Summary: <p>With Joe Biden approaching victory, Donald Trump and his political allies flooded the internet with conspiracy theories. This week, On the Media examines the misinformation fueling right-wing demonstrations across the country. Plus, why pollsters seemed to get the election wrong — again. And, how the history of the American right presaged the Republican Party's anti-majoritarian turn. </p> <p>1. John Mark Hansen, professor of political science at the University of Chicago, explains what exactly it would take to steal a presidential election. <a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/last-grasp-last-gasp-on-the-media">Listen.</a> </p> <p>2. Zeynep Tufecki [<a href="https://twitter.com/zeynep">@zeynep</a>], associate professor at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, argues in favor of doing away with election forecasting models. <a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/forecasts-didnt-help-us">Listen.</a> </p> <p>3. Rick Perlstein [<a href="https://twitter.com/rickperlstein">@rickperlstein</a>], author of <em>Reaganland: America's Right Turn 1976-1980</em>, on the history of anti-majoritarian politics on the American right. <a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/ignoring-will-people-on-the-media">Listen.</a> </p> <p>Music from this week's show:</p> <p>White Man Sleeps — Kronos QuartetL’Illusionista — Nino RotaGerman Lullaby — The KiboomersFrail as a Breeze, Part 2 — Erik FriedlanderWouldn’t It Be Loverly — Fred Hersh</p>
