Podcasts about compulsory voting

What if one of the most powerful tools to boost voter turnout isn't a flashy campaign or a new voting law—but being randomly forced to work the polls?In this episode, we explore a surprising study of women in 1930s Spain who were randomly assigned to serve as poll workers—just after they gained the right to vote. The results? A massive, 30-point increase in future voting behavior. Is this just a historical curiosity—or a window into how habit, exposure, and civic experience shape democracy?We speak with researcher Toni Rodon about his paper Working for Democracy: Poll Officers and the Turnout Gender Gap, and unpack what this unexpected experiment teaches us about gender, political culture, and the power of participation.

Compulsory voting has been a part of Australian federal elections for a CENTURY, and even longer on a state level. For many, this is just an ordinary part of our election culture but for others they find this to be an imposition and disagree that it should be compulsory. So what are the arguments for and against compulsory voting? Is it necessary or should it be abolished? Here's a collection of reasons on either side for you to consider and examine yourself!Support the channel on patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/AuspolExplainedLike Auspol Explained on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Auspol-Explained-107892180702388Get a copy of the script with citations here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GSAPj-BlIqbbwK068KXljXhw1bDnBezq/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=102352521871694219008&rtpof=true&sd=true Auspol Explained would like to acknowledge the Whadjuk Nyoongar people and their Elders as the owners and custodians of the Land that the episode was recorded and edited on. This Land was stolen and never ceded. It always was and always will be Aboriginal Land.

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Ahead of the upcoming federal election which could come within the next few months, Tom Elliott has started to change his tune on compulsory voting.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Paul sat down with Professor Paul Strangio, Politics and International Relations Monash University; 100 years of Compulsory Voting For nearly 200 years, the notion of American political exceptionalism has had... LEARN MORE The post Saturday 3rd August, 2024: Professor Paul Strangio, Politics and International Relations Monash University; 100 years of Compulsory Voting appeared first on Saturday Magazine.

The European elections have once again shown that the barrier against the extreme right has subsided. Political experts believe the Australian model of compulsory voting could slow down this trend in Western democracies. A colleague discussion with SBS correspondent Barbara Barkhausen. - Die Europawahl hat erneut gezeigt, dass die Hemmschwelle vor den extremen Rechten nachgelassen hat. Das australische Modell der Wahlpflicht könnte diesen Trend in den westlichen Demokratien bremsen, glauben politische Experten. Ein Kollegengespräch mit SBS Korrespondentin Barbara Barkhausen.

In this Sunday Q&A episode the two Matts take on your questions on compulsory voting, online voting, Article 7 and more on the Elphicke defection.Get your questions in to 2matts@tnepublishing.comYou can subscribe to The New European here: https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/2matts/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sign up to Brilliant (the first 200 sign ups get 20% off an annual premium subscription): https://brilliant.org/tldrdailyWelcome to the TLDR News Daily BriefingIn today's episode, we run through the UN Security Council demanding a Gaza ceasefire. Also, we discuss why Bolsonaro has been hiding in a Hungarian embassy; compulsory voting for young Belgians; and the potential next President of Senegal.

Minister for Local Government Geoff Brock joined David & Will in the FIVEAA Breakfast studio discussing the prospect of compulsory voting for Local Government.  Listen live on the FIVEAA Player. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australian TV hosts Chas Licciardello and John Barron explain how American politics has influenced culture and government in their homeland; and which single feature of Australian politics could fix many of America's biggest problems. Ryan Lizza is a Playbook co-author for POLITICO. Chas Licciardello is a comedian and co-host of Planet America. John Barron is a journalist, broadcaster and co-host of Planet America. Kara Tabor is a producer for POLITICO audio.  Alex Keeney is a senior producer for POLITICO audio.

