On this episode of Voting Equals Democracy, Rita discusses special elections, as she recently worked on a special elections congressional campaign. Rita explains why it is important to stay engaged in your community and go to the polls to cast your vote during special elections. 

In podcast miniseries, “Voting Equals Democracy: Unpacking Voter Choice,” Rita interviews several political science professors, as well as conducts her own experiment, and uses outside research, to answer the questions: why do people value specific world issues over others? To what extent does this have an effect on the outcome of presidential elections? To this end, Rita analyzes external influences such as education, family, religion, political parties, and geography, to understand how these aspects influence voters at the polls. In episode 4, of “Voting Equals Democracy: Unpacking Voter Choice,” Rita learns about how religion and faith affect voters at the polls. Rita speaks with expert in this field, Professor John Green from the University of Akron, while also evaluating her own research, to conclude the with the many religions in the United States comes with different systems of beliefs and customs, affecting Americans' political values. 

In podcast miniseries, “Voting Equals Democracy: Unpacking Voter Choice,” Rita interviews several political science professors, as well as conducts her own experiment, and uses outside research, to answer the questions: why do people value specific world issues over others? To what extent does this have an effect on the outcome of presidential elections? To this end, Rita analyzes external influences such as education, family, religion, political parties, and geography, to understand how these aspects influence voters at the polls. In episode 3, of “Voting Equals Democracy: Unpacking Voter Choice,” Rita talks about how political parties and geography impact voters at the polls. Rita uses primary and secondary research, while also interviewing Professor Graham Bodie from the University of Mississippi. 

In podcast miniseries, “Voting Equals Democracy: Unpacking Voter Choice,” Rita interviews several political science professors, as well as conducts her own experiment, and uses outside research, to answer the questions: why do people value specific world issues over others? To what extent does this have an effect on the outcome of presidential elections? To this end, Rita analyzes external influences such as education, family, religion, political parties, and geography, to understand how these aspects influence voters at the polls. In episode 2 of “Voting Equals Democracy: Unpacking Voter Choice,” Rita discusses how education impacts Americans at the polls. With the use of her own research survey, Rita also interviews Professor Eitan Hersh from Tufts University, to evaluate the extent to which education affects voters, and further the outcome of elections.

In podcast miniseries, “Voting Equals Democracy: Unpacking Voter Choice,” Rita interviews several political science professors, as well as conducts her own experiment, and uses outside research, to answer the questions: why do people value specific world issues over others? To what extent does this have an effect on the outcome of presidential elections? To this end, Rita analyzes external influences such as education, family, religion, political parties, and geography, to understand how these aspects influence voters at the polls. In episode 1 of “Voting Equals Democracy: Unpacking Voter Choice,” Rita will discuss the external influence of family on American voters at the polls. Rita interviews Professor Jeffrey M. Stonecash from Syracuse University to learn more. 

On today's episode, Rita interviews Raymond Adderly, who is a junior at Fort Lauderdale High School, an avid debater, and a candidate for Broward County School Board. Tune in to learn more about local elections and their importance!

In this episode of Voting Equals Democracy, Rita interviews Professor Donald P. Green from Columbia University. Together, they discuss the results of the 2020 Presidential Election, as well as the effects of ongoing polarization in America. The two talk about factors that influenced President Biden’s victory.   Credit to Chan Refield for the introduction music

Rita interviews Nik Harris, where they discuss the importance of voting.

In this episode, Rita Shuster discusses the relationship between Women's right and the act of voting. 

This episode feautures Ann-Marie Sellers and Sarah Leonardi, high school educators, who discuss the importance of voting with Rita!