{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/695d5c48154465cd6010f4b3/695d5c668e6dd12efb08f11b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Third Parties Are Saving Democracy","description":"<p>On today’s episode of Hear Me Out: nobody wins with two parties.</p><p><br></p><p>A competitive presidential election draws closer every day – and as ever, every vote will count. So is it fair to accuse third-party voters of wasting a vote, <a href=\"https://dividedwefall.org/do-third-parties-help-or-harm-democracy/\">as often happens</a>? Or are third-party candidates actually preserving what little we have left of a competitive democracy? </p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.valdosta.edu/about/directory/profile/bitamas\">Bernard Tamas</a> of Valdosta State University joins us to make the case for the power of the third party.</p><p><br></p><p>If you have thoughts you want to share, or an idea for a topic we should tackle, you can email the show: <a href=\"mailto:hearmeout@slate.com\">hearmeout@slate.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>Podcast production by Maura Currie.</p><p><br></p><p>Want more Hear Me Out? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Or, visit <a href=\"http://slate.com/awordplus\">slate.com/hearmeoutplus</a> to get access wherever you listen.</p><p> </p>","author_name":"Slate Podcasts"}