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The Improvement Association is a podcast hosted by Zoe Chace. [1] The podcast is produced by Serial Productions, which is owned by The New York Times . [2] The podcast consists of five episodes and debuted on April 13, 2021. [3] The podcast focuses on the 2018 North Carolina's 9th congressional district election and the voter fraud that occurred that year. [4] The podcast was nominated for a Peabody Award in 2022. [5] [6]

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References

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