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A Giant Test for Election Law Nov 02, 2020

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With just one day to go and several hundred lawsuits around the election still swirling about, which legal cases are raising major red flags? And how could they impact not just the 2020 election, but elections going forward?

Guest: Rick Hasen, an election law expert at UC–Irvine and the author of Election Meltdown: Dirty Tricks, Distrust, and the Threat to American Democracy.

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TBD | The Fight Against Election Day Falsehoods Oct 30, 2020

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The 2016 general election changed the way we think about information online and its power to sway results. Four years later, Americans will vote amid a surge of misinformation, collected and distorted to fit political narratives.

What can people and platforms do to protect the truth in this most consequential election?

Guests:

Renee DiResta, Research manager at the Stanford Internet Observatory

Justin Hendrix, founder of Tech Policy Press

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The Fight Against Election Day Falsehoods Oct 30, 2020

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What can people and platforms do to protect the truth in this most consequential election?

Guests:

Renee DiResta, Research manager at the Stanford Internet Observatory

Justin Hendrix, founder of Tech Policy Press

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Our Pandemic Winter Oct 29, 2020

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There’s actually good news about this virus. Unfortunately, that doesn’t mean you’re safe.

Guest: Ed Yong, staff writer for The Atlantic.

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Still Fighting for Breonna Taylor Oct 28, 2020

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Attica Scott is the only black woman in Kentucky’s state legislature. It turns out, that doesn’t make advocating for Breonna Taylor much easier.

Guest: Kentucky state Representative Attica Scott.

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Podcast production by Mary Wilson, Jayson De Leon, Danielle Hewitt, and Elena Schwartz.

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First-Timers: A New Citizen Votes Oct 27, 2020

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Rafa Lombardino wasn’t planning on becoming a citizen. Originally from Brazil, Rafa has spent nearly two decades in America content with her green card. After Trump's election in 2016, though, she watched increasingly draconian immigration policies go into effect. And this year, she finally set out to make her voice heard.

Guest: Rafa Lombardino, first-time voter, translator, and co-host of Translation Confessional.

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What Happens to the Pro-Choice Movement Now? Oct 26, 2020

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The pro-choice movement is in the wilderness. For activists serving women on the margins, that’s been clear for years.

Guest: Laurie Bertram Roberts, executive director of the Yellowhammer Fund.

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A Historic Case Against Google Oct 23, 2020

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It’s been 22 years since the federal government last brought a meaningful legal challenge to a big tech company. Back then, when the Justice Department sued Microsoft, the outcome changed the direction of the company for years to come. Now, the Department of Justice is coming for Google. Can the search giant resist this challenge to its role as the gatekeeper of the internet?

Guest: Tony Romm, technology reporter at the Washington Post

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TBD | A Historic Case Against Google Oct 23, 2020

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Guest: Tony Romm, technology reporter at the Washington Post

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Lizzie O’Leary

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Is an Upset Brewing in Iowa? Oct 22, 2020

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Iowa is home to less than 1% of the U.S. population. So why is this year’s Senate race the 2nd most expensive in U.S. history? Democrats hope to use all that cash to unseat a Republican star in a state that President Trump won handily in 2016.

Guest: Andrew Batt, senior producer at Iowa PBS

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