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Recent Episodes

Why Do We Still Have the Electoral College?

Posted November 3, 2020 • 00:50:09

For this special election-day edition of the show, guest host Nada Elmikashfi spends the hour with historian Alexander Keyssar talking about the ins-and-outs...

Voting in Indian Country

Posted November 2, 2020 • 00:53:30

With election day fast approaching tomorrow, today we turn our attention to the fight for Native American voting rights with Jean Reith Schroedel, author...

A New World on November 4th

Posted October 30, 2020 • 00:53:58

Earlier this year, Pres. Trump refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power. With the election coming up next week, Americans are bracing themselves...

The Latest on Foxconn in Wisconsin

Posted October 29, 2020 • 00:51:53

Last week, Josh Dzieza at The Verge broke the story that Foxconn received a permit to use its new Wisconsin facility for storage—not the massive job-creating...

A COVID Year for Sports

Posted October 28, 2020 • 00:53:20

Play ball! That’s what many professional sports leagues in the U.S. have decided to do even in the midst of a global pandemic. Today, guest host Liz...