Dictators v Democrats: Why We Fight
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Democracy is at war. We can see the forces rallied against it: autocratic states like Russia, China, Iran and North Korea, techno-aristocrats, religious fundamentalists and populist demagogues.
From the trenches of Ukraine to the halls of power in the US, democratic, free values are under determined assault.
But, there are those who resist.
In 'Why We Fight' we talk to those who claim to be defending democracy; that's everyone from soldiers, protestors, activists, religious leaders, industrialists and politicians.
We find out who they are, what drove them to take up the struggle, what their work is and why their idea of democracy is worth fighting for.
Episodes
40 episodes
Jaden Braves on Gen Z, Power, and the Future of Democracy
In this episode of Dictators v Democrats: Why We Fight, We sit down with Jaden Braves a young Canadian political organiser and director at the Sephira Institute.They explore how a new generation is engaging with democracy—and wh...
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Is Democracy Broken? Metin Peckin’s Radical Case Against Political Parties
Are political parties actually undermining democracy?In this episode of Dictators v Democrats: Why We Fight, We sit down with businessman-turned-author Metin Peckin, whose new book Breaking Democracy’s Chains arg...
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Dr. Roberto Foa: Why Faith in Democracy Is Eroding — and How It Can Be Saved
In this episode of Dictators v Democrats: Why We Fight, We speak with Dr. Roberto Foa, one of the world’s leading political scientists studying democratic legitimacy and populism. Drawing on decades of research into public attitu...
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Dmytro Koziatynskyi: Fighting Corruption While Fighting a War
*Note from the host - I apologize for the missed weeks, a combination of holiday and family concerns. Also, my audio in this one is a little poor, unfortunately my good mic has developed an issue.*In this episode, we speak with Ukrainian...
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The Uyghur Journalist: Mamatjan Juma
In this episode of Dictators v Democrats: Why We Fight, we speak with Mamatjan Juma, a veteran Uyghur journalist and one of the most important voices documenting China’s repression in Xinjiang.For nearly two decades, Juma...
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The Anonymous Donor to Ukraine
In this special and unusually candid episode of Dictators v Democrats: Why We Fight, we speak to an anonymous American investor who has privately channelled close to half a million dollars into Ukrainian frontline units fighting Russia’s invasi...
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Jakub Kalensky: Building Europe's Information Fortress
In this episode of Dictators v Democrats: Why We Fight, we speak with Jakub Kalenský, one of Europe’s leading experts on disinformation, hybrid threats, and information warfare.Jakub is Deputy Director at the European Centre of ...
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Cdr Lance McMillan - The Navy and the News
In this episode of Dictators v Democrats: Why We Fight, We are joined by Commander (Ret.) Lance McMillan, a former US Navy officer with more than 25 years of service and a regular contributor to independent US media on defence, securit...
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The Chemical Warrior: Hamish de Bretton-Gordon
In this episode of Dictators v Democrats: Why We Fight, Theo Allthorpe-Mullis is joined by Colonel Hamish de Bretton-Gordon OBE, one of the UK’s leading authorities on chemical weapons and modern deterrence.Drawing on more than ...
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Jenny Chan: The Pacific WW2 Historian
In this episode of Dictators v Democrats: Why We Fight, We speak with Jenny Chan, historian and co-founder of Pacific Atrocities Education, about the overlooked history of the Asia–Pacific theatre of the Second World War an...
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Ji Hyun Park: The North Korean Defector - Why We Fight
In this episode, T. A. Mullis speaks with Ji Hyun Park, who escaped North Korea twice and went on to rebuild her life in the United Kingdom. (Sorry for the delay, recent family bereavements have left my schedule all out of whack)P...
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General Ben Hodges - Democracy is Not a Spectator Sport
In this episode of Dictators v Democrats: Why We Fight, we speak with Lieutenant General (Ret.) Ben Hodges, former Commanding General of U.S. Army Europe, for a wide-ranging and unusually candid conversation about the state of dem...
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Zarina Zabrisky - The American in Kherson
In this episode of Dictators v Democrats: Why We Fight, host T. A. Mullis speaks with Zarina Zabrisky, an American war correspondent and filmmaker reporting from the frontlines of Kherson, Ukraine — a city living u...
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Phil Ittner: The American War Correspondent
Dictators v Democrats: Why We Fight — Episode: American War Correspondent Phil IttnerIn this episode, host TA Mullis speaks with Phil Ittner, an American war correspondent with more than two decades of experience cov...
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Vegas: The American Azov Assault Medic
American Azov: Vegas — The Firefighter Who Joined Ukraine’s Fight for FreedomIn this episode of Dictators v Democrats: Why We Fight, host Theo Allthorpe-Mullis speaks with Vegas, an American firefighter and ...
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Nick Soutter: The American Philosopher
In this episode, host we speak with Nick Soutter — American author, philosopher, and journalist behind In Time Media and the dystopian novel The Water Thief. Soutter has spent years dissecting the moral and ...
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Knight - The British Azov Volunteer
In this episode, host Theo Allthorpe-Mullis speaks from Kyiv with Knight, a British volunteer serving in Ukraine’s Azov International Battalion.Knight explains why he left the United Kingdom to join Ukraine’s fight a...
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Oleg Magaletsky: The Ukrainian Anti-Imperialist
In this episode of Dictators v Democrats: Why We Fight, host Theo Allthorpe-Mullis speaks with Oleg Magaletsky, a Ukrainian investor, strategist and one of the founders of the Free Nations of Post-Russia Forum....
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Djakonda: The Ukrainian Drone Commander
In this episode of Dictators v Democrats: Why We Fight, I speak with Lieutenant Colonel Andrii “Djakonda” Koval, head of the Unmanned Systems Battalion “Kondor” of the 1st Presidential Operational Brigade Bureviy in the...
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Rosie Cecil: The British Medic
In this episode of Dictators v Democrats: Why We Fight, I speak with Rosie Cecil — head of strategic partnerships for Mission Ukraine UK and a medic/ambulance driver with Mobile Medical Rescue (MMR). For three years, Rosie has voluntee...
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LK : The Hong Konger Playwright
On this unique episode of Dictators v Democrats: Why We Fight, I speak with LK, a Hong Kong artist, puppeteer, playwright, and dissident now living in exile in France.LK’s story is one of resilience, creativity, and defia...
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The Hong Kong Advocate - Dr. Mark Clifford
In this episode of Dictators v Democrats: Why We Fight, I speak with Dr Mark Clifford President of the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation, journalist, academic, and author of The Troublemaker, a biography of ...
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The American General: David H. Petraeus
In this very special episode of Dictators v Democrats: Why We Fight, we are honoured to speak with General David H. Petraeus: former CIA Director, Commander of U.S. and coalition forces in Iraq and Afghanistan and one of America...
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