The Count with David Becker
A limited-series podcast that tells the story of how the fundamental civic act of counting votes became embroiled in deceit, rage, and insurrection – and how we can find our way back.
Hosted by David Becker, election law expert and Executive Director and Founder of the Center for Election Innovation & Research (CEIR)
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Episodes
How Did We Get Here?
The recent history of foreign interference and domestic lies that got us where we are.
Guest:
- Renée DiResta, research manager at Stanford Internet Observatory, expert on online disinformation
A Paradox of Distrust
How the most trustworthy election in American history became the least trusted.
Guests:
- Benjamin Ginsberg, attorney, cofounder of the Election Official Legal Defense Network
- Jennifer Mercieca, professor of communications and political rhetoric historian, Texas A&M University
- Evan Stewart, assistant professor of sociology, University of Massachusetts Boston
The Miracle and the Lie
Amidst a historic pandemic and unprecedented disinformation, in 2020, election officials delivered the most secure, transparent, and verified election in the country’s history. But that couldn’t stop the Big Lie.
Kintsugi Democracy: Putting it Back Together
The task of rebuilding our democratic institutions calls to mind a 600-year-old Japanese art of repair. We must fix what is broken, but do so in a way that keeps the damage visible as a lesson for future generations.
This Critical Moment
The steps we’ve taken to repair the damage are by no means secure. The challenge of securing them is not a partisan one. The line is now in a different place—not a question of red or blue but right or wrong, democracy sustained or democracy lost.
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