# Explainer 517: How the revival of gerrymandering is hurting democracy

An episode of [The Foreign Desk](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/786319916), 13 May 2026, 7:00.

Audio: https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e6127ab7-b81e-456b-893c-a8d600215365/7b9f282e-1b97-4d40-a38f-ab8a0123a4e7/5955c992-d9a9-4609-aa0a-b44900c9c525/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=ed6a263e-d325-4e94-a10c-ab8a0123a4ec

What is gerrymandering and why is its recent revival bad for US democracy? Andrew Mueller explains. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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