Things are getting heavy. Let’s push back together.

Americans living through democratic meltdown may feel they’re all alone. They’re not.

Many in Europe have been here before. They know how it can end – and what it takes to resist and rebuild.

Advice, inspiration, and commiseration. One conversation at a time.

Episode 1 drops September 23. Join us!

“Isn’t it the moment of most profound doubt that gives birth to new certainties?”

— Václav Havel

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Weight of the World is a media and public events platform aimed at bringing together European voices of solidarity at a time when humanitarian values and historic alliances are under assault.

It’s a collective conversation for people left sleepless by threats to liberal democracy – always with an eye on human connection and a positive path forward.

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Move beyond the headlines to meaningful actions and solutions
Find inspiration from people who have survived repression and come out the other side

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With podcasts, newsletters, stories, and public discussion, Weight of the World invites you to join us in conversation, commiseration, and hope. Yes, hope. It’s not all bad news. (Boil down Weight of the World, after all, and you get WOW!)

Weight of the World is here to help you.

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First episode out Sept. 23!

Meet Us
Steve Sachoff & Daisy Sindelar

Steve Sachoff is a journalist and editor with a background in international relations who has lived and worked in Prague and Brussels. He has served as managing editor at a global business news agency, as senior editor at an international newswire service, and editor-in-chief of a pan-European publication on the security industry. Steve has also worked at the Czech Foreign Ministry’s Institute of International Relations and with the Czech humanitarian organization People in Need Foundation. He lives in Prague with his Canadian wife, who reminds him daily that her native country will never become the “cherished 51st state.”

Daisy Sindelar loves a good listen. She got her start as a reporter and editor for The Moscow Times and went on to work at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, where she served as editor in chief, directing award-winning coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, mass pro-democracy protests in Belarus, and the return of Taliban rule in Afghanistan. She also led the Current Time network, providing millions of Russian speakers worldwide with a fact-based news alternative to Kremlin propaganda. She has reported from Russia, Ukraine, Central Asia, and the Balkans. She lives in Prague.