# Democracy Decoded, Season 5: How to Repair the Cracks in American Democracy

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Podcast: [Democracy Decoded](https://stenobird.com/podcast/democracy-decoded-5132165)
Published: 2025-09-04T09:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

How did American democracy reach such a precarious moment — and what can we do to fix things? Host Simone Leeper examines the fundamental threats to our democracy today, from gerrymandering and corruption to abuses of executive power and the outsized role of money in politics.

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