# What Democrats Keep Getting Wrong | Brian Tyler Cohen Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-democracy-with-marc-elias-5919693/what-democrats-keep-getting-wrong-brian-tyler-cohen Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-democracy-with-marc-elias-5919693/what-democrats-keep-getting-wrong-brian-tyler-cohen.md Podcast: [Defending Democracy with Marc Elias](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-democracy-with-marc-elias-5919693) Published: 2026-07-09T15:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/democracydocket/episodes/What-Democrats-Keep-Getting-Wrong--Brian-Tyler-Cohen-e3lj84g Audio file: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO3202115631.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/defending-democracy-with-marc-elias-5919693/episodes/what-democrats-keep-getting-wrong-brian-tyler-cohen Duration seconds: 2023 ## Resource Marc Elias sits down with Brian Tyler Cohen to discuss his new book, "The Day After: How to Wield Power in a Post-Trump World," which makes the case that Democrats need to fight harder and prioritize outcomes over institutional deference. They break down the Supreme Court's latest term and the case for court reform, but also dig into the bigger argument: that clinging to norms like the filibuster risks squandering a rare chance to win back disillusioned voters. Brian lays out what he believes Democrats need to be ready to act on from day one, including voting rights reform and election integrity They also break down how independent media is reshaping political strategy heading into the midterms. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/defending-democracy-with-marc-elias-5919693/episodes/what-democrats-keep-getting-wrong-brian-tyler-cohen/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-democracy-with-marc-elias-5919693/what-democrats-keep-getting-wrong-brian-tyler-cohen.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.