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Mushrooms, Slavery, and the Ballot Measures You May Have Missed

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4.34.5K Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2022

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

We've heard a lot about candidates and parties, 132 measures were also on ballots across the U.S. last week.

From decriminalizing psychedelic mushrooms to prohibiting slavery, to implementing new rules around how and where we vote, Americans made a ton of local decisions with national implications this November.

We discuss some of the midterm results you might have missed and what they mean for American attitudes on important issues.

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0:00.0

We heard a lot about the candidates and parties during the midterms, but more than 130

0:12.6

measures were also on ballots across the U.S. last week.

0:16.2

From decriminalizing psychedelic mushrooms, to prohibiting slavery, to implementing new

0:20.4

rules around how and where we vote, Americans made a lot of local decisions with national

0:25.8

implications this November.

0:28.1

We'll discuss some of the midterm results you might have missed and what they mean for

0:32.0

you.

0:33.0

I'm Jen White.

0:34.0

You're listening to the OneA podcast where we get to the heart of the story.

0:37.3

Stay with us.

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Let's get right into the conversation with our first guest.

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Reed Wilson is a familiar voice here at OneA.

1:14.8

He's the founder and editor-in-chief at Pluribus News.

1:17.8

That's an online media outlet covering state-level public policy.

1:21.0

Reed, it's always great to have you on.

1:22.4

Hey Jen, thanks for having me.

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