Final Count

Join host Miles Mercer on Final Count as he uncovers the most explosive election disputes in history—from hanging chads to nineteenth-century ballot theft. Explore the recounts, courtroom battles, and backroom deals that push democracy to its breaking point, revealing how razor-thin margins have shaped our world.Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTVThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AIThis episode includes AI-generated content.

Host Miles Mercer examines America's 50 different recount systems, exploring automatic triggers, manual recounts, ballot curing, and election contests. From Jill Stein's 2016 multi-state effort to Boston's single-vote margin race, we trace how decentralized rules, provisional ballots, and court intervention shape outcomes. The episode reveals why recounts rarely flip results but remain essential to democratic legitimacy in an inconsistent, resilient system.Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTVThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AIThis episode includes AI-generated content.

Miles Mercer uncovers four explosive American elections—1876, 1884, 1916, and 1960—revealing the backroom deals, fraud allegations, and violence that nearly tore the nation apart. From the Compromise of 1877 to Nixon's contested loss, discover how the peaceful transfer of power has always depended on fragile choices, not ironclad rules.Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTVThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AIThis episode includes AI-generated content.

Miles Mercer unpacks the chaotic 2000 presidential election, where Bush v. Gore came down to 537 Florida votes, hanging chads, and a Supreme Court decision that stopped the recount. Explore the 36-day constitutional crisis that exposed democracy's fragile machinery and tested America's faith in electoral fairness.Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTVThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AIThis episode includes AI-generated content.