How We Ended Up Here

Northwest Public Broadcasting
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As we continue with this year’s election cycle we want to be able to make sense of it all. NWPB’s newest podcast will aim to do just that. Looking at issues and candidates that appear on upcoming ballots, we’ll go beyond the headline and discover exactly why it’s making news in our community. Not only will be provide information but we’ll do so by providing context to issues and candidates.

Episodes

  1. 09/23/2020

    Episode 4 – Voter Turnout Higher

    As the final few ballots are counted following this month’s primary, it has become clear that this election was of major interest to voters in Washington. State primaries typically sees about 35% of registered voters cast their ballots. In 2020, that number has not topped 54%, the biggest number since the 1964 presidential primary. With more than 2.5M ballots counted, “How We Ended Up Here” analyzes the major spike in turnout, and what it means for the general election.

    15 min

  2. 07/28/2020

    Episode 3 – What’s A Top-Two Primary?

    On or by August 4, Washington voters will cast their votes in the 2020 primary - one of three states to hold a “top-two” primary.

    19 min
  3. Episode 2 – Who Should Pick A Party’s Nominee?

    03/06/2020

    Episode 2 – Who Should Pick A Party’s Nominee?

    Washington state’s all-vote-by-mail presidential primary looks a lot like a regular election. But, really, it’s not. And this one is different than 2016.

    26 min
  4. Episode 1 – Funding Public Ed

    02/13/2020

    Episode 1 – Funding Public Ed

    On this episode…the funding of public education in Washington state ahead of the special election on February 11th.

    11 min

  5. 02/10/2020

    Trailer

    This election season we’re hoping to provide context to issues and candidates that matter to our community. This season on HOW WE ENDED UP HERE we’ll go beyond the headlines […]

    1 min
  • 5 Episodes

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About

As we continue with this year’s election cycle we want to be able to make sense of it all. NWPB’s newest podcast will aim to do just that. Looking at issues and candidates that appear on upcoming ballots, we’ll go beyond the headline and discover exactly why it’s making news in our community. Not only will be provide information but we’ll do so by providing context to issues and candidates.

Information

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    Northwest Public Broadcasting
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  • Episodes
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  • Rating
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