How Pennsylvania is ramping up security ahead of Election Day

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🗓️ 14 October 2024

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We'd love to hear your thoughts on the podcast. Take the survey at wbur.org/survey. Elections departments across Pennsylvania are heightening security efforts and trying to tackle misinformation as the political climate heats up. Votebeat Pennsylvania's Carter Walker joins us. And, Asheville, North Carolina, was home to a thriving arts district before Hurricane Helene swept through. Fleta Monaghan, the founder of an art studio and school, tells us how the community is working to recover. Then, Monty Python founding member Eric Idle's new book, "The Spamalot Diaries," tells the story of how the film "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" became the Tony-winning Broadway musical "Spamalot." Idle joins us to talk about the book.

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0:50.3	Asheville, North Carolina's River Arts District is rising from the floods of Hurricane Helene. It's Monday, October 14th, and this is here and now anytime from NPR and
1:09.8	W.B. You are. I'm Chris Bentley. Today on the show Hurricane Helene devastated the
1:17.9	River Arts District of Asheville, North Carolina. We'll hear about recovery
1:22.0	efforts from one artist.
1:24.0	Also, Monte Python, founding member Eric Idols, new book, tells of teaming up with Director
1:30.1	Mike Nichols to transform Monty Python and the Holy Grail into the Tony winning Broadway show
1:35.1	Spam a lot.
1:36.1	It was the most fun of my life and working with Mike, I mean the most instructive.
1:41.6	That's coming up at about 15 minutes. But first, both Kamal Harris and
1:47.8	Donald Trump are campaigning in Pennsylvania today. Trump has a town hall in suburban Philadelphia, well Harris is holding a rally in Erie, PA.
1:57.2	A lot is writing on a few Swing counties in that crucial swing state.
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