Ultra-processed food for school meals, steam railway podcast, our political inertia, red squirrel opportunity, compulsory voting & cooked wallaby tastes good. It's Mannin Line with Andy Wint #iom #manninline #manxradio

Unprecedented in U.S., bill would require Washington residents to cast ballots in every major election, end right not to vote. https://bit.ly/3jnS12x #WashingtonStatelegislature #2023LegislativeSession #SB5209 #SenateBill5209 #WashingtonResidents #Ballots #EveryMajorElection #DemocraticProposal #CompulsoryVoting #FreedomOfSpeech #RepublicanSenators #FreedomCaucus #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

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Alastair is joined today by former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard to discuss the view of British politics from Australia, the role of the monarchy, Australian government, compulsory voting and her famous Misogyny Speech.Become a member of The Rest Is Politics Plus to support the podcast, enjoy ad-free listening, and receive early access to live show tickets and Question Time episodes. Just head to therestispolitics.com to sign up.Instagram:@restispoliticsTwitter:@RestIsPoliticsEmail:restispolitics@gmail.comProducers: Dom Johnson + Nicole MaslenExec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

EPISODE 69 | Electoral Collage – Voter Fraud, Election Interference & Other Shenanigans (The World Is Weird 6) The US midterms are coming up and there's lots of chatter about fraud. Are they legit? Has there been fraud and interference in the past? Yes, but not every time foul has been cried. A look at claims and scandals 1792-1982, plus a thumbnail history of American political parties. Like what we do? Then buy us a beer or three via our page on Buy Me a Coffee. #ConspiracyClearinghouse #sharingiscaring #donations #support #buymeacoffee You can also SUBSCRIBE to this podcast. Review us here or on IMDb! SECTIONS 03:18 - Hail to the Thief - intro 05:14 - 1792 New York Governor's Race 07:47 - 1824 Presdiential Election ("Corrupt Bargain") 10:33 - Nullifiers & Anti-Masons in the 1820s & 30s 13:50 - 1838 – The New Jersey Broad Seal War & Cooping (plus Edgar Allen Poe) 18:17 - 1855 – Bleeding Kansas 24:57 - 1860 Presidential Election - A Nation Divides 27:38 - White League, Red Shirts and the Compromise of 1877 36:18 - 1888 Presidential Election (Packs of Five, the Murchison Letter & the Lodge Bill) 42:12 - 1948 Senate Elections in Texas 44:20 - 1960 Presidential Election 47:15 - Unpledged & faithless electors 49:20 - Illinois in 1982 Music by Fanette Ronjat MORE INFO: October Surprise: Fact or Fiction? Compulsory Voting on IDEA 8 Most Contentious US Presidential Elections Voter Fraud on the Heritage Foundation Voter fraud used to be rampant. Now it's an anomaly. Claims of 'voter fraud' have a long history in America. And they are false Debunking the Voter Fraud Myth paper from the Brennan Center for Justice The 1824 Presidential Election and the “Corrupt Bargain” The Nullifiers on Amercian Heritage Want to find real election fraud? Look at the history of Kansas, United States in 1800s Bleeding Kansas at Khan Academy Compromise of 1877 Why Democrats are donkeys and Republicans are elephants Election fraud Chicago style: Illinois' decades-old notoriety for election corruption is legendary The presidential penalty: Why voters so often punish the president in midterm elections. Follow us on social for extra goodies: Facebook (including upcoming conspiracy-themed events) Twitter YouTube (extra videos on the topic, Old Time Radio shows, music playlists and more) Other Podcasts by Derek DeWitt DIGITAL SIGNAGE DONE RIGHT - Winner of a 2022 Gold Quill Award, the 2021 AVA Digital Award Gold, 2021 Silver Davey Award & 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence, and on numerous top 10 podcast lists.  PRAGUE TIMES - A city is more than just a location - it's a kaleidoscope of history, places, people and trends. This podcast looks at Prague, in the center of Europe, from a number of perspectives, including what it is now, what is has been and where it's going. It's Prague THEN, Prague NOW, Prague LATER

