While we wait for results, let’s talk turnout

We taped today’s show while waiting for President Donald Trump’s first non-tweet remarks since election night, not to mention results from key states. To fill the time, let’s talk a bit about voter turnout, both in this election and across history. Plus, a bit about misinformation and why that dubious Hunter Biden story wasn’t the “October surprise” that Hillary Clinton’s emails were back in 2016.

Here’s a list of everything we talked about today.

• “The 2020 Election Set a Record for Voter Turnout. But Why Is It Normal for So Many Americans to Sit Out Elections?” from Time
• “Who can afford to vote?” from our podcast “This Is Uncomfortable”
• “Misinformation 2020: What the Data Tells Us About Election-Related Falsehoods” from Defense One
• “On Election Day, Facebook and Twitter Did Better by Making Their Products Worse” from The New York Times
• This performance of Beyoncé’s “Freedom”

Stories You Might Like

Voting tech for people with disabilities has expanded — but more is still needed

Marketplace for Friday, November 4, 2016

It’s a lot harder to get out the vote during a pandemic

Social media has evolved as a crucial tool during election cycles — but it can also be misused

Let’s get real about USPS

Voting security still depends on low-tech paper trails