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Ballot to Talk About

An international politics podcast discussing elections and political events around the world. Each episode will discuss upcoming elections and offer insights into significant events.

Podcast · By Sam Rippon and Chern Han Mah · English

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Aug 16, 2026
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  1. Episode · Aug 16, 2026

    US Midterms 2026: Primaries and Previews (opens the original)

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    In this week’s episode, Sam and Chern look ahead to the upcoming 2026 US midterms, and assess some of the most interesting stories across the state primaries. What are the most interesting Senate, House and Governor races coming up in November? Is there a realistic path to congressional control for the Democrats? What are the major factors driving the national environment? And what is driving the several progressive successes in primaries? All these questions and more answered in this week’s epi

  2. Episode · Jul 26, 2026

    Feel the Burn-ham (opens the original)

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    In this week’s episode, Sam and Chern dissect recent political events in the UK and France, focussing on Andy Burnham’s first week as the UK’s 59th Prime Minister. In France, how is the field shaping up ahead of a 2027 Presidential Election? Is Marine Le Pen now back as the frontrunner? And how will the left of French politics approach the election? In the UK, who were the most interesting appointments in Burnham’s inaugural Cabinet? Can he turn the Labour Party’s fortunes around? And what do th

  3. Episode · Jul 12, 2026

    If Fujimori fails, try, try and try again (opens the original)

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    In this week’s episode, Sam and Chern break down results for a pair of South American presidential elections in Colombia and Peru. In Colombia, how did Abelardo de la Espriella win the presidency and take Colombia back to the right? What is Gustavo Petro’s legacy? And why was the result so close? And in the knife-edge Peruvian poll, how was it fourth time lucky for Keiko Fujimori? Was the recent political instability to blame? And can she overcome it in her presidency? All these questions and mo

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