Why We Need to Look 50 Years Ahead with Democracy Futurist Aditi Juneja
How We Future: Stories of Hope, Hype, and Gratitude by Lisa Kay Solomon
Episode notes
The best way to unstick the present is to think further into the future.
In this episode of How We Future, Lisa Kay Solomon sits down with Aditi Juneja, Executive Director of Democracy 2076, to explore how thinking 50 years ahead can break down current obstacles and make seemingly unrealistic hopes feel very possible. Democracy 2076 helps us plan democracy not for the next election cycle, but for the next 50 years.
The conversation reveals how the media we consume shapes our perception of what democracy looks like. From Scandal normalizing election fraud to The West Wing making some viewers think our government is running smoothly, Aditi's research uncovers how TV shows and movies are quietly teaching us civics.
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