Election Special 2016
Sunday, September 4, 2016

What is it

John and Ken look beyond the horse race at some of the bigger questions raised by this year’s campaign:
 

• Do we always have a duty to vote? with Stanford political scientist Emilee Chapman

• Can our democracy survive the amount of money in politics? with former Labor Secretary Robert Reich

• How do we justify the two-party system? with Elaine Kamarck from the Brookings Institution.

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Emilee Chapman, Professor of Political Science, Stanford University

Robert Reich, Former US Labor Secretary

Elaine Kamarck, Senior Fellow in Governance Studies, The Brookings Institution

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Election Special 2016 – Uncut

Sep 2, 2016

Happy Labor Day from your friendly neighboorhood producer. This weekend we present our first Election Special, a pre-produced epsidoe taking a (mostly) Trump-free look at some of the deeper issues raised by this year's presidential campaign. Once again I thought I'd offer a behind-the-scenes look (and listen) into the show's production.

Bonus Content

AUDIO: Extended interview with Emilee Chapman

AUDIO: Extended interview with Robert Reich

AUDIO: Extended interview with Elaine Kamarck

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