<![CDATA[The Democracy Americana Podcast]]>Conversations about the past, present, and future of democracy and its discontents – in the United States and beyond.

]]>https://democracyamericana.com/Riverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Thu, 12 Nov 2026 13:04:55 GMTMon, 09 Nov 2026 18:39:31 GMT60Thomas Zimmer<p>Conversations about the past, present, and future of democracy and its discontents – in the United States and beyond.</p>episodicThomas Zimmerdemocracyamericana@posteo.comno<![CDATA[What This Election Really Means]]>Welcome to The Democracy Americana Podcast - a place for in-depth conversations about the past, present, and future of democracy in the United States and beyond. Relentlessly big picture.

In this first episode, Thomas Zimmer is joined by historian Seth Cotlar to take stock of where America stands after a remarkable midterm election: They discuss their main takeaways, unpack the larger political implications that go far beyond the question of who controls Congress over the next two years, and try to grasp the historical significance of what happened last week. Because moments like this are quite rare in U.S. history.

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]]>e03252d3-23d1-4d09-8123-c3c100e4e250Wed, 11 Nov 2026 08:48:46 GMT<p>Welcome to The Democracy Americana Podcast - a place for in-depth conversations about the past, present, and future of democracy in the United States and beyond. Relentlessly big picture.</p><p>In this first episode, Thomas Zimmer is joined by historian Seth Cotlar to take stock of where America stands after a remarkable midterm election: They discuss their main takeaways, unpack the larger political implications that go far beyond the question of who controls Congress over the next two years, and try to grasp the historical significance of what happened last week. Because moments like this are quite rare in U.S. history.</p><p>If you want to support the podcast, please check out <a href="https://steady.page/en/democracyamericana/posts" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Democracy Americana</a>.</p><p>Democracy Americana is an independent publication that is solely funded by readers and listeners. Consider becoming <a href="https://steady.page/en/democracyamericana/about#js-publication_plans" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">a paid member</a>!</p><p>Democracy Americana also offers a newsletter with long-form essays about U.S. history and politics – and you can <a href="https://steady.page/en/democracyamericana/newsletter/sign_up" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">subscribe for free</a>.</p><p>Find Thomas <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/thomaszimmer.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">on Bluesky</a></p><p>Find Seth Cotlar <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/sethcotlar.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">on Bluesky</a></p><p>Find Seth Cotlar’s newsletter <a href="https://rightlandia.ghost.io/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Rightlandia</a></p>no01:33:511What This Election Really Meansfull