Episode 2: Georgia and The Grammys

Maddie asks Essence to explain what happened in Georgia’s last election cycle and the upcoming runoff elections. Essence asks Maddie to analyze the upcoming Grammy nominations. Transcript to follow.

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Episode’s resources and bonus material:

• Georgia
• https://circle.tufts.edu/latest-research/election-week-2020
• https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-democrats-won-the-georgia-runoffs/
• https://theconversation.com/a-brief-history-of-georgias-runoff-voting-and-its-racist-roots-150356
• https://www.forbes.com/sites/tommybeer/2021/01/06/record-turnout-more-georgians-voted-in-senate-runoffs-than-2016-presidential-election/?sh=7e5caa225853
• https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/dems-feel-great-deal-urgency-ahead-georgia-runoffs/story?id=75015848

• The Grammys
• https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2021-grammys-complete-nominees-list
• https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-books-music/a30647659/deborah-dugan-grammys-controversy/#:~:text=Rape%20Allegations,artist's%20performance%20at%20Carnegie%20Hall.
• https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/a30627815/grammys-scandal-joel-katz-neil-portnow-deborah-dugan-recording-academy-controversy-explained/
• https://studybreaks.com/culture/music/grammys-2021/
• https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/a34784734/the-weeknd-grammys-snub-corruption-response-controversy-explained/
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