Listen to the podcast “Filtered Democracy and the Jimmy Kimmel Case.” Some key words are missing from the transcript. Fill in the blanks with the correct vocabulary you hear.



n this podcast episode, the narrator explores the idea of “filtered democracy,” where powerful gatekeepers—such as media platforms, cultural elites, and institutions—decide who gets to speak and who is sidelined. The case of Jimmy Kimmel’s indefinite removal from ABC is used as a real-life example, showing how decisions labeled as corporate maneuvering or responses to controversy can function as a form of censorship. The episode connects this to global examples of dissent being suppressed, raising the central question: Who really gets to speak in modern democracy?

Weird Democracy: Why Voices Get Silenced (Podcast Listening Lesson)

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Let's do English ESL general vocabulary practice. Listen to the podcast “Filtered Democracy and the Jimmy Kimmel Case.” Some key words are missing from the tran…