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Draw the Lines

Draw the Lines is the podcast that's out to slay the gerrymander, digging deep into the political abuse that's at the root of a lot that's wrong with our government. Based in Pennsylvania, it's part of the biggest public mapping initiative in the nation's history. Draw the Lines aims to prove that regular voters are ready, willing and able to play a bigger role in drawing election maps. The host is Chris Satullo, a former public radio executive, newspaper columnist and nationally known expert in civic dialogue. The producer is Joel Patterson, a public radio veteran who's worked on popular shows such as Marketplace and The Pulse.

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Episode 6 — And a Child Shall Lead Them: Kyle Hynes Schools His Elders from 2019-06-10T01:28:51

Never been a competition quite like it. When Draw the Lines PA set out to prove that regular folks could draw election maps better than the political pros, many scoffed. Other shrugged. They hadn’t...

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Episode 5 - From Snowball to Avalanche: Carol Kuniholm Steps Up from 2019-05-23T01:32:49

When Carol Kuniholm stood up in a Philadelphia church on frigid evening in January 2017, she didn’t feel she was about to launch a movement. She just felt deep stage fright. Then, she started talki...

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Episode 4: Gerrymander Never Knew What Hit It - Ben Geffen Saves America from 2019-04-25T14:27:56

OK, we exaggerate somewhat. But Ben Geffen was a key player on the legal team that won the first court case that overturned for good a notorious 2011 gerrymander. Geffen’s tale takes you behind clo...

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Episode 3: From Ratf***ed to Unrigged: David Daley Discovers Hope from 2019-04-17T18:32:15

David Daley wrote the book on how gerrymandering undermines democracy. He gave it a profane title and a depressing epilogue tinged with despair about America’s future. He’s got a new book now. In i...

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Episode 2: For the Love of Mike: Bryan Miller Fights Back from 2019-04-08T23:28:31

Gerrymanders aren’t just wacky lines on a map. By empowering ideologues and special interests, they thwart the common-sense solutions to tough issues that are favored by strong majorities of Ameri...

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Episode 1: Dude, Who Stole My Seat? Jason Altmire Hunts Answers from 2019-03-28T03:01:02

Jason Altmire was the chief victim of the Pennsylvania’s Great Gerrymander of 2011. In this episode, he explains how he lost a seat in Congress after three terms through diabolically subtle line-dr...

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