<![CDATA[Democrafting the Future]]>1a6fde33-21bd-538d-a464-da70d1cb762eFri, 19 Dec 2025 16:15:15 +0000Captivate.fmCorinne Jones, Panagiota Nitsou, Eli Ponikelská, and Suray Petershttps://artwork.captivate.fm/bf020e16-633c-42f3-b982-b3b6d9b50585/TohTBnOpiryW0rwVUkhqa3xf.pngDemocrafting the FutureCorinne Jones, Panagiota Nitsou, Eli Ponikelská, and Suray PetersCorinne Jones, Panagiota Nitsou, Eli Ponikelská, and Suray PetersJoin us in exploring the world through the lens of demography by uncovering the truth be-hind commonly used myths, current trends, and predictions for the future. Democraft, a student organization created by Master's students Corinne Jones, Panagiota Nitsou, Eli Ponikelská, and Suray Peters, is here to help you find the answers from experts working on topics related to demography.https://democrafting-the-future.captivate.fmfalseepisodicnopodcastLet's Explore Male Fertility! With Special Guest Vegard SkirbekkLet's Explore Male Fertility! With Special Guest Vegard SkirbekkWelcome back to Democrafting the Future! This last episode of 2025 explores a new perspective on fertility. This episode explores a new and until now under-researched perspective on fertility : “Male fertility”. Thank you to our special guest Vegard. Join us as we uncover how social norms and misconceptions need to change in order to benefit “Male fertility”.

Special Guest - Vegard Skirbekk

Hosts - Panagiota Nitsou, Suray Peters, Eli Ponikelská, Corinne Jones

]]>Welcome back to Democrafting the Future! This last episode of 2025 explores a new perspective on fertility. This episode explores a new and until now under-researched perspective on fertility : “Male fertility”. Thank you to our special guest Vegard. Join us as we uncover how social norms and misconceptions need to change in order to benefit “Male fertility”.

Special Guest - Vegard Skirbekk

Hosts - Panagiota Nitsou, Suray Peters, Eli Ponikelská, Corinne Jones

]]>29d6a9d5-ab03-4788-808d-408b2c3eb0eaFri, 19 Dec 2025 17:15:00 +010036:42falsefull2332Menopause - Scary or Entirely Misunderstood?Menopause - Scary or Entirely Misunderstood?Welcome to the second episode of season 2 of Democrafting the Future! This episode was recorded over the summer and we have been anxiously waiting to share it with you all. When speaking with our special guest, Ella Fegitz, we learned so much about menopause and what that means in terms of society and biology. Wander with us through the various turns of our conversation with Ella, and we hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed talking to her.

Special Guest - Ella Fegitz

Hosts - Suray Peters, Elli Ponikelsá, Panagiota Nitsou, Corinne Jones

]]>Welcome to the second episode of season 2 of Democrafting the Future! This episode was recorded over the summer and we have been anxiously waiting to share it with you all. When speaking with our special guest, Ella Fegitz, we learned so much about menopause and what that means in terms of society and biology. Wander with us through the various turns of our conversation with Ella, and we hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed talking to her.

Special Guest - Ella Fegitz

Hosts - Suray Peters, Elli Ponikelsá, Panagiota Nitsou, Corinne Jones

]]>50aa4f96-69f1-415d-97c5-890703b5058bWed, 22 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +010048:02falsefull2222Robin Hood & Piggy Banks - Discussing the Economics of Demography w/ Pieter VanhuysseRobin Hood & Piggy Banks - Discussing the Economics of Demography w/ Pieter VanhuysseWelcome back to a new season of Democrafting the Future! We are so excited to be back after summer break, and we are happy to have all our listeners here too! In the first episode of season 2, we were able to discuss a wide range of economic topics with Pieter Vanhuysse from Robin Hood to the economic burden (and possible solutions) of parenthood. Thank you so much to everyone for listening, and we look forward to sharing more amazing content this season with all of you!

Special Guest - Pieter Vanhuysse

Hosts - Corinne Jones, Suray Peters, Eli Ponikelská, Panagiota Nitsou

]]>Welcome back to a new season of Democrafting the Future! We are so excited to be back after summer break, and we are happy to have all our listeners here too! In the first episode of season 2, we were able to discuss a wide range of economic topics with Pieter Vanhuysse from Robin Hood to the economic burden (and possible solutions) of parenthood. Thank you so much to everyone for listening, and we look forward to sharing more amazing content this season with all of you!

Special Guest - Pieter Vanhuysse

Hosts - Corinne Jones, Suray Peters, Eli Ponikelská, Panagiota Nitsou

]]>b28b843b-a08c-490d-913d-2cc2c423a51dThu, 18 Sep 2025 12:45:00 +010046:43falsefull2112Nordic Demographic Symposium - Part 4Nordic Demographic Symposium - Part 4Welcome back to Democrafting the Future! This is the fourth and final part of our series from the 23rd Nordic Demographic Symposium in the beginning of June! We are so thankful to have been invited by the Danish Demographic Society, and we hope you enjoy the interviews we were able to do!