What would American democracy look like if everyone participated? Americans turned out to vote in record numbers in the 2020 presidential election and turnout has been on the rise in other recent elections. However, voter turnout in the United States still lags behind other countries. In this episode, we discuss 100% Democracy:  The Case for Universal Voting with co-authors Miles Rapoport, executive director of 100% Democracy: An Initiative for Universal Voting and the Senior Practice Fellow in American Democracy at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the Harvard Kennedy School, and E.J. Dionne, Jr. senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, a syndicated columnist for the Washington Post, university professor at Georgetown University, and visiting professor at Harvard University. Universal voting is in effect in 26 democratic countries in Europe, Latin America, Asia. Most notably, Australia adopted nationwide mandatory voting almost 100 years ago, in 1924. The participation rate immediately jumped from 60% to 90% and has stayed there in almost every election since.  Rapoport and Dionne make the case that universal civic-duty voting would make the voting electorate more fully representative of the universe of American citizens and that campaigns would significantly improve, since candidates and parties would have to appeal to all voters. “When the electorate is fully reflective of the population as a whole, the responsiveness of government is likely to increase,” Rapoport says during our conversation. Instead of the “enrage to engage” that comes with great cost to our democracy, universal voting “would almost certainly produce a less ideological electorate,” says Dionne. The implementation of universal voting could also significantly improve civic culture in the United States. Links in this Episode:  100% Democracy: The Case for Universal Voting It's Time for Universal Voting Beyond Turnout: How Compulsory Voting Shapes Citizens and Political Parties by Shane P. Singh Civic Duty to Vote Act, Introduced by Representative John Larson (D-CT-1) Compulsory Voting Around the world, IDEA International

After Undi 18 and automatic voter registration being made law in Malaysia, should we follow the path set by Singapore and Australia to implement compulsory voting. We discuss if this is the right way forward and what could be the impediments to this?

In 100% Democracy: The Case for Universal Voting, E.J. Dionne and Miles Rapoport argue that all members of a democracy must participate in elections. Universal voting would be the surest way to protect against voter suppression and the active disenfranchisement of a large share of our citizens. And it would create a system true to the Declaration of Independence's aspirations by calling for a government based on the consent of all of the governed.The system works in Australia, but can it work in the United States? Would it become just another tool in partisan warfare? Can American democracy even handle something like universal voting? We explore those questions this week.Dionne is is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, a syndicated columnist for the Washington Post, university professor at Georgetown University, and visiting professor at Harvard University.  He is the author of Code Red: How Progressives and Moderates Can Unite to Save Our Country.Rapoport is the Senior Practice Fellow in American Democracy at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the Harvard Kennedy School. He formerly served in the Connecticut state legislature and as secretary of the state. He also served as president of Demos and of Common Cause.Additional Information100% Democracy: The Case for Universal VotingRelated EpisodesDanielle Allen on achieving democracy's idealsHow national parties are breaking state politicsE.J. Dionne on empathy and democracy - E.J.'s first appearance on the show in April 2019 

Almost a century after Australia was introduced to compulsory voting, only 21 other countries have introduced the same obligation. So, what would it take for countries like the United States to finally adopt the system?

Almost 30 per cent of the French electorate declined to vote last weekend, while a projected 90 per cent of voters will turn out for Australia's federal elections later this year. The difference is compulsory voting. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The team discuss the concept of wearing the same clothes as their partners; Historian Robyn Annear explains how compulsory voting was introduced in Australia and excuses made for not voting; Bobby's local footy team kicks off their season; Comedian Alex Ward chats about her MICF show You're Welcome; Bobby makes a strong case for the microwave, & food fan Michael Harden shares the exciting new things he's been able to taste around Melbourne town. With presenters Mon Sebire, Daniel Burt and Bobby Macumber. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/breakfasters/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Breakfasters3RRRFM/Twitter: https://twitter.com/breakfastersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/breakfasters/?hl=en

SBS Sinhala feature on the latest updates on the federal election including the young first time voters under pressure to make "the right choice" at the election and their protest over their issues not being discussed by any main parties such as climate change or housing price and rent. - ඔස්ට්‍රේලියානුවන් මිලියන භාගයකට වඩා සිය ප්‍රථම ඡන්දය ප්‍රකාශ කිරීමට සුදුසුකම් ලබද්දී දේශගුණික විපර්යාස, අධ්‍යාපනය ප්‍රවේශය, නිවාස සහ කුලී නිවාස වල මිල ගණන් වැනි තරුණ ගැටළු ගැන ප්‍රධාන පක්ෂ කතා නොකිරීම සහ ඒ පිළිබඳව තරුණ පිරිස් දරන අදහස් ගැන ගන්න අප්‍රේල් 08 වෙනි සිකුරාදා ප්‍රචාරය වූ SBS සිංහල ගුවන්විදුලි සේවයේ කාලීන තොරතුරු විශේෂාංගයට සවන් දෙන්න.

