Michelle Curry and Carole Dortch-Wright of The Citizens Campaign join Protecting Our Democracy Chair Sean M. Spiller to discuss a new initiative, The Citizen Service, and ways to enhance civic engagement in our democracy.

Protecting Our Democracy Chair Sean M. Spiller is joined by Petal Robertson of NJEA, Fran Ehret of CWA NJ and Becky Givan of the Rutgers University AAUP-AFT to discuss the role of organized labor in building a stronger, more equitable democracy.

Former college classmates Staci Berger, Christian Estevez and Trevor Phillips, Jr. join Protecting our Democracy Chair Sean M. Spiller to discuss their journey from college to careers in activism.

Award-winning reporter Jonathan Salant, Executive Director for Corporation for New Jersey Local Media Amanda Richardson and General Manager of NJ PBS Joseph Lee join Sean Spiller to talk about the role the decline of local news has played in the erosion of democracy and institutions and why there is hope for the future.

Jeannine LaRue, Reverend Charles Boyer and Reva Foster sat down join Sean Spiller for our latest episode of POD Talks to talk black history, justice and the state of our democracy.

The first episode of POD Talks features a conversation on book bans with Executive Director of ACLU New Jersey Amol Sinha, Project Manager at Garden State Equality Damien Lopez and Elissa Malespina, librarian and school board member.