In this episode, we were so glad to be able to chat with Gunnar Andersson! Thank you so much to Gunnar for talking with us, and thank you to everyone for listening! Thank you so much for watching and listening to all of the parts in this series, and we hope to see you again soon!

https://linktr.ee/democraftsdu

Special Guest - Gunnar Andersson

Hosts - Corinne Jones, Eli Ponikelská, Suray Peters, Panagiota Nitsou

Edited by - Corinne Jones

]]>Welcome back to Democrafting the Future! This is the fourth and final part of our series from the 23rd Nordic Demographic Symposium in the beginning of June! We are so thankful to have been invited by the Danish Demographic Society, and we hope you enjoy the interviews we were able to do!

In this episode, we were so glad to be able to chat with Gunnar Andersson! Thank you so much to Gunnar for talking with us, and thank you to everyone for listening! Thank you so much for watching and listening to all of the parts in this series, and we hope to see you again soon!

https://linktr.ee/democraftsdu

Special Guest - Gunnar Andersson

Hosts - Corinne Jones, Eli Ponikelská, Suray Peters, Panagiota Nitsou

Edited by - Corinne Jones

]]>7d074ed0-6100-4d9d-aaad-2d6ac1b5ecfcSun, 29 Jun 2025 09:00:00 +010012:38falsefull1771Nordic Demographic Symposium - Part 3Nordic Demographic Symposium - Part 3Welcome back to Democrafting the Future! This is the third part of our series that we recorded at the 23rd Nordic Demographic Symposium in the beginning of June! We are so thankful to have been invited by the Danish Demographic Society, and we hope you enjoy the interviews we were able to do!

In this episode, we had the pleasure of interviewing both Tomáš Sobotka and Gøsta Esping-Andersen! Thank you so much to both of our guests for being on our podcast, and thank you to everyone for listening! Keep watch for the rest of the series, which will be coming throughout the week! If you want to watch the video form, check out our YouTube channel or website! https://linktr.ee/democraftsdu

Special Guest - Tomáš Sobotka & Gøsta Esping-Andersen

Hosts - Corinne Jones, Eli Ponikelská, Suray Peters, Panagiota Nitsou

Edited by - Corinne Jones

]]>Welcome back to Democrafting the Future! This is the third part of our series that we recorded at the 23rd Nordic Demographic Symposium in the beginning of June! We are so thankful to have been invited by the Danish Demographic Society, and we hope you enjoy the interviews we were able to do!

In this episode, we had the pleasure of interviewing both Tomáš Sobotka and Gøsta Esping-Andersen! Thank you so much to both of our guests for being on our podcast, and thank you to everyone for listening! Keep watch for the rest of the series, which will be coming throughout the week! If you want to watch the video form, check out our YouTube channel or website! https://linktr.ee/democraftsdu

Special Guest - Tomáš Sobotka & Gøsta Esping-Andersen

Hosts - Corinne Jones, Eli Ponikelská, Suray Peters, Panagiota Nitsou

Edited by - Corinne Jones

]]>d2c1ec9c-2c36-4e05-8f3d-7705fffb7951Thu, 26 Jun 2025 09:00:00 +010027:49falsefull1661Nordic Demographic Symposium - Part 2Nordic Demographic Symposium - Part 2Welcome back to Democrafting the Future! This is part 2 of our 4 part series that was recorded at the 23rd Nordic Demographic Symposium in the beginning of June! We are so thankful to have been invited by the Danish Demographic Society, and we hope you enjoy the interviews we were able to do! We do apologize about the wind disruptions, thank you for listening anyways!

In part two, we were lucky enough that Peter Fallesen could spare some of his busy schedule as the President of the Nordic Demographic Society to chat with us! Thank you so much Peter, and thank you everyone who listens! Keep watch for the rest of the series, which will be coming throughout the week! If you want to watch the video form, check out our YouTube channel or website! https://linktr.ee/democraftsdu

Special Guest - Peter Fallesen

Hosts - Corinne Jones, Eli Ponikelská, Suray Peters, Panagiota Nitsou

Edited by - Corinne Jones

]]>Welcome back to Democrafting the Future! This is part 2 of our 4 part series that was recorded at the 23rd Nordic Demographic Symposium in the beginning of June! We are so thankful to have been invited by the Danish Demographic Society, and we hope you enjoy the interviews we were able to do! We do apologize about the wind disruptions, thank you for listening anyways!

In part two, we were lucky enough that Peter Fallesen could spare some of his busy schedule as the President of the Nordic Demographic Society to chat with us! Thank you so much Peter, and thank you everyone who listens! Keep watch for the rest of the series, which will be coming throughout the week! If you want to watch the video form, check out our YouTube channel or website! https://linktr.ee/democraftsdu

Special Guest - Peter Fallesen

Hosts - Corinne Jones, Eli Ponikelská, Suray Peters, Panagiota Nitsou

Edited by - Corinne Jones

]]>3cbcf525-b5b9-4ed8-9ae7-e61c96f59f96Tue, 24 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +010014:23falsefull1551Nordic Demographic Symposium - Part 1Nordic Demographic Symposium - Part 1Welcome back to Democrafting the Future! This is part 1 of a 4 part series that we recorded at the 23rd Nordic Demographic Symposium in the beginning of June! We are so thankful to have been invited by the Danish Demographic Society, and we hope you enjoy the interviews we were able to do!

