Introducing: The David Frum Show

The David Frum Show

The Atlantic

Politics, News, News Commentary

4.6 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2025

⏱️ ? minutes

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To defend democracy, one has to believe in it. To believe in democracy, one has to understand it. Where it came from. How it works. What’s true. What’s not. What others did before you. How it could be better. How to make a difference. Each week, The David Frum Show digs deep into the big questions people have about our society, explains the progress Americans have made together, and reminds us that the American idea is worth defending. Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you subscribe. You’ll enjoy unlimited access to Pulitzer Prize–winning journalism, from clear-eyed analysis and insight on breaking news to fascinating explorations of our world. Subscribe today at TheAtlantic.com/podsub. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	To preserve democracy, one has to believe in it. To believe in democracy, one has to understand it.
0:10.6	Where it came from, how it works, what's true, what's not true, what others did before you,
0:18.4	how it could be better, How to make a difference.
0:23.3	I'm David Frum, a staff writer at The Atlantic. I'm starting a new show where each week
0:29.0	I'll dig deep into the big questions people have but our politics and our society.
0:35.0	I'll explain progress that the peoples of the democratic world have made
0:39.4	together and remind you that the American idea is worth defending. Listen to or watch the David
0:46.8	From Show wherever you get your podcasts.

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