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Many of you have called into the show expressing your concern and confusion regarding the electoral college. So tomorrow, we're unpacking the history, process, and significance behind the electoral college. What do you want to know?

Producer Jon here: It's BORAT DAY! Marty and I were so pleasantly surprised to find out that there was a new Borat movie dropping, and that it continues Sacha Baron Cohen's tradition of exposing the darkest corners of the American underbelly, as well as it's leaders, while being simultaneously jaw-droppingly funny. I admire the amount of gumption it takes to prank the powerful, and no one does it better, or with more purpose than him. HIGH FIVE

For some of us, the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the ways our cities and buildings can fail to keep us safe and healthy. But for 15% of the population living with a disability, this information is nothing new. Tomorrow, we talk about universal design and how to re-create cities that work for all of us. One of our guests, Sara Hendren, wrote this article:

We're trying out a new format on our episode web pages that includes an edited transcript of the show. Let us know what you think!

Coronavirus cases are surging again as experts caution the approach of a second wave. But within the White House, there's been chaos instead of consensus on what to do about it. Tomorrow, we dive into the conversation to give you an update. One of our guests wrote this recent Wash Po article:

Culinary giant James Beard has been called the dean of American cookery. But there was more to his life than the cookbooks he wrote. Tomorrow, John Birdsall joins to talk about his new biography of Beard's life and to discuss his identity as a closeted gay man and his influence on America's culinary landscape.

Tomorrow, we're back on the Regional Roundup to answer more of your mail-in voting/election questions. What do you want to know?

Marty here: I spent a long weekend in the Catskills recently and it was just beautiful. With the travel restrictions of the pandemic, I am trying to explore parts of the country that are in my backyard that I have overlooked. Any suggestions about where to go when our travel options are so limited?

The two long days of Judge Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation hearings are over. What did we learn? That's what our two guests will walk us through this morning. Tell us your takeaways in the comments below:

A few days ago, Pennsylvania's Second Lady Gisele Fetterman shared a video of a woman accosting her in a grocery store parking lot, yelling racist slurs. Gisele Fetterman joins us this morning to tell us about the experience.

We are three weeks from Election Day so this morning, we're recording another election roundup. Tune in later today to our conversation about voter suppression tactics with Ari Berman who writes for Mother Jones:

Today's show with author Cole Brown is available here:

We're pre-empted again this morning but tune in later tonight for a conversation about Blackness, identity, and growing up as the "token" minority in a white world with Cole Brown.

Today's show wasn't on the air this morning but you can listen to it here!