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| 0:00.0 | Before I started interviewing people for this voting thing, Nick, the question came up |
| 0:06.3 | that often comes up at the show. |
| 0:08.6 | We're talking about voting. |
| 0:11.0 | Voting can be a political act, but is voting a political subject. |
| 0:19.1 | And if we try to give people the tools to vote through this show, is that a political |
| 0:25.3 | act? |
| 0:26.3 | We've had this discussion in meetings dozens of times. |
| 0:28.9 | And to me, it feels like it shouldn't be. |
| 0:31.4 | But maybe that's just my gut. |
| 0:32.7 | Yeah, that's my gut, too. |
| 0:34.0 | We've talked about this a lot. |
| 0:35.1 | But still, I had to ask. |
| 0:37.2 | Well, I'm so glad you raised that point that asking or encouraging people to vote is somehow |
| 0:43.0 | partisan. |
| 0:44.0 | Because my last book last year was about the Constitution, how to read the Constitution |
| 0:47.8 | Y, and sometimes talking about what's in the Constitution is perceived as partisan. |
| 0:52.8 | This is Kim Welley. |
| 0:54.6 | After writing how to read the Constitution and Y, she wrote a book called, |
| 0:58.4 | What You Need to Know About Voting and Why. |
| 1:01.9 | And yeah, she tells people how to vote and she doesn't think it's political. |
| 1:05.4 | The reason that I say, go ahead and vote is that we all are Americans. |
| 1:10.2 | And ultimately, we are a government by the people. |
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