{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Flash Forward","title":"Countless","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2734,"description":"This episode we travel to a future where the 2020 census goes haywire. What happens if we don’t get an accurate count of Americans? Who cares? Apparently the constitution does! \n \n The 2020 census is currently in the crosshairs — census watchers say that it’s not getting enough funding, and community organizations and local governments are already worrying about what an inaccurate census might mean for their people. \n \n To walk us through the current perils facing the census I talked to Hansi Lo Wang, a national correspondent for NPR who has been covering the census; Phil Sparks, the co-director of The Census Project, an organization that brings together groups who use census data; Susan Lerner, the director of Common Cause New York, a government watchdog group; Cayden Mak, the executive director of 18 Million Rising, an online organizing group that works with Asian American communities; and Dawn Joelle Fraser, a storyteller and communications coach who worked for the census in 2010. \n \n Further reading:\n \n Could A Census Without A Leader Spell Trouble In 2020? \n US Census Director Resigns Amid Turmoil Over Funding of 2020 Count\n Departure of U.S. Census director threatens 2020 count\n The 2020 Census is at risk. Here are the major consequences\n With 2020 Census Looming, Worries About Fairness and Accuracy\n Trump's threat to the 2020 Census\n NAACP lawsuit alleges Trump administration will undercount minorities in 2020 Census\n Census 2020: How it’s supposed to work (and how it might go terribly wrong)\n Census watchers warn of crisis if 2020 funding is not increased\n Likely Changes in US House Seat Distribution for 2020\n What Census Calls Us: A Historical Timeline\n As 2020 Census Approaches, Worries Rise Of A Political Crisis After The Count\n The American Census: a social history by Margo J. Anderson\n The Story Collider podcast: Dawn Fraser, The Mission\n \n Note: This is the second to last episode of this season of Flash Forward! The last episode drops January 9th,...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/dam2HLo-U1Ry9QrCndqL6T5UjMJXZXITXSp8qYl8vtM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM3MDE4LzE2NzA4/NjcyMTQtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}