"Nerdcast" presents Episode 5 of the new season of POLITICO's podcast "Global Translations": 

The technologies that protect us, move us and power our daily lives require mining minerals and metalsin distant places. But access to these essential materials is increasingly under threat. Hosts Luiza Savage and Ryan Heath talk with experts who are sounding the alarm. 

Luiza Savage is the host of "Global Translations".
Ryan Heath is a host of "Global Translations". 
Annie Rees is a producer for POLITICO Audio. 
Kara Tabor is a producer for POLITICO Audio. 
Jenny Ament is the senior producer for POLITICO Audio. 
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO Audio.

Sharon Burke is a senior advisor for the International Security Program and Resource Security Program at New America. 
Nedal T. Nassar is Chief of Materials Flow Analysis Section at the U.S. Geological Survey.
Tom Duesterberg is a senior fellow at Hudson Institute. He is an expert on trade and foreign policy. 

Luiza Savage's article on how America's dependence on critical minerals from China: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/18/china-could-strangle-biden-agenda-437171

And check out the other POLITICO newsletters: 

Global Translations: https://www.politico.com/newsletters/global-translations
Morning Energy: https://www.politico.com/morningenergy/
The Long Game: https://www.politico.com/newsletters/the-long-game
China Watcher: politico.com/china
Morning Tech: https://www.politico.com/morningtech/

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Dan Bongino is pushing a stolen election conspiracy theory, and he's gaining followers. Some far-right commentators like Dan are flocking to apps like Parler and Rumble, where they don't have to be fact checked by Facebook and Twitter. POLITICO reporter Maggie Severns tells Scott Bland about the conservative pundits and fringe outlets whose conspiracies will dominate far-right messaging for the next four years.

Scott Bland is the host of Nerdcast and a politics editor at POLITICO.
Maggie Severns is a  reporter at POLITICO.
Annie Rees is a producer for POLITICO audio.
Jenny Ament is senior producer for POLITICO audio.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.

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The 2020 presidential transition is one of the most consequential transfers of power in American history: Covid-19 is raging, Joe Biden still isn't receiving classified information as prez-elect, and Donald Trump hasn't conceded the election. POLITICO Transition Playbook author Alex Thompson demystifies the process with host Scott Bland and talks about some of the frontrunners in Joe Biden's cabinet.

Scott Bland is the host of Nerdcast and a politics editor at POLITICO.
Alex Thompson is a political reporter at POLITICO and an author of  Transition Playbook.
Annie Rees is a producer for POLITICO audio.
Jenny Ament is senior producer for POLITICO audio.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.

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Election Day came and went, and on this, Day 5 of Election Week, we have a result: Joe Biden is the president-elect. POLITICO's Sudeep Reddy and Scott Bland lay out what we know, what we (still) don’t, the state of political journalism and polling after the vote and what in the world that presidential transition is going to be like.

Scott Bland is the host of Nerdcast and a politics editor at POLITICO.
Sudeep Reddy is managing editor at POLITICO
Adrienne Hurst is a producer for POLITICO audio.
Annie Rees is a producer for POLITICO audio.
Jenny Ament is senior producer for POLITICO audio.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.

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It's definitely not the Election Night we dreamed of. But it definitely happened. Host Scott Bland teams up with Dispatch's Jeremy Siegel to analyze the results — or lack of results.

Scott Bland is the host of Nerdcast and a politics editor for POLITICO.
Jeremy Siegel is the host of "Dispatch" for POLITICO.
Jenny Ament is a senior producer for POLITICO audio. 
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.

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Nov. 3 is barreling toward us, but don't expect that to be the day we'll know who won the presidency. POLITICO's Zach Montellaro and Nerdcast host Scott Bland decode how to watch Election Day — and the days that follow — like a pro.

Scott Bland is the host of Nerdcast and a politics editor for POLITICO.
Zach Montellaro is a politics reporter for POLITICO.
Adrienne Hurst is an associate producer for POLITICO audio. 
Jenny Ament is a senior producer for POLITICO audio. 
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.

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By almost every measure, the likely outcome is that Joe Biden will win the White House. Yet less than two weeks before Election Day, the unfolding reality of 2020 is that it’s harder than ever to be sure. POLITICO's Charlie Mahtesian and Scott Bland lay out why they're not ruling out another surprise Trump victory on Nov. 3.

Scott Bland is the host of Nerdcast and a politics editor for POLITICO.
Charlie Mahtesian is a senior politics editor for POLITICO.
Adrienne Hurst is an associate producer for POLITICO audio. 
Jenny Ament is a senior producer for POLITICO audio. 
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.

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While Florida Republicans used to dominate the absentee ballot game, this year there's been a stunning development: For the first time ever at this stage of a general election, Florida Democrats are outvoting Republicans. But lest they get too excited, campaign veterans warn that a wave of Republican votes is coming on Election Day. POLITICO's Marc Caputo takes Nerdcast host Scott Bland inside the must-win swing state in the final weeks of an unprecedented election year.

Scott Bland is the host of Nerdcast and a politics editor at POLITICO.
Marc Caputo is a senior reporter covering Joe Biden and Florida for POLITICO.
Adrienne Hurst is an associate producer for POLITICO audio. 
Jenny Ament is a senior producer for POLITICO audio. 
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.

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President Donald Trump regularly promotes the soaring stock market as a barometer of the economy's health. But the wealthiest 1 percent of Americans own 50 percent of the value of stocks held by individual households — and investors aren’t sharing the wealth. POLITICO's Victoria Guida explains how this gap is fueling an increasingly lopsided economic recovery.

Scott Bland is the host of Nerdcast and a politics editor at POLITICO.
Victoria Guida is a financial services reporter for POLITICO.
Adrienne Hurst is an associate producer for POLITICO audio. 
Jenny Ament is a senior producer for POLITICO audio. 
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.

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Evangelicals make up a bigger share of the Republican electorate. But on the courts? It's conservative Catholics who reign supreme. If confirmed, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump's nominee to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, would be the sixth Catholic justice currently sitting on the high court — five of whom were nominated by Republicans. University of Denver political science professor Joshua Wilson and POLITICO's Scott Bland dig into the conservative Catholic legal movement and one group at the center of it all: the Federalist Society.

Scott Bland is the host of Nerdcast and a politics editor at POLITICO.
Joshua Wilson is a professor of political science at the University of Denver and co-author of "Separate but Faithful: The Christian Right's Radical Struggle to Transform Law and Legal Culture."
Adrienne Hurst is an associate producer for POLITICO audio. 
Jenny Ament is a senior producer for POLITICO audio. 
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.

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