Hi, this is Sarah and Dallas, Texas, where the NPR poll plot is keeping me company while

I do the dishes.

Again, I'm so grateful there's a new episode almost every night because there are also

dishes in my sink almost every night.

This podcast was recorded at.

I live the struggle every night.

It is 12.35 Eastern on Monday, August 10.

Things may have changed by the time you hear it, but I'll probably still have some dirty

dishes in my sink.

Already enjoy the show.

But the problem is like a podcast helps when you're doing the dishes, but then you have

to have it so loud because the water, then you turn it off and you feel deaf and embarrassed.

At least this is me projecting my personal feelings in a podcast.

Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast.

I'm Scott Detro, I cover the presidential campaign.

I'm Lana Summers, I cover demographics and culture.

And I'm Dominic Omonton, our senior political editor and correspondent.

So we just identified one of the big challenges of the pandemic and that is doing dishes in

your house every single day.

But for us reporters, there is a second big challenge to this pandemic and that is that

it's really hard to get out into the world and talk to voters during this presidential

campaign.

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