The practice of compulsory voting, along with the two other pillars of Australia's electoral system — preferential voting and non-partisan election administration — have kept Australian democracy remarkably stable over the past hundred years. But just how much can we rely on these formal elements of Australian democracy to safeguard Australia's democratic culture?

Do the American people have a right to vote or a duty? The difference may seem minor, but according to a proposed bill in Connecticut, it's the difference between whether or not you can be fined for not voting.

In this fascinating history of Australia’s electoral system, Judith Brett makes a timely case in favour of compulsory voting. Her analysis is entertaining and enlightening, and makes a significant contribution to the ongoing political discussions around the US electoral college, the Brexit vote, and the frequently-changing Australian Prime Ministership. In From Secret Ballot to Democracy Sausage: How Australia Got Compulsory Voting (Text Publishing 2019), Brett paints a lively picture of one of the institutions that helps to define Australia’s democracy; its compulsory voting system. The reader comes to understand how Australia’s democracy sausages have become a symbol of its contribution to electoral processes around the world. By Brett’s rollicking account, it becomes clear that its compulsory voting system is one that Australians should be rightly proud of. Emeritus Professor of politics, Judith Brett is one of Australia’s foremost political biographers. At La Trobe University she was a Professor of Australian Politics, Political Biography and Political History. She is the author of a number of books, including the award winning biography The Enigmatic Mr Deakin (Text Publishing, 2018). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this fascinating history of Australia’s electoral system, Judith Brett makes a timely case in favour of compulsory voting. Her analysis is entertaining and enlightening, and makes a significant contribution to the ongoing political discussions around the US electoral college, the Brexit vote, and the frequently-changing Australian Prime Ministership. In From Secret Ballot to Democracy Sausage: How Australia Got Compulsory Voting (Text Publishing 2019), Brett paints a lively picture of one of the institutions that helps to define Australia’s democracy; its compulsory voting system. The reader comes to understand how Australia’s democracy sausages have become a symbol of its contribution to electoral processes around the world. By Brett’s rollicking account, it becomes clear that its compulsory voting system is one that Australians should be rightly proud of. Emeritus Professor of politics, Judith Brett is one of Australia’s foremost political biographers. At La Trobe University she was a Professor of Australian Politics, Political Biography and Political History. She is the author of a number of books, including the award winning biography The Enigmatic Mr Deakin (Text Publishing, 2018). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this fascinating history of Australia’s electoral system, Judith Brett makes a timely case in favour of compulsory voting. Her analysis is entertaining and enlightening, and makes a significant contribution to the ongoing political discussions around the US electoral college, the Brexit vote, and the frequently-changing Australian Prime Ministership. In From Secret Ballot to Democracy Sausage: How Australia Got Compulsory Voting (Text Publishing 2019), Brett paints a lively picture of one of the institutions that helps to define Australia’s democracy; its compulsory voting system. The reader comes to understand how Australia’s democracy sausages have become a symbol of its contribution to electoral processes around the world. By Brett’s rollicking account, it becomes clear that its compulsory voting system is one that Australians should be rightly proud of. Emeritus Professor of politics, Judith Brett is one of Australia’s foremost political biographers. At La Trobe University she was a Professor of Australian Politics, Political Biography and Political History. She is the author of a number of books, including the award winning biography The Enigmatic Mr Deakin (Text Publishing, 2018). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this fascinating history of Australia’s electoral system, Judith Brett makes a timely case in favour of compulsory voting. Her analysis is entertaining and enlightening, and makes a significant contribution to the ongoing political discussions around the US electoral college, the Brexit vote, and the frequently-changing Australian Prime Ministership. In From Secret Ballot to Democracy Sausage: How Australia Got Compulsory Voting (Text Publishing 2019), Brett paints a lively picture of one of the institutions that helps to define Australia’s democracy; its compulsory voting system. The reader comes to understand how Australia’s democracy sausages have become a symbol of its contribution to electoral processes around the world. By Brett’s rollicking account, it becomes clear that its compulsory voting system is one that Australians should be rightly proud of. Emeritus Professor of politics, Judith Brett is one of Australia’s foremost political biographers. At La Trobe University she was a Professor of Australian Politics, Political Biography and Political History. She is the author of a number of books, including the award winning biography The Enigmatic Mr Deakin (Text Publishing, 2018). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There may be no good martinis today but we're still having a lot of fun! Join Jim and Greg as they groan over Biden's choice of John Kerry to be a special envoy on climate change and Biden making the progressive climate agenda a major priority. They also tear apart the push for compulsory voting in the U.S. and why not caring about politics should remain one of our cherished rights. And they unload on Pennsylvania for implementing an arbitrary ban on alcohol sales in bars and restaurants on Wednesday. 

