Host: Anil Dash @AnilDash

Function is a podcast about how technology is shaping culture and communications.

Host and Glitch CEO, Anil Dash, sits down with the developers behind some of the world’s best-known apps, games and services, and also talks with users, critics and culture experts to unpack the effects of these features.

Guests:

Matt Bernhard of Verified Voting

Maurice Turner of the Center for Democracy

Summary: Anil dives deep with his two guests digging into the technology of voting machines and local issues that states and counties deal with regarding employing this technology at the local level.

It turns out that solving the security issues around Voting machines is much more complex than it first seems. In spite of billions of dollars of spending on upgrades and implementation, we are no closer to a secure system.

When it comes to implementing secure voting systems at the state and local level, some bizarre challenges like humidity and paper jams can challenge the process. The full transcript is available here.