Bushkin.

Why is Miami, Miami?

What does the heartbreaking fate of the Cheetah tell us about the way we raise our children?

Why do Ivy League schools care so much about sports?

I'm Malcolm Gladwell. In my new audiobook, Revenge of the

Tipping Point, I'm returning to the subject of social epidemics and the dark side of contagious

phenomenon. Find revenge of the tipping point wherever you find audiobooks out now.

From Pushkin Industries, this is Deep Background, the show where we explore the stories behind the stories in the news.

I'm Noah Feldman, and it's voting season.

North Carolina was the first state to start mailing out absentee ballots earlier this month.

Minnesota will be the first state to open early in-person voting this Friday.

Is America ready to handle an election in the middle of our national and global pandemic?

What are the risks and dangers associated with this election?

What should we be worried about?

And what are the possible pathways that we could use to resolve conflicts?

Here to discuss these very challenging issues with us is Professor Nate Persily of Stanford Law School.

In my generation of law professors,

Nate is the definitive leading scholar

on election law, crises of elections,

and how elections work.

Everybody listens to him.

And Nate says he's losing sleep.

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