Getting Gamers To The Polls, Plus The Pandemic Economy
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English - October 23, 2020 22:32 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 8.2K ratingsSociety & Culture interview news comedy culture politics entrepreneurship business health leadership books Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: 'They've Dismissed Us': How Latino Voter Outreach Still Falls Short
Voter outreach took on an unconventional form Tuesday night when Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez streamed her gameplay of the hit game "Among Us" on Twitch. While she played the game with friends, her stream became one of the 20 most watched streams in Twitch history. Sam chats with Wired writer Cecilia D'Anastasio who explains the streaming platform's potential to reach new voters. Also, the pandemic has hit the economy hard, but not everyone is feeling the blows. Sam talks to Scott Horsley, NPR's Chief Economics Correspondent, about the pandemic economy – who's winning, who's losing and why.
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