The Improvement Association
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Chapter Two: ‘Where Is Your Choice?’
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04/15/21 • 45 min
Zoe talks to people in the county who believe the Bladen Improvement PAC has been cheating for years. She tries to get beyond the rumors and into specifics, and comes face to face with the intense suspicion and scrutiny leveled against the organization. In the middle of another election, Zoe goes out with members of the PAC to watch how they operate and try to make sense of all these allegations against them.
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Chapter One: ‘The Big Shadoo’
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04/13/21 • 44 min
Following a notorious case of election fraud in Bladen County, North Carolina, in 2018, the reporter Zoe Chace gets an invitation from Horace Munn, the leader of the Bladen County Improvement Association PAC, a Black political advocacy group whose name was dragged into the scandal. Horace asks Zoe to come down and investigate for herself and find out who is really cheating.
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Chapter Three: ‘The Ballad of the Nursing Home Ballots’
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04/20/21 • 39 min
Zoe delves into one of the most serious allegations against the Bladen Improvement PAC: an accusation about stealing votes from vulnerable people that goes back 10 years. In trying to track down the veracity of this particularly persistent rumor, she comes to understand how and why election cheating allegations are so sticky.
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Chapter Five: ‘Democrat, Republican, White, Black, Green’
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04/27/21 • 48 min
The Improvement Association PAC’s power in the county is threatened when an unlikely candidate enters the race for county commissioner. Plenty of people outside the PAC now have their own ideas about how to build Black political power here. Zoe examines what this election could mean for the PAC’s future.
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The Trojan Horse Affair - Trailer
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02/18/22 • 4 min
Chapter Four: ‘Let Them Pull the Red Wagon’
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04/22/21 • 51 min
With the PAC’s reputation suffering because of years of cheating accusations and resentment stirring within its ranks, a prominent member turns against the leadership. Nevertheless, Horace and his closest allies make a bold move by supporting a political upset at the center of the county.
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The Improvement Association
03/30/21 • 2 min
A new podcast from the makers of "Serial" and The New York Times. For at least a decade, allegations of cheating have swirled around elections in rural Bladen County, N.C. Some people in town point fingers at a Black advocacy group, the Bladen County Improvement Association, accusing it of bullying voters, tampering with ballots and stealing votes outright. These accusations have never been substantiated, but they persist. In this five-part series, reporter Zoe Chace travels to Bladen County, N.C., to investigate the power of election fraud allegations.
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FAQ
How many episodes does The Improvement Association have?
The Improvement Association currently has 8 episodes available.
What topics does The Improvement Association cover?
The podcast is about Society & Culture, Documentary, Podcasts and Government.
What is the most popular episode on The Improvement Association?
The episode title 'Chapter Two: ‘Where Is Your Choice?’' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on The Improvement Association?
The average episode length on The Improvement Association is 30 minutes.
How often are episodes of The Improvement Association released?
Episodes of The Improvement Association are typically released every 5 days.
When was the first episode of The Improvement Association?
The first episode of The Improvement Association was released on Mar 30, 2021.
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