Never been a competition quite like it. When Draw the Lines PA set out to prove that regular folks could draw election maps better than the political pros, many scoffed. Other shrugged. They hadn’t met Kyle Hynes, a 16-year-old from the place k

Episode 5 - From Snowball to Avalanche: Carol Kuniholm Steps Up

May 23rd, 2019 25m 58s

When Carol Kuniholm stood up in a Philadelphia church on frigid evening in January 2017, she didn’t feel she was about to launch a movement. She just felt deep stage fright. Then, she started talking. And, with every word she told that packed s

Episode 4: Gerrymander Never Knew What Hit It - Ben Geffen Saves America

Apr 25th, 2019 30m 33s

OK, we exaggerate somewhat. But Ben Geffen was a key player on the legal team that won the first court case that overturned for good a notorious 2011 gerrymander. Geffen’s tale takes you behind closed doors to learn how a band of determined cit

Episode 3: From Ratf***ed to Unrigged: David Daley Discovers Hope

Apr 17th, 2019 29m

David Daley wrote the book on how gerrymandering undermines democracy. He gave it a profane title and a depressing epilogue tinged with despair about America’s future. He’s got a new book now. In it, he joyfully details how the final chapter of

Episode 2: For the Love of Mike: Bryan Miller Fights Back

Apr 8th, 2019 25m 3s

Gerrymanders aren’t just wacky lines on a map. By empowering ideologues and special interests, they thwart the common-sense solutions to tough issues that are favored by strong majorities of Americans. Gun violence protection is one such issu

Episode 1: Dude, Who Stole My Seat? Jason Altmire Hunts Answers

Mar 28th, 2019 35m 51s

Jason Altmire was the chief victim of the Pennsylvania’s Great Gerrymander of 2011. In this episode, he explains how he lost a seat in Congress after three terms through diabolically subtle line-drawing, aimed at setting him up to lose his own

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