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DB|BD is proud to introduce Design Observer's latest podcast: Draw the Line, the inside story of Louisiana’s fight over power, maps, and who gets left off them. 

Because every district line is a design decision — and every decision is about who gets power.

The Supreme Court case Louisiana v. Callais gutted the Voting Rights Act and rewrote the rules of American democracy.  As goes Louisiana, so goes the rest of the country. Who's fighting for your vote?

This is episode one. In it, host Ellen McGirt travels to Baton Rouge to meet the organizers, legal experts, and everyday citizens on the front lines of the fight against gerrymandering and traces how a dispute over one congressional district became a battle for the future of American democracy. 

Subscribe to Draw the Line on Apple and Spotify and visit our site for more info. Episodes releasing throughout Fall 2026.