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May 2023
38m 54s

Checks and Balance: You asked, we answer

The Economist
About this episode

Normally we take one big theme shaping American politics and explore it in depth. This week is a little different: we’re going to answer your questions. We tackle whether America will ever have a female president, the politics of health-care reform and how the show gets made. Plus, a bumper quiz. 


John Prideaux hosts with Charlotte Howard, Idrees Kahloon and Jon Fasman.  


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