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a) Listeners don’t learn much about the ratification process from the podcast.
b) This would have been useful to have in the podcast so that the listeners understood the stakes and the process and framework of the story.

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This helps to show the tensions of the final vote because of the tone in their voices that were being portrayed.

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It seemed like the podcast wanted to just inform and entertain people about the event.

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The struggle for freedom has been the same back then and today in the government.