WhoWhatWhy's Podcasts

A conversation with Dr. Michael Mina about a new kind of testing that may be a more effective virus-fighter than a vaccine. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/11/26/testing-is-broken-contact-tracing-has-failed-theres-a-better-way/

A look at how the Republican party, long associated with draconian immigration and racial policies, continues to gain Hispanic voters. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/11/20/the-hispanic-republican-vote/

Energy expert Daniel Yergin on Joe Biden facing a world whose geopolitics have been transformed by climate, fracking, and an insatiable global demand for energy. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/11/18/the-geopolitics-of-energy/

Do 1,200 books about the Trump era really help us understand anything? Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/11/13/booking-trump/

Two distinguished legal scholars examine the state of election lawsuits, and why our elections today need so many lawyers.

An examination of how our current anger and animosity might very well lead to greater violence — and even secession.

In this week's Scrutineers, Emily Levy talks to one county recorder who has transformed his community from opaque to transparent in terms of voting knowledge. Read More:  

While politics seems to be the only topic we're paying attention to, technology may be the one that's more important. A talk with author, Cory Doctorow. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/10/23/taming-the-digital-juggernaut/

An examination of the cumulative effect of four decades of stalled income growth and how as a result, 90 percent of workers gave $2.5 trillion of cumulative income to the top 10 percent since the mid-1970s. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/10/16/proof-positive-of-the-winner-take-all-economy/

Have a problem voting? Report it to SeeSay2020. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/10/14/publicly-mapping-election-problems-scrutineers-part-vii/

As the bodies pile up, so does the misinformation — which in turn leads to more bodies. Yet, there's hope, if people would only listen to science. But will they? Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/10/13/an-expert-calls-out-trump-on-covid-19/

Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown (D) shares his passion and hope that progressive causes and the institution of the US Senate can still flourish. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/10/09/up-close-and-personal-with-ohio-senator-sherrod-brown/

The simple and quaint past way of voting is over. It's a brave new world and the authors of the new WhoWhatWhy e-book help us understand it. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/10/02/is-this-any-way-to-vote-2/

Cyber criminals may be looking to spread false election results. Here's how you can help. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/09/28/trying-to-stop-the-election-attacks-scrutineers-series-part-vi/

Matt Yglesias makes the jaw-dropping argument that 1 billion Americans would make us a better, stronger, and more competitive country. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/09/25/could-tripling-our-population-make-us-great-again/

Law Professor and election expert Edward Foley on how to understand the election results of 2020, and how long it may take them to come into focus. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/09/18/vote-counting-the-blue-shift-and-electoral-delay/

Only electoral candidates have the right to challenge election results, so April Smith is teaching them how to mitigate electronic voting risks. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/09/14/candidates-must-protect-election-security-scrutineers-part-v/

The author of What's the Matter with Kansas? tries to re-energize and redefine "populism" — which he sees as the most misunderstood movement of our time. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/09/11/whats-the-matter-with-populism/

A look at Fox News, its power and its stars, stripped of the usual anger and hyperbole. A conversation with Brian Stelter. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/09/04/fox-news-a-fair-and-balanced-look/

The 78 days between Election Day and inauguration may be the most trying in our nation's history. Will Trump accept the results, and even if he finally does, at what cost to the country? Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/08/28/will-he-go/

E-poll books are used around the US to check in voters. Because they use Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, they're vulnerable to manipulation and malfunction. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/08/24/problems-with-electronic-poll-books-scrutineers-part-iv/

A case study of author Nicholson Baker's obsession with trying to understand the dark side of Cold War history, while it's shrouded in denials of FOIA requests. 

Why the current COVID-19 testing method is wrong, and what we need in its place. And why, if used correctly, the right test could control or even end the pandemic. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/08/14/we-had-the-tool-to-prevent-lockdowns-and-death/

In a year when 50 percent of voters or more are expected to vote by mail in the general election, "the surrender rule" could require millions to vote by provisional ballots. Emily Levy interviews election protection activist Mimi Kennedy about what happens when voters who are listed as having been sent a mail ballot show up to the polls to vote in person. The answer could be suppression. Read More...

Posthumous podcast: Talking tabloids, immigrant dreams, and Frank Sinatra. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/08/07/pete-hamill-in-his-own-words-and-voice/