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How to Rig an Election

How to Rig an Election

FromPower Corrupts


How to Rig an Election

FromPower Corrupts

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Length:
51 minutes
Released:
May 1, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

How do you rig an election—and get away with it? Why did a cult try to poison an entire county to win a local election? And what about using disappearing ink, or threatening arson, or name doubles? This episode shows how the amateurs rig elections — with hilarious mix-ups and puréed beavers — and how the pros get away with it.     ------   Power Corrupts is written and narrated by Brian Klaas. The executive producer is George McDonagh. Alex Portfelix is the producer and sound editor. Theme music is by Scott Holmes. News clips in this episode came from PBS, KKGW in Portland, Euronews, and CBS News.
Released:
May 1, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (47)

Does power corrupt? Absolutely. This is the podcast about the hidden—and often nefarious—forces that shape our world. Election rigging. Smuggling. Narcopolitics. Ransom. Conspiracy Theories. North Korean bank heists. Cults. Drug Lords. Voodoo. Money laundering. Assassinations. Unhinged conspiracy theories. Unbelievable stories. Stitched together with the help of world-leading experts. Created and narrated by Dr. Brian Klaas, a political scientist and columnist for The Washington Post.