# What's Wrong with Democracy?

A podcast by Tortoise Media. By the end of this year, countries making up half the world’s population will have held elections. But not all of them will have been free and fair. In ‘What’s Wrong with Democracy?’ Professor Ben Ansell of Oxford University will, with the help of academics, journalists, activists and writers, figure out whether democracy is working and how best to preserve democratic freedoms, equality and rights. What’s Wrong with Democracy? is produced by Tortoise Media and supported by The Open Society Foundations. To find out more about Tortoise: Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalists Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content Become a member and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and more If you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact hello@tortoisemedia.com Host: Professor Ben Ansell Producers: Katie Gunning and Ada Barume Editor: Jasper Corbett Original artwork: Jon Hill | Emma O’Neil Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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## Latest episodes

- [Episode 20: How to hold an election](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1746325096/8088397c0119) (2024-10-16, 43 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/664359a9c29cb300126ede48/e/670e90d0e4b532016e2649a2/media.mp3
- [Episode 19: AI and democracy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1746325096/b65346946b24) (2024-10-09, 45 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/664359a9c29cb300126ede48/e/67054df0ed8ff5205ee9fb56/media-a.mp3
- [Episode 18: Facing the climate crisis](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1746325096/8d0c780eed01) (2024-10-02, 36 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/664359a9c29cb300126ede48/e/66fc146db01fb2785c2e4203/media.mp3
- [Episode 17: When politics turns nasty](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1746325096/b79c430fee0b) (2024-09-25, 38 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/664359a9c29cb300126ede48/e/66f2d11a6f9d68541b2eefaa/media.mp3
- [Episode 16: How corruption corrodes](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1746325096/048f1e9c0b02) (2024-09-18, 38 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/664359a9c29cb300126ede48/e/66e99f714ea065d8504d084a/media.mp3
- [Episode 15: On the campaign trail](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1746325096/f6e8abc35345) (2024-09-11, 45 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/664359a9c29cb300126ede48/e/66e055d7ae183a61cf7217c9/media.mp3
- [Episode 14: What makes a good US president?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1746325096/3d7591b66a9a) (2024-09-04, 39 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/664359a9c29cb300126ede48/e/66d71184a7a4982508f15b3e/media.mp3
- [Episode 13: The devil's in the demographic](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1746325096/048264c6b842) (2024-08-28, 42 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/664359a9c29cb300126ede48/e/66cdfa3bcadc382a6bf8828d/media.mp3
- [Episode 12: The dangers of identity politics](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1746325096/0ca623702a45) (2024-08-07, 34 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/664359a9c29cb300126ede48/e/66b245d4ec20c36e8ec63bd2/media.mp3
- [Episode 11: When to take to the streets](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1746325096/4fff8f4d44a8) (2024-07-31, 31 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/664359a9c29cb300126ede48/e/66a90ae4ec855766579a4d86/media.mp3
- [Episode 10: Why the kids don’t care](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1746325096/a083aa31d864) (2024-07-24, 39 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/664359a9c29cb300126ede48/e/669fc130d539da6f0978e8c3/media.mp3
- [Episode 9: The polarisation problem](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1746325096/c25cf9d3b353) (2024-07-17, 35 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/664359a9c29cb300126ede48/e/66967121c853c8f577dcb2ed/media.mp3
- [Episode 8: The case for an independent judiciary](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1746325096/88a1148ae852) (2024-07-10, 39 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/664359a9c29cb300126ede48/e/668d0eaf2387098e04a1ceb7/media.mp3
- [Episode 7: Truth matters](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1746325096/7248dfcae59f) (2024-07-03, 36 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/664359a9c29cb300126ede48/e/668402774cb273e4613b3094/media.mp3
- [Episode 6: Big money, big problems?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1746325096/cd7f39134cfb) (2024-06-26, 32 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/664359a9c29cb300126ede48/e/667ac1f883e70f59f79c367c/media.mp3
- [Episode 5: The rise of populism](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1746325096/cb646817feb0) (2024-06-19, 34 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/664359a9c29cb300126ede48/e/66715b740720d92986b92496/media.mp3
- [Episode 4: The trust deficit](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1746325096/294e73ae4382) (2024-06-12, 40 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/664359a9c29cb300126ede48/e/66684f4a9264d00012e45a6b/media.mp3
- [Episode 3: The autocrat behind the keyboard](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1746325096/71db2381d7c3) (2024-06-05, 38 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/664359a9c29cb300126ede48/e/665f000d52596000124bbe3b/media.mp3
- [Episode 2: The autocrat next door](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1746325096/162f03395b71) (2024-05-29, 32 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/664359a9c29cb300126ede48/e/66560071fca2190012eb5105/media.mp3
- [Episode 1: The world’s biggest democracy goes to the polls](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1746325096/ea08ae360d2b) (2024-05-22, 34 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/664359a9c29cb300126ede48/e/664cc40f2830620012e8652b/media.mp3
- [Introducing: What's Wrong with Democracy?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1746325096/f1d1485bc94f) (2024-05-14, 3 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/664359a9c29cb300126ede48/e/66437c58c29cb3001274a9a3/media.mp3

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