Autocracy in America podcast

Autocracy in America

There are authoritarian tactics already at work in the United States. To root them out, you have to know where to look.

There are authoritarian tactics already at work in the United States. To root them out, you have to know where to look.

 

#22

The Admiral

Despite growing up in the Soviet Union, host Garry Kasparov admired American values—believ... more

26 Sep 2025

43 MINS

43:00

26 Sep 2025


#21

The Warning

Michael McFaul witnessed Vladimir Putin’s crackdown on dissent as U.S. ambassador to Russi... more

23 Sep 2025

37 MINS

37:17

23 Sep 2025


#20

The Columnist

When host Garry Kasparov created the Renew Democracy Initiative in 2017, the founding mani... more

19 Sep 2025

35 MINS

35:54

19 Sep 2025


#19

The Negotiator

In the fight to save democracies from the grips of autocrats, defenders of democratic valu... more

12 Sep 2025

40 MINS

40:21

12 Sep 2025


#18

The Computer Scientist

With all the hype and hysteria around AI, it’s important to remember that AI is still just... more

05 Sep 2025

33 MINS

33:28

05 Sep 2025


#17

The Advocate

When democracy and civil society are all you’ve known, they are easy to take for granted. ... more

29 Aug 2025

33 MINS

33:44

29 Aug 2025


#16

The Politician

What does the future of Europe look like with the rise of newly aggressive authoritarian s... more

22 Aug 2025

34 MINS

34:53

22 Aug 2025


#15

The CEO

With the United States stepping back from its global leadership role, many around Europe a... more

15 Aug 2025

39 MINS

39:09

15 Aug 2025


#14

The Realist

Soviet dissidents have long admired the United States and its Founding Fathers for their a... more

08 Aug 2025

38 MINS

38:39

08 Aug 2025


#13

The Ambassador

How should American power be deployed in the world? Since the Cold War, America’s role as ... more

01 Aug 2025

42 MINS

42:06

01 Aug 2025


#12

The Dissident

What is a dissident? In an autocracy, standing against the rulers could mean harassment, p... more

25 Jul 2025

39 MINS

39:34

25 Jul 2025


#11

The Pollster

Have Americans grown complacent, thinking nothing can shake the United States’ democracy? ... more

18 Jul 2025

39 MINS

39:15

18 Jul 2025


#10

The Return

Since The Atlantic first released the podcast Autocracy in America last fall, Donald Trump... more

11 Jul 2025

30 MINS

30:22

11 Jul 2025


#9

Coming Soon: A New Season of Autocracy in America

The former world chess champion and lifelong democracy activist Garry Kasparov guides a ne... more

27 Jun 2025

02 MINS

02:33

27 Jun 2025


#8

Bonus: Goldberg on Signalgate

Anne Applebaum speaks with The Atlantic's editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg about the conse... more

11 Apr 2025

29 MINS

29:01

11 Apr 2025


#7

Introducing: We Live Here Now

Hosts Anne Applebaum and Peter Pomerantsev talk with Hanna Rosin about the new series We L... more

25 Oct 2024

43 MINS

43:50

25 Oct 2024


#6

Politicize ‘Freedom’

Freedom in the United States is a word that has had more than one meaning. It has meant fr... more

04 Oct 2024

25 MINS

25:25

04 Oct 2024


#5

Join the Kleptocracy

Since the earliest days of the republic, America’s international friendships have shaped d... more

27 Sep 2024

31 MINS

31:17

27 Sep 2024


#4

Consolidate Power

Donald Trump has vowed to eliminate hundreds of workers across federal agencies if he beco... more

20 Sep 2024

33 MINS

33:21

20 Sep 2024


#3

Capture the Courts

In authoritarian states, the public has no agency and no real access to justice. Renée DiR... more

13 Sep 2024

28 MINS

28:54

13 Sep 2024


#2

Start With a Lie

The corruption of democracy begins with the corruption of thought—and with the deliberate ... more

06 Sep 2024

37 MINS

37:18

06 Sep 2024


#1

Introducing Autocracy in America

There are authoritarian tactics already at work in the United States. To root them out, yo... more

16 Aug 2024

02 MINS

02:46

16 Aug 2024