Checks and Balance from The Economist

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Checks and Balance unlocks American politics by taking a big theme each week and digging into the data, the ideas, and the history shaping the country. Join John Prideaux, Charlotte Howard, Idrees Kahloon and Jon Fasman as they talk to politicians, pollsters, academics and people across the country about the great experiment of American democracy. Published every Friday. If you’re already a subscriber to The Economist, you’ll have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription. For more information about Economist Podcasts+, including how to get access, please visit our FAQs page here https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts.

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Charlotte Howard

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Idrees Kahloon

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John Prideaux

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Jon Fasman

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Great Friday Listening

May 16

Wire to Wire

If possible, please start releasing this earlier on Friday mornings (Eastern time) like you used to. I really enjoy the show and look forward to listening every week.
Winter’s Defense of the Electoral College is Sophmoric

Jun 1

CaityC

Oh, sure it makes any needed recounts “simpler…” Adam just conveniently omits mention that each state has different voting rules which allows one party dominated states — usually red — to mess about with voting rules, ballots (remember hanging chads?) & generally put a finger on the scale for their favored party before, during & after balloting. Maybe hire smarter millennials? He’s just as bad as Idriss C. Miss Fasman. Added 6/1: yes, this podcast keeps getting stupider & stupider. Maybe the people who do this podcast should read and/or listen to the FT. Only Babbage, Drum Tower & Money Talks (with Mike Bird who is thankfully replacing that awful Alice for now)
Da Pope

May 17

Jo-hann

And what’s wrong with a tomato pie? Chicago style dog comment saves the rating!
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Feb 23

TheTone33

Because I did not want to lose listening to this podcast, I subscribe to the Economist. I do enjoy other podcast in The Economist and, this is the one for me. The intelligence. The looking back at history to better understand today. The dry humor. It is not a podcast where people just opine it is a podcast where I better understand what went before, enjoy their discussions about that and it’s implication, hear the words of experts on the topic at hand and always laugh at the quiz. My thanks for helping this little old lady enjoy understanding what’s happening today. It is that or raising a sword and charging the hill.

Checks and Balance unlocks American politics by taking a big theme each week and digging into the data, the ideas, and the history shaping the country. Join John Prideaux, Charlotte Howard, Idrees Kahloon and Jon Fasman as they talk to politicians, pollsters, academics and people across the country about the great experiment of American democracy. Published every Friday. If you’re already a subscriber to The Economist, you’ll have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription. For more information about Economist Podcasts+, including how to get access, please visit our FAQs page here https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts.