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Whose Democracy Is It?

Special Programming from WNYC and the Public Radio Collaboration

America is proud of its democratic values: accountable leaders, honest voting and a free press. But recently Americans have begun to ask Whose Democracy Is It?

Whose Vote Counts?
American RadioWorks - St. Paul, MN
Monday, November 3, 2003
In the last presidential election, as many as six million votes weren't counted because of antiquated voting machines and confusion at the polls. America pledged to overhaul its voting system, but are we ready for 2004? American RadioWorks and the Center for Investigative Reporting try to find out.
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Democracy on the Block
WFUV - New York City
Tuesday, November 4, 2003
Saturday, November 8, 2003
John Flansburgh of the band They Might Be Giants moonlights as a tour guide in this sound-rich, music-filled hour looking at informal, overlooked and sometimes quirky democracies. Stops on the tour include a playground, a coop apartment building, and Coney Island's freak show. New Yorkers explain why their mini democracies work in their communities, and how they fit into the ever-changing American democracy.
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The President Calling
American RadioWorks - St. Paul, MN
Wednesday , November, 2003
Three of America's most compelling presidents – Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon – tapped their telephones, leaving behind a trove of secretly-made audio tapes, recording thousands of conversations, from momentous to mundane. In this project, American RadioWorks eavesdrops on presidential telephone calls to hear how each man used one-on-one politics to shape history.
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What Can I Say?
November 6, 2003
November 8, 2003
Right now, as "loyalty" and "treason" are being redefined by world events, so are cultural expressions of patriotism and dissent. From "message" pictures in the old Hollywood, to morale-building songs, to satirists' comic visions, politics and mass culture have been inexorably linked.
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Exporting Democracy
Thursday, November 8, 2003
The United States exports grain, computers, movies - and democracy. Today all eyes are on Iraq and Afghanistan, where America and its allies are trying to impose self-government. In Exporting Democracy, WNYC's Brian Lehrer and the BBC's Robin Lustig invite you to join a worldwide call-in on what Iraq's and Afghanistan's future means to all of us.
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That Democracy Show
Sunday, November 9, 2003
Hear teens debate zero tolerance drug policies, segregation in the cafeteria, government authority, why foreign countries hate America, and whether it's better to change our system from inside or outside. Teens confront marketers about the link between democracy and capitalism - how choices get shaped as companies try to "capture" the youth market. WNYC's Radio Rookies share their views of how democracy works for teens in life and in school. And inner-city American high school students talk with students in Iraq. The live program features fast-moving recorded segments, music, commentaries, debates and call-ins. It includes kids who want to be tomorrow's politicians and those who want to be tomorrow's rebels.


Studio 360
Saturday, November 8, 2003
Sunday, November 9, 2003
This week Studio 360 lets the people decide. Host Kurt Andersen and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright explore where art and democracy collide. The political playwright and West Wing star Anna Deavere Smith channels President Clinton. Poet Billy Collins talks about Walt Whitman and the challenge of writing poetry about democracy. An architecture critic travels to Charlottesville Virginia to look at Thomas Jefferson's big, beautiful vision for democratic space. Plus, we visit the auditions for the next American Idol series.




The Next Big Thing
Switching Sides
Saturday, November 8, 2003
Sunday, November 9, 2003
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg did it. Condoleezza Rice did it. Winston Churchill did it - twice. There are countless reasons why politicians switch parties - convenience, opportunities, ideology, geography... but what about ordinary people? In a country where party affiliations are often lifelong and handed down through generations, the change can be huge and divisive.
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