Weighted Voting
16 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingPolitical podcast that examines both the benefits and concerns behind weighted voting.
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Episodes
16: Closure
October 14, 2021 19:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBSummary of the overarching premise and consideration of potential long-term implications.
15: Structure and issue overview
October 12, 2021 19:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBA look at the proposed test structure, followed by the approximately 100 most important political issues.
14: Comparison to selectorate theory
October 07, 2021 21:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBAnalysis of how weighted voting relates to selectorate theory
13: an example
October 04, 2021 21:00 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MBA deep dive into personal income taxes. The goal is to show that we can significantly increase our understanding of specific issues with a modest time investment.
12: What if it fails?
October 01, 2021 17:00 - 29 minutes - 20 MBA look at the long-term likely societal implications of not adopting weighted voting.
11: Additional Q&A
September 27, 2021 19:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MBPresentation of listener questions and feedback, along with responses.
10: How to sell it
September 23, 2021 20:00 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBPrior episodes focused primarily on how the benefits of weighted voting more than offset the disadvantages. This episode changes direction by instead focusing on how to gain buy-in by both politicians and the general population.
9: Expected outcome
September 20, 2021 15:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MBReview of the numerous societal, political, and economic changes we would expect as a result of weighted voting becoming a reality.
8: Q&A
September 16, 2021 16:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MBaddress questions and comments about both the overall weighted voting process and episode formatting received through September 15, 2021.
7: Empowering or discriminatory?
September 13, 2021 21:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MBDeep dive into whether the overall premise would likely result in discrimination toward disadvantaged socioeconomic and/or ethnic groups.
6: alternative metrics
September 09, 2021 21:00 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MBThe prior episode made a case for the overall premise of weighted voting and what attributes should be included. This one considers alternative metrics and provides rationale as to why they should not be included in the initial rollout.
5: devising a better plan
September 06, 2021 20:00 - 27 minutes - 19.3 MBAn in-depth look at which attributes would increase an individual's vote share, followed by a strawman showing how the process could work effectively.
4: limitations regarding elected officials
September 02, 2021 18:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBHow our current voting system incentivizes politicians to pursue their self interests at the expense of the general population.
3: Limitations of equal weighting regarding the general population
August 30, 2021 22:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBIn-depth look at the current voting system and analysis of how it is suboptimal.
ep1: weighted voting- introduction
August 24, 2021 20:00 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MBPolitical podcast advocating for a weighted voting mechanism.
ep:2 weighted voting- overview/the big picture
August 24, 2021 20:00 - 35 minutes - 24.1 MBOverview of the weighted voting concept and why the benefits dramatically outweigh the limitations.