Election Day Special: Reporting The Results w/ Jad Abumrad

Published: Nov. 8, 2022, 12:24 p.m.

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It\\u2019s election day here in the United States. We hope you\\u2019ve already voted, or maybe are reading this while you\\u2019re standing in line. Today, we bring you an episode we originally did on election day in 2020 \\u2014 a look at the history of how election results get conveyed, and the tension between speed and accuracy. Our guest is Jad Abumrad, former host of Radiolab. Enjoy, and happy voting!

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Our team: Jacob Feldman, Researcher/Producer; Brittani Brown, Producer; Khawla Nakua, Transcripts; music by Teen Daze and Blue Dot Sessions; Audrey Mardavich is our Executive Producer at Radiotopia

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