(producer here) You're absolutely right. Discussion of that is in the episode (which I hope you're enjoying :) I edited down almost 3 hours of very lively tal

(producer here) You're absolutely right. Discussion of that is in the episode (which I hope you're enjoying :) I edited down almost 3 hours of very lively talk on folks like Horace Mann, and Aristotle's taxonomy on the stability of different sorts of assembly. What we ended up with is the more topical and amusing stuff... because 2024! And I really wanted to hear from someone with a different cultural perspective. Eastern Europe is already 'interesting', and the recent Indian election was a dry run for lots of "deep fake fears" that didn't materialise. > A proper and healthy Democracy A key phrase. Are our democracies healthy and proper? But what is practical? And what is practical in a particular epoch and culture? > Does either one look like the brands care about their customers? Or does it look like a cartel of two companies controlling the market In the show we talk about 'politics' as distinct from governance and democracy. In many ways what you are talking about is the show-business built atop actual civic process - a thing we mistake for democracy that is just profitable entertainment.