{"id":102,"date":"2018-08-08T17:15:31","date_gmt":"2018-08-08T17:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/podcasts.la.utexas.edu\/this-is-democracy\/?page_id=102"},"modified":"2025-06-18T14:03:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T19:03:45","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/podcasts.la.utexas.edu\/this-is-democracy\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-94bc23d7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/podcasts.la.utexas.edu\/this-is-democracy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/06\/thumbnail_HiRes-Jeremi_Suri-8696-Edit-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2956\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"http:\/\/jeremisuri.net\" data-type=\"URL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Jeremi Suri<\/strong>, <em>Host<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"263\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/podcasts.la.utexas.edu\/this-is-democracy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/06\/Zachary-photo-June-2025-263x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/podcasts.la.utexas.edu\/this-is-democracy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/06\/Zachary-photo-June-2025-263x300.jpg 263w, https:\/\/podcasts.la.utexas.edu\/this-is-democracy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/06\/Zachary-photo-June-2025.jpg 636w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.la.utexas.edu\/this-is-democracy\/speaker\/zachary-suri\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/podcasts.la.utexas.edu\/this-is-democracy\/speaker\/zachary-suri\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Zachary Suri<\/strong>, <em>Poet and Co-Host<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The goal of this podcast is simple: bring diverse (and often ignored) voices together to discuss the steps we are all taking to renew our values, institutions, and humanity in general. Our society is filled with so many people doing valuable work that improves participation, freedom, health, and happiness for numerous citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">This podcast will bring these defenders of democracy from the trenches into conversation around common topics of concern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">We will draw on historical wisdom to enhance our discussions and help stimulate new ideas for alternative futures. Our shows will be creative, positive, and inspirational. Our shows will be informal and accessible for all, especially young listeners. We intend to change the world \u2014 one show at a time!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"excerpt","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"full-width-content","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-102","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"entry"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/podcasts.la.utexas.edu\/this-is-democracy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/podcasts.la.utexas.edu\/this-is-democracy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/podcasts.la.utexas.edu\/this-is-democracy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/podcasts.la.utexas.edu\/this-is-democracy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/podcasts.la.utexas.edu\/this-is-democracy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/podcasts.la.utexas.edu\/this-is-democracy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/102\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3877,"href":"https:\/\/podcasts.la.utexas.edu\/this-is-democracy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/102\/revisions\/3877"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/podcasts.la.utexas.edu\/this-is-democracy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}