Trump Archives - KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show

Trump Archives - KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show

Author: Burt Cohen Language: English Episodes: 50
Hosted by Burt Cohen, Trump Archives-KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show digs into the lasting impact and complex legacy of a pivotal era in American politics. This isn't just a historical recap; it's an ongoing examination of how recent events continue to shape the nation's democratic institutions, cultural conversations, and daily life. Each episode serves as a critical entry in a living archive, featuring interviews with journalists, historians, activists, and political analysts who provide context and insight that goes beyond the headlines. The discussions naturally span the categories of news, culture, politics, and society, exploring the interconnected forces at play. Tuning into this podcast means hearing substantive, often urgent conversations about power, accountability, and civic engagement. Listeners will find a thoughtful space to understand not just what happened, but why it matters for the future of democratic participation. The archive is actively being written, and this show is an essential record of that process, challenging audiences to reflect on the past while considering their role in what comes next.
Episodes
American Midnight: The Early 20th Century Model for Trump? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 58:04
Authoritarianism. Anti-Immigrant. White men fearful of losing control. Books banned, free press shut down. Widespread domestic spying. Dissent criminalized and many jailed tortured and killed. In his new book, American M…
This is the Best Analysis of the Coming Election [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:44
Thinking with history; on this show political broadcast veteran John Kosinski demonstrates how so many people running just want to be showmen on TeeVee. He explains why so many are drawn to Trumpism: a desire to be heard…
How We Passively Enable Tyranny [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:18
Since Plato’s allegory of the cave, tyrants have successfully manipulated the projected images the public sees. On January 6th, Trump told the insurrectionists they were being patriots. And they believe him. On this show…
Violent Authoritarianism: How Did This Become the GOP? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:22
Pat Buchanan was ahead of his time. He used the KKK’s David Duke to breed a new nativist religious nationalism, based on fear of liberalization. On this show political science professor Joseph Lowndes sheds light on how…
He Knows a Coup When He Sees One [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:42
Claiming the election was stolen, “angry loyalists storming the building while overwhelmed security guards gave way. The slavishly loyal vice-president who would, the president hoped, restore him to power.” Sound familia…
Split Among Right Wing Evangelicals [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:48
There are signs of serious splits emerging in the very conservative Southern Baptist Convention, which is the largest Protestant denomination in America. Fifteen thousand of them just completed their annual gathering to…
Sedition and Democracy [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:47
Thanks to January 6th, the word sedition is in our consciousness again. Trump is more likely guilty of treason than of mere sedition according to the former director of the CIA and our guest, history teacher and essayist…
January 6th: Not Who We Are? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:43
The Trumpian mob attack on the Capitol shocked America. We thought “this is not who we are.” But maybe it actually is, more than we’d thought. If we dare to look at our history, it was not such an exception. The post Jan…
Brothers from Another Mother: Trump and Kaiser Wilhelm II [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:52
The similarities are uncanny and deeply disturbing: Kaiser Wilhelm II and Donald Trump share an amazing number of attributes. Such as fascination with and envy of more powerful people, the need to belittle other heads of…
The Beginning of the End for National Cruelty? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:40
With his gleeful displays of cruelty, is it possible that Donald Trump performed the service of waking us all up to cruelty commonly in national and corporate policy? In his new book, Cruelty or Humanity: Challenges, Opp…