Post by the Scribe on Nov 14, 2020 21:23:51 GMT
Squeaker
Stories of people grappling with this endless presidential election.
www.thisamericanlife.org/723/squeaker
Stories of people grappling with this endless presidential election.
www.thisamericanlife.org/723/squeaker
Prologue
ByIra Glass
Host Ira Glass talks with Georgia Democrats who went out to “cure” ballots in a state with some of the closest results in the country. (6 minutes)
Act One
Virginia
ByMike Giglio
Reporter Mike Giglio follows a group of militia members as they prepare to heed President Trump’s call and watch polling locations for signs of trouble on Election Day. (15 minutes)
Act Two
New York and Germany
ByStephanie Foo
Stephanie Foo talks with two Army officers with very different political views about the week’s results. (7 minutes)
Act Three
Louisiana
ByBen Calhoun
Ben Calhoun talks to a man in ICE detention in Louisiana about how he and people around him are following the election. But right as the results are coming in, the man’s case takes a serious turn. (15 minutes)
Act Four
Detroit
ByEmanuele Berry
Emanuele Berry talks to Khalilah, who got involved as a poll watcher this year and ended up inside a national news story. (7 minutes)
Act Five
Miami
ByNadia Reiman
Nadia Reiman talks to Ninotchka and Marco in Florida. The mother and son immigrated from Venezuela, and while they live and work together, they feel very differently about American politics. (4 minutes)
Act Six
Massachusetts
BySean Cole
During an election in which it feels like the very existence of our democracy hangs in the balance, producer Sean Cole and someone very close to him have been dealing with their own immediate existential questions.
Song:“This Land is Your Land” by Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings
ByIra Glass
Host Ira Glass talks with Georgia Democrats who went out to “cure” ballots in a state with some of the closest results in the country. (6 minutes)
Act One
Virginia
ByMike Giglio
Reporter Mike Giglio follows a group of militia members as they prepare to heed President Trump’s call and watch polling locations for signs of trouble on Election Day. (15 minutes)
Act Two
New York and Germany
ByStephanie Foo
Stephanie Foo talks with two Army officers with very different political views about the week’s results. (7 minutes)
Act Three
Louisiana
ByBen Calhoun
Ben Calhoun talks to a man in ICE detention in Louisiana about how he and people around him are following the election. But right as the results are coming in, the man’s case takes a serious turn. (15 minutes)
Act Four
Detroit
ByEmanuele Berry
Emanuele Berry talks to Khalilah, who got involved as a poll watcher this year and ended up inside a national news story. (7 minutes)
Act Five
Miami
ByNadia Reiman
Nadia Reiman talks to Ninotchka and Marco in Florida. The mother and son immigrated from Venezuela, and while they live and work together, they feel very differently about American politics. (4 minutes)
Act Six
Massachusetts
BySean Cole
During an election in which it feels like the very existence of our democracy hangs in the balance, producer Sean Cole and someone very close to him have been dealing with their own immediate existential questions.
Song:“This Land is Your Land” by Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings