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Vote Week Episode #4: Gerrymandering Sep 24, 2020

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Welcome to the fourth episode of Vote Week! This episode is all about gerrymandering and its impact on local and national communities. In the episode, we chat with Rachel Clay, Campus Vote Project Southeast Regional Coordinator, and get her insights on the tremendous impact that gerrymandering will have on the future of US elections and representation! We hope you enjoy, and don’t forget to check out the rest of the episodes coming out this week!

Vote Week Episode #3: How to Institutionalize Voting On Your Campus Pt. 2 with Prof. Kathy Cramer Sep 23, 2020

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Welcome to the third episode of Vote Week! This episode is the second part in our conversation about how to institutionalize voting as a structure on your campus. In the episode, we chat with Professor Kathy Cramer and get her insights on this huge topic! We hope you enjoy, and don’t forget to check out the rest of the episodes coming out this week!

Vote Week Episode #2: How to Institutionalize Voting on Your Campus Pt. 1 w/ Professor Barry Burden Sep 22, 2020

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In the first part of this 2 part installment of Pod-Cast Your Vote, we sit down with Professor Burden to speak about his experiences with institutionalizing voting as a campus on the UW-Madison campus. We discuss his experience with the BadgersVote coalition and even hit on topics such as the electoral college and ways to overcome voter disenfranchisement. Tune in to learn about way to institutionalize voting on your campus, and make sure to catch the second part with Professor Kathy Cramer coming out on September 23rd!

Vote Week #1: Immigration and Voting Sep 21, 2020

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Welcome to our first episode of Vote Week! In this episode, we will discuss different topics within immigration and voting, including barriers immigrants may face when voting, DACA, and immigration policies to look out for during this upcoming election. We are joined by Professor Sara McKinnon, an associate professor in the department of Communication Arts at UW-Madison and expert on US refugee and asylum law, immigration, gender and sexuality violence, women's and LGBT human rights, and US-Mexico relations. Make sure to continue tuning in; we have new episodes coming out everyday from Sept. 21 - Sept. 25 in honor of Vote Week!

Voter Suppression & The 26th Amendment Sep 17, 2020

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Welcome to the fourth episode of Pod-Cast Your Vote! In this episode, we discuss the impact of voter suppression on student voting populations and the impact of the 26th Amendment on American political history. Our amazing guests, Yael Bromberg Esq. and Peter German, detail the ways in which young people can utilize policy and action to initiate meaningful change in their communities.

A Vote For One is a Vote For All: Why Voting Affects International Students Sep 03, 2020

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Welcome to the third episode of Pod-Cast Your Vote! In this episode, we discuss a range of topics from the lack of support systems built into campus to support international students to the effects hostilities towards international students can have on campus culture. Our amazing guests, Lennox Owino and Qiandai Wang, point out the ways policy can alleviate these issues and how students can directly affect change.

Working the Polls Aug 20, 2020

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Welcome to the second episode of Pod-Cast Your Vote! In this episode, we discuss a range of topics from the benefits of being a poll worker to voter suppression at the polls. Join us for an informative and engaging episode on the power of youth poll workers and the national poll worker shortage and hear from Evan Marlborough, the founder of Georgia Youth Poll Worker Project, and Maribeth Witzel, our Madison City County Clerk.

The Power of the Youth Vote Aug 06, 2020

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Welcome to the first episode of Pod-Cast Your Vote! In this episode, we will discuss topics ranging from how youth generations have influenced protests to how you can take direct action on the issues you’re passionate about. Hear UW-Madison student representatives from ASM, WISPIRG, BadgersVote, and the League of Women Voters discuss these topics and more!

Pod-Cast Your Vote (Trailer) Aug 03, 2020

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