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Hosted by Dave Jorgenson
Executive Producers: Micah Gelman, Dave Jorgenson, Lauren Saks, Felipe Torres Medina
Writers: Carley Moseley, Felipe Torres Medina, Chris Vazquez
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Research and Producing: Carley Moseley, Katherine Shen and Chris Vazquez
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Chapters
0:00 Caller question
1:13 Executive order on mail-in voting
4:55 Interview, part one
23:57 News sketch
25:47 Interview, part two
35:29 Conclusion and blooper
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Sources:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/03/ensuring-citizenship-verification-and-integrity-in-federal-elections/
https://www.vox.com/the-logoff-newsletter-trump/484647/donald-trump-mail-in-voting-executive-order-midterm-elections
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/01/NX-S1-5769077/TRUMPS-EXECUTIVE-ORDER-ON-MAIL-VOTING-IS-SET-TO-FACE-LEGAL-CHALLENGES
https://statedemocracy.law.wisc.edu/our-work/how-can-states-address-federal-hostility-to-mail-voting
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/farmers-almanac-says-2026-edition-will-be-its-last/
The Untold Origins of Trump’s Plan to Sharply Restrict Mail-In Voting
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/us-postal-service-seeks-reforms-it-reports-9-billion-yearly-loss-2025-11-14/
https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/09/supreme-court-denies-trump-administrations-request-to-implement-parts-of-usps-rule-on-mail-in-vo/
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/us-postal-service-reports-25-billion-quarterly-loss-rcna591493
https://www.npr.org/2026/06/24/nx-s1-5859334/us-postal-service-david-steiner
https://www.axios.com/2026/09/18/usps-slow-mail-cost-cuts-performance



