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The Improvement Association

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 Ass... Read more

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A new podcast from the makers of "Serial" and The New York Times. For at least a decade, allegations of cheating have sw... Read more

30 Mar 2021

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Chapter One: ‘The Big Shadoo’

Chapter One: ‘The Big Shadoo’

Following a notorious case of election fraud in Bladen County, North Carolina, in 2018, the reporter Zoe Chace gets an i... Read more

13 Apr 2021

44mins

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Chapter Two: ‘Where Is Your Choice?’

Chapter Two: ‘Where Is Your Choice?’

Zoe talks to people in the county who believe the Bladen Improvement PAC has been cheating for years. She tries to get b... Read more

15 Apr 2021

44mins

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Chapter Three: ‘The Ballad of the Nursing Home Ballots’

Chapter Three: ‘The Ballad of the Nursing Home Ballots’

Zoe delves into one of the most serious allegations against the Bladen Improvement PAC: an accusation about stealing vot... Read more

20 Apr 2021

39mins

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Chapter Four: ‘Let Them Pull the Red Wagon’

Chapter Four: ‘Let Them Pull the Red Wagon’

With the PAC’s reputation suffering because of years of cheating accusations and resentment stirring within its ranks, a... Read more

22 Apr 2021

51mins

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Chapter Five: ‘Democrat, Republican, White, Black, Green’

Chapter Five: ‘Democrat, Republican, White, Black, Green’

The Improvement Association PAC’s power in the county is threatened when an unlikely candidate enters the race for count... Read more

27 Apr 2021

48mins

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