In this episode, we had the pleasure of interviewing Jennifer B. Dowd from The University of Oxford! Thank you so much to Jennifer for being a guest for our podcast, and thank you to everyone for listening! Keep watch for the rest of the series, which will be coming throughout the week! If you want to watch the video form, check out our YouTube channel or website! https://linktr.ee/democraftsdu

Special Guest - Jennifer B. Dowd

Hosts - Corinne Jones, Eli Ponikelská, Suray Peters, Panagiota Nitsou

Edited by - Corinne Jones

]]>Welcome back to Democrafting the Future! This is part 1 of a 4 part series that we recorded at the 23rd Nordic Demographic Symposium in the beginning of June! We are so thankful to have been invited by the Danish Demographic Society, and we hope you enjoy the interviews we were able to do!

In this episode, we had the pleasure of interviewing Jennifer B. Dowd from The University of Oxford! Thank you so much to Jennifer for being a guest for our podcast, and thank you to everyone for listening! Keep watch for the rest of the series, which will be coming throughout the week! If you want to watch the video form, check out our YouTube channel or website! https://linktr.ee/democraftsdu

Special Guest - Jennifer B. Dowd

Hosts - Corinne Jones, Eli Ponikelská, Suray Peters, Panagiota Nitsou

Edited by - Corinne Jones

]]>c0b304e3-879a-4f19-ba3c-38968a8d0afaSun, 22 Jun 2025 09:00:00 +010020:13falsefull1441The Aging Population with Cosmo StrozzaThe Aging Population with Cosmo StrozzaWelcome back to the third episode of Democrafting the Future! In this episode we are joined by our special guest, Cosmo Strozza about the aging population, health, and life expectancy around the world! We hope you enjoy listening to today's laugh filled and incredibly interesting episode!

Special Guest - Cosmo Strozza

Hosts - Corinne Jones, Eli Ponikelská, Suray Peters, Panagiota Nitsou

Edited by - Corinne Jones

]]>Welcome back to the third episode of Democrafting the Future! In this episode we are joined by our special guest, Cosmo Strozza about the aging population, health, and life expectancy around the world! We hope you enjoy listening to today's laugh filled and incredibly interesting episode!

Special Guest - Cosmo Strozza

Hosts - Corinne Jones, Eli Ponikelská, Suray Peters, Panagiota Nitsou

Edited by - Corinne Jones

]]>36333350-3190-4ac9-ace8-a23ae6f3af32Sun, 01 Jun 2025 14:00:00 +010041:01falsefull1331Demographics and Insurance with Jesús-Adrián AlvarezDemographics and Insurance with Jesús-Adrián AlvarezWelcome back to another episode of Democrafting the Future! In today's episode we talk with special guest Jesús-Adrián Alvarez about the use of demography in insurance. We touch on topics of population aging, pension, and what the role of an actuarian is. Thank you for listening and we hope you enjoy!

Special guest - Jesús-Adrián Alvarez

Hosts - Corinne Jones, Eli Ponikelská, Suray Peters, Panagiota Nitsou

Edited by - Corinne Jones

]]>Welcome back to another episode of Democrafting the Future! In today's episode we talk with special guest Jesús-Adrián Alvarez about the use of demography in insurance. We touch on topics of population aging, pension, and what the role of an actuarian is. Thank you for listening and we hope you enjoy!

Special guest - Jesús-Adrián Alvarez

Hosts - Corinne Jones, Eli Ponikelská, Suray Peters, Panagiota Nitsou

Edited by - Corinne Jones

]]>10cd085a-0b79-420b-9d2d-58156853c71fThu, 15 May 2025 09:00:00 +010047:32falsefull1221The Population Bomb with Florian EgeThe Population Bomb with Florian EgeWelcome to the first episode of Democrafting the Future! In this episode we had a very special guest with us, Florian Ege, to discuss the book "The Population Bomb" and the impact it had on the world of demography. Thank you so much for listening and we hope you enjoy!

Special Guest - Florian Ege

Hosts - Corinne Jones, Eli Ponikelská, Suray Peters, Panagiota Nitsou

Edited by - Corinne Jones

]]>Welcome to the first episode of Democrafting the Future! In this episode we had a very special guest with us, Florian Ege, to discuss the book "The Population Bomb" and the impact it had on the world of demography. Thank you so much for listening and we hope you enjoy!

Special Guest - Florian Ege

Hosts - Corinne Jones, Eli Ponikelská, Suray Peters, Panagiota Nitsou

Edited by - Corinne Jones

]]>b0f6777a-ef68-463f-b700-5a9c7633341eWed, 14 May 2025 09:00:00 +010053:36falsefull1111