Election Fraud Myth, Cooking With Salt

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Voters walk to an early voting location Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020, at Waukesha City Hall. Angela Major/WPR

Falsehoods about the 2020 election have taken hold in many Republican circles. We talk to a Washington Post reporter who traces their roots back to a conservative businessman from Texas. Then, on this week’s edition of Food Friday we talk about a fundamental ingredient for all cooking: salt.

Featured in this Show

  • How One Conservative Businessman Sold The Election Fraud Myth

    A Washington Post reporter tells the story of how one conservative Texas businessman had an outsize influence in the spread of the 2020 election fraud myth.

  • Food Friday: Salt

    On this week’s edition of food Friday, we talk about an ingredient that we may take for granted: salt. Dan Souza of Cook’s Illustrated and America’s Test Kitchen joins us.

Episode Credits

  • J. Carlisle Larsen Host
  • Sarah Hopefl Technical Director
  • Colleen Leahy Producer
  • J. Carlisle Larsen Producer
  • Emma Brown Guest
  • Dan Souza Guest

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