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Eastern Standard - July 31st, 2025

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Can Republicans and Democrats will engage in civil, respectful conversations about the issues?
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Can Republicans and Democrats will engage in civil, respectful conversations about the issues?

This week on Eastern Standard:

Episode 21 of our series, Democracy Optimist, with constitutional, election law, and voting rights scholar Joshua Douglas. Our guests:

  • Jennifer Mercieca, a historian of American political rhetoric and a Professor in the Department of Communication and Journalism at Texas A&M University. She writes about American political discourse, especially as it relates to citizenship, democracy, and the presidency.
  • Corey Brettschneider, a professor of political science at Brown University teaching law and political theory. Corey co-hosts the podcast, The Oath and the Office.
Tom Martin hosts Eastern Standard, a weekly radio magazine of interviews and stories about interesting people, places, and things happening in the Commonwealth.
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