Ep. 407 of The Sunday #NYTReadalong (Nobel Peace Center - Democracy on the Brink) @ScrollIn
Ep. 407 of The Sunday #NYTReadalong (Nobel Peace Center - Democracy on the Brink)  @ScrollIn
Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
This week, Neil and I have a special guest joining the show: Ingvill Bryn Rambøl, Head of Information for the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo, Norway. She will be talking about the Nobel Peace Conference and Festival, “Democracy on the Brink” (Thursday, September 3 at 7am ET / 1pm CEST in Oslo and online).

Click here to register to watch the livestream: tinyurl.com/2026nobelpeace

Learn more about “Democracy on the Brink” by watching Ep. 407 of The Sunday #NYTReadalong on August 23, hosted by me and Neil Parekh. We will be live at 8:30 a.m. ET, 2:30 p.m. CEST and 6:00 p.m. IST.

If you miss the live show, you can watch the replay right on this page.

Three Nobel Peace Prize winners will headline the event, including Ales Bialiatski (2022), Maria Ressa (Nobel Peace Prize (2021) and Juan Manuel Santos (2016), joined by Gen Z leaders talking about what democracy needs to survive.

With the Peace Prize 2025 to Maria Corina Machado as a backdrop, they will ask:

-What are the biggest threats to democracy globally?
-What lessons can be learned from democracy movements around the world?
-How may the international community help democracy movements?

This is the third year I will be co-hosting the event. Neil will be helping the Nobel Peace Center team with social media.

Click through to our website for more details: https://www.digimentors.group/post/ep-407-of-the-sunday-nytreadalong-nobel-peace-center-democracy-on-the-brink

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