ANOTHER WAY
A podcast about how we can get reforming and improving our democracy front and center — featuring conversations with politicians, authors, and activists.
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S7E8: One Year In – Is There More Common Ground?
Lessig and Hepburn revisit the conversation one year into the new administration — checking in on where common ground still exists and what has changed.
Listen to EpisodeRecent Episodes — Season 7
Continuing The Conversation
The penultimate episode of Season 7, continuing the conversation with Ben Hepburn on the state of democracy and reform.
Listen →Pulling It All Together
Lessig and Hepburn discuss what Lessig has elsewhere described as Trump’s strategy of extortion — illegal threats to force compliance.
Listen →Strategy of Extortion
Continuing the discussion on Trump’s strategy of extortion — including a quick trip to Vietnam and promises of a brand new approach.
Listen →Tariffs
Is there some point at which MAGA supporters call uncle? Lessig and Hepburn discuss the tariffs and their political fallout.
Listen →Ukraine, DOGE and RFK Jr.
Lessig’s conversation with Ben Hepburn continues — this time covering Ukraine, DOGE, and RFK Jr.’s role in the current administration.
Listen →Continuing a Conversation with Ben Hepburn
Ben Hepburn and Lessig continue to find where common ground exists in understanding the current administration — left vs. right.
Listen →Common Ground?
Lessig and Ben Hepburn, a friend from high school with very different politics, check in on the questions raised by the new Trump administration.
Listen →Issue One: Bipartisan Brief on Super PAC Corruption
A bipartisan group of former elected officials urges the court to take seriously corruption concerns associated with large super PAC contributions.
Read More →Season 6 — The Maine Initiative
Season Six
Ending Super PACs: The Fight in Maine
Season 6 follows Equal Citizens’ efforts to pass a citizen initiative in Maine that could end Super PACs — from the origins of the idea to the Supreme Court.
- S6E9: What Then? — After Maine Passes Question 1 Sep 26, 2024
- S6E8: The Campaign in Maine Sep 25, 2024
- S6E7: The Legislature Decides Sep 21, 2024
- S6E6: The Race to Gather Signatures Sep 20, 2024
- S6E5: The Origins of the Initiative Sep 19, 2024
- S6E4: The Fight to End SuperPACs and Originalism Sep 12, 2024
Season 5 — Our Own Titanic
Season Five
Our Own Titanic: Overturned Tables, a Gashed Hull, and the Search for Lifeboats
Season 5 examines the crises facing American democracy — from corrupted institutions to broken media — and searches for the lifeboats that could still save it.
Season 4 — The Fight for the For the People Act
Season Four
The Fight for H.R. 1: The For the People Act
Season 4 covers the intense battle to pass H.R. 1 — the For the People Act — and the broader struggle for democracy reform from 2020 through 2022.
- An Oakland Ballot Initiative That Could Inspire The Nation Nov 4, 2022
- Acknowledging Our Fears, with Rabbi Michael Pollack Oct 28, 2022
- We’re Back Oct 19, 2022
- No Labels, Polarization, and Reform with Bill Galston May 25, 2022
- On Our Own Failed Democratic State Jan 10, 2022
- Discussing The John Eastman Memo with John Eastman Sep 27, 2021
Season 3 — Making Democracy Reform a Priority
Season Three
Making Democracy Reform Priority One
Season 3 launched in June 2019, bringing conversations with presidential candidates, activists, and scholars on how to make fundamental democracy reform central to the 2020 election.
- Another Way, Season 3, Episode 1: Introducing Season 3 Jun 7, 2019
- Senator Kirsten Gillibrand on Public Financing of Elections Jun 13, 2019
- Professor Ned Foley on the Electoral College Jun 20, 2019
- Beto O’Rourke on Fixing Our Democracy First Jun 26, 2019
- The Supreme Court Arguments About Presidential Electors: Part 2 May 28, 2020
- The Supreme Court Arguments About Presidential Electors: Part 1 May 28, 2020
Season 2 — Another Way Stories
Season Two
Another Way Stories: The Case for an Article V Convention
Season 2 dives into the debate over an Article V Constitutional Convention — whether it is necessary, whether it is possible, and whether it can be done safely.
Season 1 — Aiming for Something Different
Season One
Aiming for Something Different
Season 1 launched Another Way in October 2018, exploring how a different kind of candidate and a different vision for democracy could transform American politics.
- Introducing: Another Way Oct 10, 2018
- Episode 1: Aiming for Something Different Oct 10, 2018
- Episode 2: How Different Has Been Done Oct 17, 2018
- Episode 3: A Different (Kind of Control of) Congress Oct 24, 2018
- Episode 4: A Different Kind of President Oct 31, 2018
- Episode 5: How America Beats Donald Nov 7, 2018
- Episode 6: Why Different When the Same Is So So Easy Nov 15, 2018
About the Podcast
Lawrence Lessig
Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School, founder of Equal Citizens, and a leading voice on democracy reform and campaign finance law.
About the Show
Another Way is a weekly podcast exploring the reforms needed to fix American democracy — from campaign finance to electoral systems. Now in its seventh season, Lessig brings on politicians, scholars, and activists for frank, cross-partisan conversations.
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