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Gov360: Episode 29 - A New Hope

Local government has been through a difficult season. Political polarization. Social media attacks. Burnout. Public distrust. Workforce challenges. Talented professionals questioning whether the personal cost of public service is still worth it. Those challenges are real. But they are not the wh…

Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Republican Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach wants voters to judge him by his record. His Democratic challenger, Chris Mann, is making that record a target. Kansans have elected Republicans to the office for decades, but analysts say Democrats see an opening this time. We'll take a look at the ra…

Part 5 - Unstoppable

Not even a foreign army's presence on American soil or a devastating civil war has delayed or canceled a federal general election. And for more than a century and a half, it has been a crime to deploy armed agents to the polls. Featuring author and political scientist Donald Zinman, MIT political s…

Part 4 - When the Disaster is Everywhere

Despite a pandemic that reached every precinct, city, and state in the middle of a presidential election, election officials in 2020 delivered the highest-turnout election in American history. Featuring Rhode Island Director of Elections Rob Rock, Weld County, Colorado Clerk Carly Koppes, MIT's Cha…

Part 3 - Hyperlocal

A massive fire destroys nearly every piece of voting equipment in the third largest county in the country—just 67 days before a national election. Featuring the voice of current Harris County TX Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth and the story of former Clerk Beverly Kaufman. The Unstoppable Vote is a documen…

Part 2 - Unnatural Disasters

Election Day 2024 was hit not by natural disasters but by unnatural ones—more than 200 bomb threats in polling places across the US. A week earlier, ballot drop boxes had been set on fire. If chaos was the intention, it failed—the system absorbed the disruptions so cleanly that most voters never no…

Part 1 - After the Storm

After Hurricane Helene decimated western North Carolina in 2024, election officials raced to rebuild before a national election just 39 days away. Twelve years earlier, Hurricane Sandy had done the same to New York City — this time with only eight days before the vote. What was learned during Sandy…

The race for Kansas' top law enforcement job

Republican Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach wants voters to judge him by his record but Democratic challenger Chris Mann is making that record a target. We’ll have a look at the race for Kansas attorney general. Plus: a recap of last week's rollercoaster over congressional maps in Missouri. Th…

Featuring: Table Read Podcast | PV & FRANNY - Part 2

PV & FRANNY A girl with a glockenspiel. A boy with a guitar. A high school full of weirdos, mascots who may or may not be unhinged, and a mystery that isn’t what anyone thinks it is. A dead-serious love story… that refuses to behave like one. One flier turns into a band. One band turns into obse…

Is Government Really as Broken as It Looks? | David Martin | Ep.30

Most people hear about government when something has gone wrong. A scandal. A failure. A meeting that explodes. An official who betrays the public trust. Those stories matter. Journalism is supposed to expose failure and hold power accountable. But planes landing safely don't make the news. Neit…