Squeaker

People grappling with an endless presidential election. Prologue: Host Ira Glass talks with Georgia Democrats who went out to “cure” ballots in a state with some of the closest results in the country. (6 minutes) Virginia: Reporter Mike Giglio follows a group of militia members as they prepare to heed President Trump’s call and watch polling locations for signs of trouble on Election Day. (15 minutes) New York and Germany: Stephanie Foo talks with two Army officers with very different political views about the week’s results. (7 minutes) Louisiana: Ben Calhoun talks to a man in ICE detention in Louisiana about how he and people around him are following the election. But right as the results are coming in, the man’s case takes a serious turn. (15 minutes) Detroit: Emanuele Berry talks to Khalilah, who got involved as a poll watcher this year and ended up inside a national news story. (7 minutes) Miami: Nadia Reiman talks to Ninotchka and Marco in Florida. The mother and son immigrated from Venezuela, and while they live and work together, they feel very differently about American politics. (4 minutes) Massachusetts: During an election in which it feels like the very existence of our democracy hangs in the balance, producer Sean Cole and someone very close to him have been dealing with their own immediate existential questions.