This hour: a look at where voters are getting election information, from artificial intelligence to college newspapers.

Plus, are Americans stupid?

GUESTS:
Will Oremus: Staff writer at The Atlantic
Meg Little Reilly: Managing director of the Center for Community News at the University of Vermont.
Elijah Hurewitz-Ravitch: City editor at the Yale Daily News who previously covered New Haven City Hall, local politics and town-gown relations
Isaac Saul is the executive editor and founder of the non-partisan, independent newsletter Tangle, which summarizes the best arguments from the right and left on the big political news of the day

Music featured (in order):
Higher Ground – Stevie Wonder
Fish ‘n’ Chip Paper – Elvis Costello
Dirty Computer – Janelle Monae, Brian Wilson
Newspaper Reporter – Watermelon Slim & The Workers
Jimmy Brown The Newsboy – Mac Wiseman
Your Mind Is On Vacation – Van Morrison

This hour: a look at where voters are getting election information, from artificial intelligence to college newspapers.
Plus, are Americans stupid?
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Will Oremus: Staff writer at The Atlantic</li>
<li>Meg Little Reilly: Managing director of the Center for Community News at the University of Vermont.</li>
<li>Elijah Hurewitz-Ravitch: City editor at the Yale Daily News who previously covered New Haven City Hall, local politics and town-gown relations</li>
<li>Isaac Saul is the executive editor and founder of the non-partisan, independent newsletter Tangle, which summarizes the best arguments from the right and left on the big political news of the day</li>
</ul>
Music featured (in order):
<ul>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/I1_uU9eIZRo">Higher Ground</a> &ndash; Stevie Wonder</li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/4IHpJQB8Rew">Fish &lsquo;n&rsquo; Chip Paper</a> &ndash; Elvis Costello</li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/oFK6k-pvXmI">Dirty Computer</a> &ndash; Janelle Monae, Brian Wilson</li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/_kM8UVaqNEY">Newspaper Reporter</a> &ndash; Watermelon Slim &amp; The Workers</li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/ItM1kmzPZ5w">Jimmy Brown The Newsboy</a> &ndash; Mac Wiseman</li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/nofN1N7CbjY">Your Mind Is On Vacation</a> &ndash; Van Morrison</li>
</ul>

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From AI to student journalists, a look at election information going into the midterms

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Healthcare, and the Affordable Care Act, is poised to play a major role in the upcoming midterm elections. But how did it get its start here in the US? And what might major healthcare reform look like nowadays? This hour, we'll explore the origins of the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare.

Plus, a look at the state of employer-provided health insurance.

GUESTS:
Elisabeth Rosenthal: Senior contributing editor at KFF Health News and the author of An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back.
Ian Coss: Host of “The Big Dig” podcast from GBH News. Its most recent season is “Mitt & Ted, a healthcare story”.

Music featured (in order):
Doctor Wu – Steely Dan
Pills – Bo Diddley
I Need a Doctor – The Nields
Rock and Roll Doctor – Little Feat
Rockin Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu – Huey “Piano” Smith
Don’t Let Us Get Sick – Warren Zevon

Healthcare, and the Affordable Care Act, is poised to play a major role in the upcoming midterm elections. But how did it get its start here in the US? And what might major healthcare reform look like nowadays? This hour, we'll explore the origins of the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare.
Plus, a look at the state of employer-provided health insurance.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Elisabeth Rosenthal: Senior contributing editor at KFF Health News and the author of An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back.</li>
<li>Ian Coss: Host of &ldquo;The Big Dig&rdquo; podcast from GBH News. Its most recent season is &ldquo;<a href="https://www.wgbh.org/podcasts/mitt-ted-a-healthcare-story">Mitt &amp; Ted, a healthcare story</a>&rdquo;.</li>
</ul>
Music featured (in order):
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HriRoCwPy4A">Doctor Wu</a> &ndash; Steely Dan</li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/-E8YDgCiHF0">Pills</a> &ndash; Bo Diddley</li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/rMVBBT2hBN8">I Need a Doctor</a> &ndash; The Nields</li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/z3LNhZ7msI4">Rock and Roll Doctor</a> &ndash; Little Feat</li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/-WWlwgoAxPE">Rockin Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu</a> &ndash; Huey &ldquo;Piano&rdquo; Smith</li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/mj8T3PNiHr4">Don&rsquo;t Let Us Get Sick</a> &ndash; Warren Zevon</li>
</ul>

Our healthcare system doesn't work. Is insurance reform the cure?

