alec Karakatsanis
White Collar Crime: Jennifer Taub
Abuse and Accountability: Martha Nussbaum
Coercive Work: Erin Hatton
Understanding Poverty: Mark Rank
Better Peacebuilding: Séverine Autesserre
Public-Private Paradox: Colin Jerolmack
Boosting Mental Immunity: Andy Norman
The Erosion of America: Sarah Kendzior
America's Evil Geniuses: Kurt Andersen
Season 14 Trailer
Pandemic Podcasting: Laura Joyce Davis
Our Unjust SCOTUS: Adam Cohen
Raising White Kids: Jennifer Harvey
Equity in Healthcare: Georges Benjamin, MD
Inclusive Excellence: Franklin Gilliam
Implicit Teacher Bias: Dr. Walter Gilliam
Unapologetically Indigenous: Sarah Pierce and Amy Sazue
Separation and Supremacy: Laura Briggs
Unions & Racial Justice: Tamara Lee
State-Sponsored Segregation: Richard Rothstein
Ending The Filibuster: Eli Zupnick
Critical Race Theory: Mari Matsuda
White Too Long: Robert P. Jones, Ph.D.
Surveillance Capitalism: Shoshana Zuboff
Fixing Public Schools: Ted Dintersmith
Reimagining Higher Education: Leon Botstein
Ending the Counter-Revolution: Bernard Harcourt
Reimagining Law Enforcement: Norm Stamper
The Precarity of Taxi Work: Veena Dubal
The Future of Antitrust: Zephyr Teachout
A Keynesian Future: Zach Carter
Season 12 Trailer
Lasting Civic Engagement: Maria Yuan
October Surprise: Devlin Barrett
Building Authoritarian Power: Nathan Stoltzfus
Building Power Online: Alice Marwick
Digital Labor Organizing: Jess Kutch
Civics Club: Adam Cohen
Supreme Inequality: Adam Cohen
Decolonizing America: Nick Tilsen
Building Civic Power: K. Sabeel Rahman
State Capture: Alex Hertel-Fernandez
Organized Power: Theda Skocpol and Caroline Tervo
Energizing Local Politics: Drew Kromer
Politics is for Power: Eitan D. Hersh
Introducing the Future Hindsight Civics Club
Sexual Citizens: Jennifer S. Hirsch & Shamus Khan
Surveillance Capitalism: Shoshana Zuboff
Canvassing with Love: David Fleischer
Deconstructing the Alt-Right: Alexandra Minna Stern
The Roots of Conservative Media: Nicole Hemmer
Political Communication Ethics: Peter Loge
Fact-Checking for Truth: Jon Z. Greenberg
The New Conspiracism: Nancy Rosenblum
The Risks of Fake News: Travis I. Trammell & Elisabeth Paté-Cornell
The Truth Sandwich: George Lakoff
Post-Truth: Lee C. McIntyre
Authoritarianism Under COVID-19: Thomas O. Melia
Civic Engagement, Social Distancing, and Democracy Reform
ExxonMobil's Dirty Secret: Geoffrey Supran
Ending the Nuclear Era: Fred Pearce
Our Radioactive Ocean: Ken Buesseler
A Renewable Future: Mark Z. Jacobson
COVID-19 Special Edition
A Nuclear Future: Joshua Goldstein
Criminalizing Ecocide: Jojo Mehta
Climate Policy Failures: Leah Stokes
Climate Justice: Julian Brave NoiseCat
Writing Climate Policy: Jerry Taylor
The Actual Cost of Fast Fashion: Jussara Lee
The Future of Food: Lenore Newman
A Call to Arms: Bill McKibben
Towards a Sustainable Future: Katherine Richardson
The End of Welfare: Kathryn Edin (Rebroadcast)
Democracy and Freedom: Season Round Up
Ending Urban Violence: Thomas Abt
The Meritocracy Trap: Daniel Markovits
Bipartisan Civil Discourse: Michael Baranowski
Protecting Free Speech: Suzanne Nossel
Practical Equality: Robert L. Tsai
Deliberative Democracy: Jane Suiter and David Farrell of the Irish Citizens' Assembly
Responsible Statecraft: Stephen Wertheim
Keeping Government Accountable: David Greising
Powering American Democracy: Seth Flaxman
Protecting our Elections: Marcia Johnson-Blanco
Podcasting for Democracy: Civics 101
Reimagining Civic Learning: Louise Dubé
Of the People, By the People: Mila Atmos
The Sustaining Power of Passion: Mila Atmos
The Three Dimensions of Freedom: Billy Bragg
The Power of Civic Engagement: Mila Atmos
The Time for Civic Engagement is Now: Mila Atmos
The Blueprint for American Democracy: Ezra Levin
The Ethics of Big Data: Matthew L. Jones
Achieving Tolerable Climate: Jonathan Lamontagne
The Crisis in Higher Education: Liz Willen
The Economics of Health: James Knickman
Eradicating Cash Bail: Robin Steinberg
The Human Rights of Women: Lynn Paltrow
Gender Parity: Melissa Mark-Viverito
Trailer: Probable Futures
Census 2020: Ashley Allison (Rebroadcast)
Micah White
Dave Archambault II
Bearing Witness
Jackie Zammuto
Alan Yarborough and Bill Steverson
María Urbina
Bradford Fitch
Julianne Hoffenberg
L.A. Kauffman
Our new season examines the power of protest and other civic action. Guests include activists who protest and advocates who don't, from Brad Fitch of the Congressional Management Foundation and Jackie Zammuto of WITNESS to Micah White, co-founder of Occupy Wall Street, and more.
Democracy Works: David Frum
Beto O'Rourke (Rebroadcast)
Beto O'Rourke (Rebroadcast)
Revisit some of the highlights of this season that gave us so much insight into poverty in America, added to our discourse, and helped us revise our thinking.
Kathryn Edin
Stephen Pimpare
Gail Joseph
Dan Weissmann
Maria Foscarinis
Max Kenner
Stephen Bright
Ross Morales Rocketto
Season 5 Trailer: Ross Morales Rocketto
Ted Dintersmith
Ben Theodore
Robert P. Jones, Ph.D.
Max Feldman
Cristóbal Alex
Phil Polakoff
Ashley Allison
Esther de Rothschild and Aicha Cherif
Brian Miller
A sneak peek of the first episode of Season 4: Brian Miller makes a
case for registering and voting. National Voter Registration Day is on
September 25, 2018.
Pam Elam and Namita Luthra
Michael Faye
Maria Yuan
Rachel Leyland and Dr. Kendra Abel
Scott Warren
Brent Wilkes
Mark Hetfield
Paul Lagunes
Ian Bremmer
Shafi Goldwasser
Jennifer March
Beto O'Rourke
Ruth Milkman
Robert Hammond
Nick Ehrmann
Tyler Ruzich
A sneak peek of our next episode: civic engagement requires no minimum age. Tyler Ruzich, 17-year old Kansan, shows us how.
Ai-Jen Poo
Andrea Miller (Part 2)
Andrea Miller (Part 1)
Joe Hartigan
Roland Augustine
James Doty
Richard Betts
Matt Kalmans
Bernard Harcourt
The Future Hindsight podcast launched on January 20, 2018. Join us for our premier episode where we interview Bernard Harcourt to speak about civic engagement and The Holder Initiative.
Premier Trailer
January 18, 20181min 28sec
A sneak peak of the first episode of Future Hindsight — Bernard Harcourt discusses why and how civic engagement matters.