WBOI Politics Podcast

WBOI Politics Podcast

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WBOI Politics Podcast episodes

  • 2020 Election Analysis
    We conclude the first season of the WBOI Politics Podcast with analysis from Andy Downs. He spoke with WBOI News Director Rebecca Green via Zoom. Subscribe to the show and other WBOI content wherever you get your podcasts, and if you like what you hear, leave a review. And if you have an idea for a future episode topic for the podcast, you can email us at [email protected].
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    32 min
  • Voting Rights
    This week's trivia question:
    When have the presidential debates included candidates who were not from the two major parties?
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    47 min
  • Campaigning Then & Now
    This week's trivia question:
    When have the presidential debates included candidates who were not from the two major parties?
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    27 min
  • The Politics Of The Youth Vote
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    Political Question of the Week: This year, there were only two presidential debates instead of three. When was the last time a presidential election only had two debates? ]]>
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    22 min
  • The Politics of Polling
    This week's political trivia question (it's a two-parter!)
    What part of the U.S. constitution made it possible for those who are age 18 to vote?
    Who was the person from Indiana who played a big role in getting that passed?
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    34 min
  • The Politics of Education
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    Jennifer McCormick on NPR.
    Julie Creek’s coverage of FWCS
    WBOI Politics Trivia Question:
    Eighty years ago 250,000 people showed up in Elwood, Ind. to hear native Wendell Wilkie accept the Republican nomination for president. Later that year he would lose to FDR, but what role did he play after the election, when he served in FDR's administration?
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    39 min
  • Politics and Journalism In The Time Of Covid
    WBOI Politics Trivia Question:
    This election, Eric Holcomb is running for a second term for governor. But in Indiana, we did not always allow governors to run consecutive terms. Who was the first governor in the modern era to serve consecutive terms?
    Please submit your answers to us by Thursday, Oct. 8. You can email your response to [email protected]. The first listener who submits the correct response will receive a WBOI laptop sticker.  
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    29 min

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The WBOI Politics Podcast will dig into the critical issues Hoosier voters are facing with this fall - like confusion around absentee voting, the impact of conspiracy theories on this election cycle,…