Heather Cox Richardson on Stay Tuned with Preet

Now & Then

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News, Society & Culture, History, News Commentary

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 28 September 2023

⏱️ 1 minutes

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Heather Cox Richardson, host of Now & Then, joins Stay Tuned with Preet to discuss her new book, “Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America.” They talk about the origins of the terms “liberal” and “conservative,” a 1937 anti-FDR manifesto that presaged today’s GOP, and the ways in which the nation might move beyond the chaos of the Trump years. Head to the Stay Tuned feed to listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	What can history teach us about how to shore up American democracy, and why has a small
0:05.6	group of right-wing ideologues wielded such an outsized influence in our politics?
0:10.7	This week on Stay Tuned with Preet, historian Heather Cox Richards and discusses her new
0:14.6	book, Democracy Awakening, Notes on the State of America, which sheds light on the rise
0:20.1	of the contemporary right-wing movement.
0:22.6	And just as importantly, Heather also gives us an inspiring vision of how minority groups
0:26.7	have worked tirelessly to make our founding documents come to life.
0:31.3	Listen to Heather Cox Richards in this week on Stay Tuned with Preet, available wherever
0:35.6	you get your podcasts.

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