9. How to Vote
In this episode, Sonia and Eli talk about the different ways you can vote and how ballots get counted. First, we talk about getting registered to vote...
Why You Should Vote
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Why You Should Vote is a show about helping people learn why and how to vote. We want every single citizen to exercise their right to vote, and we want them to walk into the voting booth informed about both the candidates they're voting for and the system that they're participating in. Why You Should Vote is one part civics lesson and one part how-to guide: the missing manual for voters.
8. How to Pick a Candidate
In this episode, perhaps the most important one of the series, Sonia and Eli discuss how to pick which candidates you’ll vote for. We start by talking...
7. All the Elections!
In this episode, Sonia and Eli review every kind of election that could show up on your ballot this Election Day, from the federal to the local level....
6. How Other Countries Vote
In this episode, Sonia and Eli explain how other countries structure their governments and elect their representatives. We talk about different ways t...
5. Voter Suppression
In this episode Sonia and Eli describe various methods of intentional voter suppression. While some of these methods, like racist Jim Crow laws, have ...
4. A History of Voting in the United States
In this episode Eli and Sonia will give you a brief history of voting in the United States. The history of voting is long and fraught with struggle. W...
3. Local Governments
In this episode Sonia and Eli talk about the importance of local governments. We’ll discuss various local systems, and some of the positions in govern...
2. State Governments
In this episode Eli and Sonia provide you with an overview of state governments. We couldn’t do every single state individually, but we give a broad s...
1. The Federal Government
In this first official episode, Eli and Sonia take you through the basic structure of the federal government. We describe each of the three branches a...
0. Introduction
We discuss why it's important not just to vote, but be an informed and confident voter. We also talk about what this podcast is and is not, and what e...