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Bedeviled: A podcast about American Democracy from Duke University.

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Veteran journalist John Harwood, now a Distinguished Fellow at Duke's Polis Center for Politics, interviews politicians and voters, academics and activists about the 21st century divisions imperiling our national experiment in self-government. Click here to listen to the latest episode. (To listen on Spotify, click here)

Meet the Host

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John Harwood has covered the White House, Congress, national politics and the economy for America’s most prestigious news organizations.

He has interviewed every president from George H.W. Bush to Joe Biden and received an Emmy nomination for his hour-long live CNBC town hall with President Barack Obama.

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Episode 04: A Top Elections Expert on the Challenge of 2024

March 4, 2024

Few Americans know more about the nuts and bolts of American elections than Nate Persily. A professor at Stanford Law School, he was named research…

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Episode 03: With Democracy on the Line, Liz Cheney on Putting Country Over Party

January 10, 2024

Liz Cheney is not merely a conservative. She was born and raised in the GOP. But when President Trump tried to overturn his 2020 reelection…

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Episode 04: A Top Elections Expert on the Challenge of 2024

March 4, 2024

Few Americans know more about the nuts and bolts of American elections than Nate Persily. A professor at Stanford Law School, he was named research…