Podcast episodes
Season 1
S01 E08 - Would Open Primaries Increase Voter Turnout?
Save Democracy Host Steve Goldstein finds out about new research from the Bipartisan Policy Center that looks into ways of increasing voter turnout in primary elections. Michael Thorning of BPC is the guest and the lead on the rep...
S01 E07 - How the Academy Awards Use Ranked-Choice Voting
The Academy Awards honor the best in filmmaking every year, and the award that is arguably the most prestigious--for the best movie--is determined by ranked-choice voting. Save Democracy Host Steve Goldstein talks with Will Mantel...
S01 E06 - Has the Top Two Primary Led to More Problem-Solvers in California Politics?
Save Democracy Host Steve Goldstein explores election reform with University of Southern California Political Scientist and Professor Christian Grose, as Grose explains the impact of California's Top Two Primary on legislation and...
S01 E05 - How MLB Writers Use Ranked-Choice Voting for Annual Awards
Save Democracy host Steve Goldstein catches up with legendary baseball writer Jayson Stark to learn more about how he and his colleagues use a form of ranked choice voting to pick the sport's annual award winners in categories lik...