Gloria’s triumph over Fred Tomlinson has rattled the school. Arash Taheri, the school’s news man, interviews Gloria on his podcast to find out more about this miracle candidate. She introduces herself as someone with a real “drive” to bring change. Unfortunately, her performance is quickly forgotten when rumors swirl through the halls that she is a bedwetter. Gloria is thrown for a loop. She and her campaign team quickly see that she is losing support amongst the student body. And by the end of the week, it seems the race is extremely close between Gloria and the 2nd-grade candidate, Rickie Wall. Donkey and Elephant advise Gloria to use the principles of Freedom of Speech to her advantage.

Credits-

Series produced by Jessica Marshall

Story by Jessica Marshall and Kelly Farrell

Artwork by Steven Wells

Episode written by Jessica Marshall

Sound Editing, Design, and Mixing by Alex Button

SONG: Amendment One

Lyrics by Libby Ward

Composition by Andrew Weiss

Episode score by Andrew Weiss

Theme song written by Andrew Weiss and Libby Ward Produced and performed by Andrew Weiss

Story Advisors and Extra hands: Lauren Gauthier, Yasir Malik, and Daniel Dinh, Sam Kestin, and Ally Kloster

Cast:

Gloria Martinez: Leslie Martinez

Elephant: David Pinion

Donkey: Ratana

Clyde Turner: Corey Gaddis

Ellie Meng: Heather Muriel Nguyen

Arash Taheri: Manny Cristobal

Stevie B: Isa Ghaffari

Rickie Wall: Ally Kloster

The students of Gouverneur Morris Elementary: Toshi, Naima, Carter, Evelyn, Nathaniel, Eniye, Nia, and Alistair

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