Probably About Politics Podcast

Ethiopia's COVID-19 delayed election is delayed again. The fall of authoritarianism and the election of the continent of Africa's youngest prime minister in the country's 2018 election was seen internationally as an exciting opportunity for the country's democracy. But as Alex and Kaleigh explore the road to building democracy from authoritarianism is full of decades of injustice and regional conflicts that need to be addressed and that international observers and Nobel Peace Prizes sometimes ignore.

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Greenland is heading to the polls and you might not know it but the superpowers of the world are watching the outcome very closely. Tune in this month to learn with Alex and Kaleigh how Greenland's 56,000 person democracy has become the centre of the global supply chain of rare-earth metals, while also asking important questions about the country's sovereignty, Indigenous People's rights, and the environmental impacts of resource extraction on countries.

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In their first trip back to Europe in 2021, Alex and Kaleigh look to the Netherlands to explore how, despite a government-ending scandal, a pandemic can make for a surprisingly predictable election. And if you're looking for great places to hang out the hosts explain why graveyards and forests might be the happening spots to be.

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In this episode, we're asking questions about how we define coups d'état - or coups - and when exactly is a government overthrow defined as one. To answer Alex and Kaleigh explore coups in Thailand and Turkey, the history that led up to them and the complications and turmoil they left in their wake and discover the answer is never straightforward.

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2020 has been a big year! For the year-end review Alex and Kaleigh catch up on elections even they forgot they covered this year.  Together the hosts come up with their two biggest news stories (besides that pandemic thing) to watch in 2021 and reveal the elections coming up in the new year that Probably About Politics can't wait to cover (pandemic permitting).

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Did you know the Commonwealth of Nations is the second largest international organization of nations after the United Nations? Alex and Kaleigh break down who exactly is in the Royal family, the history of the Commonwealth and why all these former British colonies (and Mozambique) are apart of this international organization and what they do together.

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Next week citizens in the United States of America heads to the polls to vote for referendums, mayors, judges, the senate, the house of representatives... Oh and the President. Alex and Kaleigh dive into how long ballots, even longer voting lines, and a lot of confusing rules make it hard for Americans to vote and are going to make for a long election night. Don't worry we also have some great good news for you as well!

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Alex and Kaleigh return to Aotearoa (or New Zealand) where the incumbent Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern won a rare and historic majority in the country's recent national elections. The hosts explore what that success might mean for the country and its popular prime minister over the course of the next four years.

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How has COVID-19 affected the practice of democracy and running elections? Alex and Kaleigh take a look at countries around the world who are balancing, in different ways, the COVID-19 public health measures with the democratic freedoms of their citizens from voting and campaigning to protest and demonstrations.

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What if the best way to improve our democracy was... getting rid of voting? Alex and Kaleigh are not proposing to be your dictators but exploring what the ancient Greeks considered to be true democracy - sortition. Join the hosts as they start thinking outside the box about how we can improve our democracies.

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