The great American gerrymander

Explain It to Me

Vox Media Podcast Network

Education, Politics, News, Society & Culture

4.4 • 7.9K Ratings

🗓️ 10 January 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Gerrymandering shapes our political maps, which in turn shape our policies. While there are concerns about how hyperpartisan voting maps are becoming, there’s one state where grassroots organizers have changed the system. On today’s episode of The Weeds, we pass the mike to one of you and answer your burning questions about redistricting in this polarized era. References: Where Did the Term “Gerrymander” Come From? | History| Smithsonian Magazine Opinion: Gerrymandering on steroids is the new normal | CNN Redistricting experts weigh in on results of first general election under new maps | Detroit Free Press Ratf**ked: Why Your Vote Doesn't Count, a book by David Daley Host: Jonquilyn Hill Credits: Sofi LaLonde, producer Cristian Ayala, engineer Libby Nelson, editorial adviser A.M. Hall, editorial director of talk podcasts Want to support The Weeds? Please consider making a donation to Vox: bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, I'm Jacqueline Hill.
0:04.2	Welcome to another episode of The Weeds.
0:07.4	Our mission here on The Weeds is to bring you along on deep dives into important policy
0:11.7	discussions.
0:13.2	And our whole goal is to get you the information and answers you're looking for.
0:18.2	So today, we're trying something new.
0:21.0	We're actually asking you, what's a question about policy you have?
0:25.2	Recently, Vox put out a call for questions from listeners, and we got a lot of fascinating
0:30.3	recommendations from you.
0:32.3	But one felt particularly interesting to me.
0:35.6	It was about Jerry Mandarin.
0:37.4	Hi, my name is Bronwyn.
0:39.5	I had a question about Jerry Mandarin.
0:43.0	I was wondering what the history of it was when the first Jerry Mandarin started.
0:49.8	Also, how are lawmakers allowed to get away with it when everybody knows that they do
0:55.7	it and how is it not illegal?
1:01.2	Jerry Mandarin shapes our political maps, which in turn shape our policies.
1:06.2	And so I wanted to get her some answers.
1:09.3	Bronwyn lives outside Charleston, South Carolina, and she's been interested in politics for
1:13.9	a long time.
1:15.8	I was raised in a very, very conservative household.
1:20.4	I actually wanted to get involved in politics when I first went off to college.
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