Everybody thinks polling is broken. Here's what you should know.

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🗓️ 15 October 2024

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Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and Democratic Rep. Colin Allred will face off in a debate Tuesday night. KUT's Blaise Gainey tells us about the close Senate race. Then, how much do polls matter to the election? NPR's Domenico Montanaro discusses what people should look for in polling. And, aid trucks have made it into North Gaza after a customs dispute led to Israel blocking entry for relief agencies. UNWRA's Juliette Touma joins us. Plus, French singer Yseult stole the show at this year's Olympics closing ceremony when she sang "My Way" by Frank Sinatra. Now, she's out with a brand new album called "Mental." She joins us to talk about it.

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0:35.4	Now here's today's episode. What's happened in the past month with very
0:40.2	intensely negative campaigning by Donald Trump.
0:44.3	You've seen not necessarily her numbers come down much,
0:47.6	but his has started to creep up with some of those undecided voters.
0:51.8	You know what they say about lies, damned lies, and statistics?
0:56.0	But there are reasons that political polls still matter, even when they're not always telling
1:00.7	you what you'd like to hear or even the truth sometimes.
1:04.0	It's Tuesday, October 15th, and this is here and now any time.
1:10.0	From NPR and W-B-U-R, I'm Chris Bentley. Today on the show, the United Nations
1:16.4	says Israel has blocked food deliveries to Northern Gaza, and that Palestinians are being
1:22.0	forced to either leave or starve.
1:25.0	We'll hear from the UN's Palestinian Aid Agency, UNRWA.
1:28.0	Also, a conversation with French singer Isil, whose new album is her first in English and is a cathartic exploration of mental health.
1:38.0	Music helped me to heal, and every time, every day, every week, every it's it's a big and beautiful power like for me to be an artist it's a power
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