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The Fight Over Voting Access in Texas Oct 08, 2020

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Who will be able to cast a vote in Texas? And will Texans be able to figure that out before election day -- or after?

Guest: Emma Platoff, justice and politics reporter for the Texas Tribune.

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How Much Is Mike Pence to Blame? Oct 07, 2020

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If Vice President Mike Pence does agree to show up at the debate on Wednesday in Salt Lake City, he’ll have plenty to answer for -- in particular, why the White House’s coronavirus task force wasn’t able to do more to fight the pandemic here in the U.S.

Guest: Dan Diamond, reporter for Politico and author of the Politico Pulse newsletter.

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Scandal and COVID Strike a Tight Senate Race Oct 06, 2020

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We have a sitting senator with a COVID-19 positive test. We have his opponent, admitting to an extramarital affair. And we have a surge in mail-in ballots, even as absentee rules change before voters’ eyes.

Guest: Michael Bitzer, professor of politics and history at Catawba College.

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The Superspreader In Chief Oct 05, 2020

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The president has tested positive for COVID. Does he realize what that means for the rest of us?

Guest: Slate’s Will Saletan, author of Bearing Right.

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The Attack on Florida’s Latino Voters Oct 02, 2020

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Since the beginning of the pandemic, Spanish-speaking voters in Florida have been exposed to a steady uptick in falsities and conspiracy theories. This misinformation is shared in WhatsApp groups, Facebook groups, and YouTube channels, then amplified by enormously popular local radio stations. Now there are signs that the flood of misinformation is having an effect. Groups that voted Democrat in 2016 seem to be leaning to the right.

Will this onslaught of misinformation tilt the Latino vote in Florida? And if so, what does that mean for Florida’s 29 electoral votes?

Guest: Eduardo Gamarra, professor of politics and international relations at Florida International University.

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TBD | The Attack on Florida’s Latino Voters Oct 02, 2020

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Will this onslaught of misinformation tilt the Latino vote in Florida? And if so, what does that mean for Florida’s 29 electoral votes?

Guest: Eduardo Gamarra, professor of politics and international relations at Florida International University.

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Celeste Headlee

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This Devastating School Year Oct 01, 2020

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There have been instances in the past when kids did not go to school for long periods of time. The history and research show that it’s devastating for kids. Will this period of remote learning have lasting effects on the most vulnerable students?

Guest: Alec MacGillis, reporter at ProPublica. Read his story The Students Left Behind By Remote Learning in the New Yorker.

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The Bottom Line on Trump’s Taxes Sep 30, 2020

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Donald Trump has spent the last four years refusing to release his tax returns. When the New York Times published 20 years worth of them, it revealed a possible reason why. The president’s balance sheet listed huge losses, which he used to dramatically cut down what he owed in taxes.

Were these the dealings of a savvy businessman, or an unscrupulous swindler? And what does it mean for the election to have a candidate who still has a stake in their business and an alarming amount of debt?

Guest: Andrea Bernstein, co-host of the Trump, Inc. podcast and the author of “American Oligarchs: the Kushners, the Trumps and the Marriage of Money and Power.”

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The Most Important Question in Tonight's Debate Sep 29, 2020

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When you settle in to watch the Presidential debate tonight, maybe you’ll be listening to hear how Trump talks about the New York Times story regarding his tax returns. Maybe you’ll want to hear what Joe Biden has to say about the Supreme Court.

But Rick Hasen, an election law expert at UC-Irvine, says he’ll be listening for something else: how the two candidates talk about the integrity of this election.

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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Who Is Amy Coney Barrett? Sep 28, 2020

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Over the weekend, President Trump announced that Amy Coney Barrett would be his pick to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court. What can we glean from her biography and past rulings about what kind of Justice she would be?

Guest: Mark Joseph Stern, covers the courts and the law for Slate.

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