Ethan and Josh interview Georgetown University professor Dr. Jason Brennan on the topic of the Sept/Oct 2020 LD resolution, "In a democracy, voting ought to be compulsory." They discuss Dr. Brennan's recent book "Compulsory Voting: For and Against," his research interests, and his view of a democracy. They discuss arguments heard at the Duke Invitational, and potential responses. Dr. Brennan offers an alternative to route to solve voting barriers, and concludes the episode with advice about choosing college. Enjoy! And let us know what you think! Email - WhatsTheRes@gmail.com Twitter/Instagram/Reddit - @Whatstheres_ Facebook - Facebook.com/Whatstheres

Ethan and Josh interview Dr. Coyle Neal of Southwest Baptist University; Dr. Neal is a political scientist who teaches on American institutions. They discuss the nature of democracy, arguments pro and con on the resolution "In a democracy. voting ought to be compulsory," and barriers to voting. Enjoy! Also - Dr. Neal is the host of the City of Man Podcast - be sure to check out his show! Let us know what you think of this episode: Email - WhatsTheRes@gmail.com Twitter/Instagram/Reddit - @whatstheres_ Facebook - Facebook.com/Whatstheres

Time for an international turn on Never Mind The Bar Charts, with Professor Judith Brett, author of From Secret Ballot to Democracy Sausage: How Australia got compulsory voting.It's a great book about how democracy developed in Australia. Not only how voting ended up mandatory but also why so many people eat sausages when voting, the flirtation with round ballot papers and the way British politicians accidentally gave the Australians more democracy than they realised.Feedback very welcome, and do share this podcast with others who you think may enjoy it.Show notesWhich places use compulsory voting (including those who have it but don't enforce it).Talk of using weekend voting in the UK.Optimising names at the start of the London telephone book.From Secret Ballot to Democracy Sausage: How Australia got compulsory voting by Judith Brett: Waterstones / Amazon (though watch out that Amazon's paperback prices seem very messed up and Waterstones will almost certainly be a much better deal).I'll take any excuse to shoehorn in another link to the epic Bill Shorten interview, from before he became leader of the Labor Party and lost a general election.Music by Hugo Lee.New to listening to podcasts? Here are some tips on how to listen to podcasts.Enjoy the show? Spread the wordFollow the show on Twitter.Like the show on Facebook.Share the show's website, www.NeverMindTheBarCharts.com.

In this episode we share two serious conversations and two not so serious conversations. First off, we get philosophical as we discuss living forever (or at least nearly forever). We then talk about adults who play with Legos. We get serious again as we discuss the merits of compulsory voting laws. Then we wrap things up with a lighthearted discussion around the #vanlife movement. In the weekly update segment, Mike Macfadden shared that he would be featured on an upcoming episode of the "Out of the Blank" podcast. Check it out here. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/out-of-the-blank/id1471877837

In Australia we compel citizens to vote, or at least to submit a ballot paper. But this is not the only way Australia does elections differently

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Auckland Council says there's strong support for compulsory voting ahead of this October's local body elections.The council's done a survey of 2,000 people and has found 52 percent of Aucklanders support compulsory voting, rising to nearly 58 percent in the 25 to 34 age group.Auckland Council democracy services manager Marguerite Delbet told Andrew Dickens the results are very surprising."We just want to open the debate on whether that will make it more likely to vote."The survey also showed that 74 percent of people intend to vote but just 38 percent did so in 2016.Despite the survey, Delbet says making voting compulsory hasn't worked overseas, and other methods may be necessary to change our habits."Civic education and teaching our young people why it's an important duty and why it makes a difference is actually the most important thing."  

