About Rachel Beatty Riedl, Esam Boraey, and Maya Tudor

NBN Episodes hosted by Rachel Esam:

India’s Democratic Republic in Flux

February 15, 2026

India’s Democratic Republic in Flux

In this episode of Democracy Dialogues, co-host Maya Tudor speaks with Yogendra Yadav – political thinker, activist, and one of India’s most prominent…

Democracy and Its Inter-Connections

January 22, 2026

Democracy and Its Inter-Connections

Former Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla joins us for a conversation on global democratic backsliding, the role of the international community, a…

The Backsliders: Why Leaders Undermine Their Own Democracies

December 7, 2025

The Backsliders

This week on Democracy Dialogues, co-hosts Rachel Beatty Riedl and Esam Boraey speak with Susan C. Stokes, Tiffany and Margaret Blake Distinguished Se…

Democracy and Freedom: The Role of Philanthropy and Education

November 23, 2025

Democracy and Freedom: The Role of Philanthropy and Education

Alvaro Salas-Castro

This week, we feature an episode with Dr. Alvaro Salas-Castro, President and CEO of the Reynolds Foundation, and Founder and Chairman of the Democracy…

What Democracy Does… and Does Not Do

November 7, 2025

What Democracy Does… and Does Not Do

This week on Democratic Dialogues, host Rachel Beatty Riedl welcomes Maya Tudor, Professor of Government and Public Policy at the Blavatnik School of …

Democratic Dialogues: Pathways of Democratic Backsliding, Resistance, and (Partial) Recoveries

October 28, 2025

Democratic Dialogues

Kenneth Roberts, Jennifer McCoy, and Murat Somer

A podcast from Cornell University’s Brooks School of Public Policy Center on Global Democracy About the Podcast Each week, co-hosts Rachel Beatty Ri…