Every ten years, the census hands politicians a fresh box of crayons—and somehow the "art project" always ends up looking like a crime scene. Despite the next census not due until 2030, the redistricting free-for-all is already underway: Trump pushing Republican states to redraw early, Democrats striking back, and the whole country caught in a cartographic cage match.

This week, Geoff Gerling returns to help Ty and Jay tackle everyone's favorite "sexy" political scandal: gerrymandering. The gang breaks down what's happening, why it's happening, and how those squiggly lines on a map quietly decide who holds power.

0:00:00 - Intro (Dropping out of news and social media, Jay's in extreme Halloween mode, the left is beating the right at something, sports betting revisited)

0:18:20 - Sounds of the Week:

0:44:28 - Gerrymandering

Songs:

"Great Balls of Fire" by Jerry Lee Lewis
"My Song" by Jerry Cantrell
"Jerry Was a Racecar Driver" by Primus

Notes:

GWAR gets viral pushback for fake killing Elon Musk and Trump onstage (0:04:46)
The movie Ty is talking about is Victor Crowley, also known as Hatchet IV (0:06:37)
Left-Wing Terrorism and Political Violence in the United States: What the Data Tells Us (0:09:30)
Americans increasingly see legal sports betting as a bad thing for society and sports (0:11:15)
ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Off Air for Charlie Kirk Comments After F.C.C. Pressure (0:20:04)
GOP Playbook: Democrat Edition w/ Tim Miller & David Faris | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart (0:23:35)
The U.S. economy performs better under Democratic presidents (0:27:35)
Bragg Soldiers Who Cheered Trump's Political Attacks While in Uniform Were Checked for Allegiance, Appearance (0:34:33)
Supreme Court lets Fed Governor Lisa Cook keep job pending January oral argument (0:35:50)
Missouri State Supreme Court Rules Against Redistricting Decision (0:52:24)
New lawsuit argues Missouri violated constitution by splitting up Kansas City in redrawn map (0:53:18)
NAACP argues Missouri governor lacked authority for special session (0:54:39)
Missouri lawmakers pass gerrymandered congressional map, initiative petition limits (1:07:12)
As few as 5% of voters could defeat initiative petitions under Missouri GOP legislation (1:08:00)
People Not Politicians (1:09:40)
Missouri abortion ban ballot language rejected a second time for being 'insufficient and unfair' (1:14:45)
Rucho v. Common Cause (1:15:20)

Episode 51: Cartography of Control