This hour we talk with experts in ballot design about how to put together a ballot that's accessible to everyone, and all of the things to keep in mind, from font size to the length of candidate's names. Plus, a look at the evolution of ballots throughout history.

GUESTS: 


Whitney Quesenbery: Chief program officer of the Center for Civic Design


Alicia Cheng: Head of Design at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and author of This is What Democracy Looked Like: A Visual History of the Printed Ballot

Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter.

Subscribe to The Noseletter, an email compendium of merriment, secrets, and ancient wisdom brought to you by The Colin McEnroe Show.

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Colin McEnroe, Frankie Devevo, and Dylan Reyes contributed to this show, which originally aired on October 31, 2024.

Our programming is made possible thanks to listeners like you. Please consider supporting this show and Connecticut Public with a donation today by visiting ctpublic.org/donate.

This hour we talk with experts in ballot design about how to put together a ballot that's accessible to everyone, and all of the things to keep in mind, from font size to the length of candidate's names. Plus, a look at the evolution of ballots throughout history.
GUESTS:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>
Whitney Quesenbery: Chief program officer of the <a href="https://civicdesign.org/">Center for Civic Design</a>
</li>
<li>
Alicia Cheng: Head of Design at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and author of <a href="https://papress.com/products/this-is-what-democracy-looked-like-a-visual-history-of-the-printed-ballot">This is What Democracy Looked Like: A Visual History of the Printed Ballot</a>
</li>
</ul>
Join the conversation on&nbsp;<a href="https://facebook.com/ColinMcShow">Facebook</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/colinmcshow">Twitter</a>.
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Colin McEnroe, Frankie Devevo, and Dylan Reyes contributed to this show, which originally aired on October 31, 2024.
Our programming is made possible thanks to listeners like you. Please consider supporting this show and Connecticut Public with a donation today by visiting&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/donate">ctpublic.org/donate</a>.

Does democracy have a design problem?

We’ve been doing these shows where we don’t book any guests, where we fill the hour with your calls. And your calls have been interesting and surprising and amusing.

This hour, the conversation winds around to lanternflies, international travel, election monitoring, Brazil, rude tourists, healthcare costs … Anything. (Seemingly) everything.

These shows are fun for us, and they seem to be fun for you, too. So we did another one.

Music featured (in order):
Choro – Vince Guaraldi, Bola Sete
DJs com Lula (Lula Lá no Funk (O Pai Tá On) / Sem Medo de Ser Feliz) – DJ Mam, Lucio K, DJ Fábio ACM, Felipe Cordeiro, Waldo Squash, Vinimax, et al.
Being Honest (Acoustic) – Jamestown Revival
Confused – Ensemble MidtVest, Teitur Lassen
Casual Crime – Lyn Lapid
Go-To Girl – Vanisha Gould
As Time Goes By – Bruce Cockburn

We&rsquo;ve been doing these shows where we don&rsquo;t book any guests, where we fill the hour with your calls. And your calls have been interesting and surprising and amusing.
This hour, the conversation winds around to lanternflies, international travel, election monitoring, Brazil, rude tourists, healthcare costs &hellip; Anything. (Seemingly) everything.
These shows are fun for us, and they seem to be fun for you, too. So we did another one.
Music featured (in order):
<ul>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/shne9lJvynA">Choro</a> &ndash; Vince Guaraldi, Bola Sete</li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/mM3PYcWFYEw">DJs com Lula (Lula L&aacute; no Funk (O Pai T&aacute; On) / Sem Medo de Ser Feliz)</a> &ndash; DJ Mam, Lucio K, DJ F&aacute;bio ACM, Felipe Cordeiro, Waldo Squash, Vinimax, et al.</li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/cX1w31dx874">Being Honest (Acoustic)</a> &ndash; Jamestown Revival</li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/leojQXuIF6w">Confused</a> &ndash; Ensemble MidtVest, Teitur Lassen</li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/pzfyERYCij0">Casual Crime</a> &ndash; Lyn Lapid</li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/gwU0iHjwpAY">Go-To Girl</a> &ndash; Vanisha Gould</li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/S-Az2oSncRA">As Time Goes By</a> &ndash; Bruce Cockburn</li>
</ul>

From AI to student journalists, a look at election information going into the midterms

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