Dakota Dialogues

About Dakota Dialogues

Conversations about the health of Democracy in South Dakota curated by the Chiesman Center for Democracy at USD. Featuring both student and professor hosts in conversation with experts, academics, community members, and local and state officials. The podcast is designed to help build civic literacy for all. Find more at usd.edu/chiesman.

Publisher

Chiesman Center for Democracy

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 Mar 2024

Latest episode

14 May 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 34 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   14 May 2026

   Civics Uncovered: series finale with Dr. Hellwege and Dr. Card

   Our hosts, Norah and Evan, meet with Dr. Julia Hellwege and Dr. Michael Card to share their favorite moments from the Civics Uncovered series.

2. 

   13 May 2026

   Civics Uncovered: Initiatives

   Host Evan Firman talks with John Fiksdal of Media One in Sioux Falls about the history of the South Dakota ballot initiative and his experience with recent campaigns.

3. 

   7 May 2026

   Civics Uncovered: Local Citizen Boards

   Our hosts sit down with Anita Wetsch of Sioux Falls, current Board member for the BID (Business Improvement District).

Inside a recent episode

Satisfaction with Democracy

Published 26 Mar 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Yeah, I think that there's definitely a component of that in part because of all of the things that would be associated with just having that benefit, having access to that. You're more likely to have trust in government. You're more likely to be efficacious or believe that government might listen to you or that you could make a difference. Even if you don't vote, even if you don't utilize the initiative, even if the initiative passes legislation that you might not like, just knowing that there is a way for you to play a role in that is probably something that has some sort of intrinsic benefit for you. […]

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 38 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

64

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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