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News Catch-Up: Who is Tim Walz and How Exactly Does The US Election Work?

Season 1, Ep. 176

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I'm on holidays so instead of your usual news catch up this week Carl and I do a (kind of) deep dive into the American election. If you've always wanted to know what a swing state is or what exactly the electoral college is, this is for you. Fortunately, we also got the news about Tim Walz joining the Democratic ticket before recording so we also chat about who he is and why he's got so many people excited.


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