Join co-hosts Zack and Katie as they learn about a different topic every week. Real-life couple Zack Radvansky and Kathryn Feeney are two curious individuals who love learning. Although Katie is in her third year of law school and Zack didn't go to college, they never run out of fascinating things to learn about together. In this podcast, every episode Katie challenges Zack to "become an expert" on a totally random topic - but the catch is, he only has 30 minutes to do it. Using the power of the internet, and a little humor and love, Zack and Katie want to prove that no matter who you are, or how much education you have, anyone can learn about anything in the world if they put their mind to it.
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Monday Oct 19, 2020
Monday Oct 19, 2020
In today's episode, Katie has 30 minutes to become an "expert" on... The Electoral College! Yup that's right, I said Katie because this is another flip the script episode! If you hadn't noticed, we have a bit of an election/America/government theme going on here, and it is not an accident! We have a presidential election coming up here in the US, and that only happens once every four years, so it's something to be excited about. Considering Katie was a Political Science major in college (and Zack can sometimes use a break), we let her take this one on. So, with all that being said, what the heck IS the electoral college? Short answer: an outdated system of electing our president based on concerns of the founding fathers that are no longer really relevant. Long answer? Listen to the podcast to find out! You'll learn a little about Congress - how many Senators and members of the House of Representatives does each state have and WHY? And WHAT does that have to do with the electoral college? Turns out, a whole lot. If you're planning to vote this year (and we hope you are!), it's good to know what casting your vote really means in the system that we currently have. Get informed, get active, and get voting!
Highlights include:
- How a vote in one state can be worth 3.6x another state's vote
- How the institution of slavery impacted the creation of the Electoral College
- Old timey farmers' church habits force us to vote on a Tuesday!
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