Zero Credibility Episode 19 (recorded Thursday, May 9th, 2019) On this episode of Zero Credibility, Peter, Justin, and Trevor will talk about the upcoming Australian election. The topics are below:   (0:01:10) - Early voting being done in Australia (0:50:00) - People changing their minds (0:08:30) - Voting Preferences (0:10:00) - The story of how preferences got Fraser Anning in (0:14:00) - Compulsory Voting (0:15:00) - The promises all politicians make before taking power (0:19:00) - If It ain’t broke, don’t fix it (0:21:45) - The parties (0:23:00) - Justin voting for One Nation + The PM candidates (0:26:05) - Leadership spill 2018 (0:28:30) - Economic Issues in Australia (0:42:30) - Negative Gearing (0:43:50) - Franking Credit (0:55:00) - The Environment (1:01:00) - Elon Musk (1:09:30) - Current optics on both parties (1:15:40) - Social Media (1:23:00) - Predictions   Disclaimer: Justin does not support One Nation in way shape or form!!! Happy Voting friends!!!

Sally Warhaft, Kim Rubenstein and Judith Brett In a democracy, should voting be a citizen's right or a citizen's duty? Australia is one of a small number of countries – including Argentina and Egypt – with mandatory voting. Australia is rare, within this small group of nations, in imposing penalties on citizens who fail to turn up to vote. Compulsory voting has been in place here since 1924 and it sets us apart from other advanced democracies. Less than 60% of the US voting-age population cast ballots in the 2016 presidential election. For this conversation, we bring together citizenship law expert Kim Rubenstein and the eminent historian Judith Brett, author of From Secret Ballot to Democracy Sausage: How Australia Got Compulsory Voting. They trace the history of our voting system and examine how it's shaped the tenor of our debates and our sense of ourselves and our representatives – plus, how the system may yet change. With Sally Warhaft, they discuss donkey votes, ballot boxes, barbeques and the wide-ranging implications of compulsory participation. Related listening: Housekeeping Podcast episode The Wheeler Centre Housekeeping #1: Sizzle / Australia 3 Jun 2016 Podcast episode The Wheeler Centre Housekeeping #2: ID / Government 10 Jun 2016 Podcast episode The Wheeler Centre Housekeeping #3: No-Shows / Australian politics 17 Jun 2016 Podcast episode The Wheeler Centre Housekeeping #4: Scrutiny / Government 27 Jun 2016 Podcast episode The Wheeler Centre Housekeeping #5: Locked Out / Crime 30 Jun 2016 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Did you know that Australia is one of a handful of countries in the world that enforce Compulsory voting, and the only English-speaking country that makes its citizens vote? But how did this come to be: when and why was voting in Australia made compulsory? How has this affected our politics? And how else is the way we vote different from other democracies? Judith Brett joins us to talk about her new book "From Secret Ballot to Democracy Sausage: How Australia got Compulsory Voting." See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Jeremy change podcast studios for a spirited telling of the Drama of the Dueling Dumps. The episode goes downhill from there. Daniel goes to both jail and hell for his crimes of passion, and then Jeremy hijacks the conversation and takes it to weird new depths. New episodes of Toppled post every other Wednesday. On each show, your hosts Daniel and Jeremy blindly draw a topic to discuss until completion. Either scroll for today’s topic(s) or stop reading now to be surprised right along with your suave hosts. . . . . . . . . . . Today’s topic: Golf; Compulsory Voting

I spoke with award winning author Judith Brett as a part of ANU's In Conversation program. Judith's new book From Secret Ballot to Democracy Sausage, gives a landmark account of the character of Australian democracy. We spoke about the peculiarly Australian aspects of our democratic system and the effects our innovations have had on elections here and on voting practices around the world.

