Election poll accuracy, Copycat recipies

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A sign with a U.S. flag says "City of Madison Polling Place."
A voter walks up to a polling location Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at Tenney Park in Madison, Wis. Angela Major/WPR

A political science professor joins us to discuss how accurate polls are at predicting election results. Then, this week’s edition of Food Friday features tips on recreating your favorite dishes that you don’t have the recipe for.

Featured in this Show

  • Will the polls be wrong (again) in 2022?

    Pollsters were infamously wrong about the 2016 presidential election. The polls in 2020 made the same mistake of overstating Democrats’ lead. We take a look at why this has happened, and whether polls are on track to be wrong (again) about the upcoming midterms.

  • Food Friday: Recipes inspired by your favorite restaurant dishes

    We get recipes and tips for reverse-engineering favorite restaurant items, on this week’s edition of Food Friday.

Episode Credits

  • Lee Rayburn Host
  • Trina La Susa Technical Director
  • Colleen Leahy Producer
  • Tim Peterson Producer
  • Samara Klar Guest
  • James Schend Guest