Weekly Roundup: October 23rd

The NPR Politics Podcast

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Politics, Daily News, News

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🗓️ 23 October 2020

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

The US government shared details about two alleged election meddling operations by Iran and Russia this week. The operations initially appear to be smaller-scale than they were in 2016. And we talk about what to expect in the last full week of campaigning.

This episode: political reporter Danielle Kurtzleben, voting reporter Miles Parks, election security editor Phil Ewing, campaign correspondent Scott Detrow, and White House reporter Ayesha Rascoe.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Andrew.
0:02.0	Incloy.
0:03.0	Alec.
0:04.0	From Indianapolis, Indiana, where we are taking down the last of our garden for the year and picking lots of green tomatoes.
0:11.0	This politics podcast was recorded at 11.56 am on October 23rd.
0:17.0	The news is always changing, but hopefully by the time you hear this we'll be enjoying fry green tomatoes and having more for the winter.
0:24.0	Alright, here's the show.
0:26.0	Oh man.
0:30.0	Jealous.
0:31.0	Fried green tomatoes, one of the best brunch foods.
0:34.0	Yes, Midwest represent.
0:36.0	Hey there, it is the NPR Politics Podcast.
0:39.0	I am Danielle Kurtzleben, I cover politics.
0:41.0	I'm Miles Parks, I cover voting.
0:43.0	And I'm filling you with an election security editor.
0:45.0	And Miles and Phil are here to talk about something very serious.
0:49.0	We are going to talk about election interference efforts by malicious foreign actors.
0:53.0	It's like 2016 all over again.
0:55.0	I know buckle up.
0:56.0	They never stopped.
0:57.0	It never did.
0:58.0	Alright, so let's start with the latest news this week.
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