On today's show we are going to talk about Stacey Abrams is using Saul Alinky's "lose well" tactic to perfection and how it might lead her to the very opportunity she's truly after. And we're going to talk about the plan by some on the left to break the constitution using compulsory voting.    Thank you to everyone who has supported the show. It is your support that keeps us going. Anyone who is interested helping out, you can Donate and Support the Show Via Patreon, or PayPal.  https://www.patreon.com/propagandareport Subscribe to the Propaganda Report podcast on iTunes by clicking here. If you’re an android user, subscribe on Google play by clicking here. If you like the show, leave us a 5 star rating on iTunes. It helps us show up higher in the searches. Thank you! Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/monicaperezshow?lang=en https://twitter.com/freedomactradio?lang=en Subscribe to my Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/bradbinkley  

In this season we look at different issues surrounding elections. In the third episode we talk to Professor Shane Singh from the University of Georgia about compulsory voting. It has been implemented in many democracies, from Australia to Brazil, but what exactly is it, what forms can it take, and how does it affect voters and political parties? The University of Kent Q-Step Centre is part of a multi-million pound national initiative to foster a step change in the quantitative and statistical skills of social sciences undergraduates. For more information, see our website: www.kent.ac.uk/qstep/. Tweet us at @UniKentQstep Intro and Outro Music Credits: Massive Attack - Poddington Bear. Used under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

Originally aired April 2018:  What of the advantages of compulsory voting? How does it work in practice in Australia? Ron Feinsod and Mariann Hunter discuss some surprising advantages to enforcing the act of voting as a civic responsibility.   Indivisible Venice   National website:  www.indivisible.org Local Website:  http://fl17indivisible.com/ Facebook:  Indivisible Venice FL Twitter:  @SWFLIndivisible Podcast: https://indivisibleradio.podbean.com/

7.00 am Acknowledgement of Country7.05 am News headlines  7.10 am Gideon Haigh joins us to talk about David Graeber's 'Phenomenon of Bullsh*t Jobs', the future of work and of course the Australian Cricket team. 7.30 am Jackson reviews the first 20 iod pages of richard Dennis' Quarterly Essay 'Dead Right'; James speaks about how he changed his mind on compulsory voting7.20 am Jeremy Poxon, media officer for the Australian Unemployed Worker's Union, joins us in the studio to discuss Centrelink's new 'demerit points' plan and what it means for NewStart recipients.7.50 am Over the Wall - on the continuing barriers to social support - housing, living, and finding work in abject poverty. 8.00 am Jill Parris is a refugee activist, published author and practicing Quaker - she has written two books in collaboration with Man Man, a former Manus detainee now setttled in Atlanta, Georgia. 

The #IWADebate in partnership with Cardiff University asked the question 'Would compulsory voting give the unheard a voice?' Here Dr Stuart Fox from Cardiff University's WISERD makes the case that compulsory voting would increase participation and better represent the parts of society let down by politics.

The #IWADebate in partnership with Cardiff University asked the question 'Would compulsory voting give the unheard a voice?' Katie Ghose, Chief Executive of the Electoral Reform Society, argues that alternative methods of electoral reform would offer a much more positive vision of democracy than compulsory voting.

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Will and Mike open the show with an analysis of President Trump's criticism of Fed Chair Jerome Powell. As part of the discussion, they walk through the role of the Fed and the differences between fiscal and monetary policy. They agree that Trump's politicization of the Fed is potentially problematic for both the short and long-term. Next is listener mail, where Will and Mike answer questions regarding compulsory voting and the media's lack of focus on bipartisanship in American politics. Lastly, Mike talks about an extended profile of Nancy Pelosi ( https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/19/magazine/nancy-pelosi-house-democrats.html ) he says is worth checking out as well as a ' Hidden Tribes ideology quiz ( https://hiddentribes.us/quiz/ ) ' that he and Will recently took. Will says that lately he's been reading a lot about college football coach firings ( https://www.denverpost.com/2018/11/25/colorado-buffaloes-mike-macintyre-buyout-ncaa-insanity/ ) and the impact of diminished state funding for higher education on coach firing decisions. *Listener support helps make The Politics Guys possible*. If you're interested in supporting the show, go to politicsguys.com/support ( http://www.politicsguys.com/support ). Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-politics-guys/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy