The Improvement Association

*The Improvement Association*
The Improvement Association
Presentation
Hosted by	Zoe Chace
Genre	Investigative journalism; Serialized audio narrative;
Language	English
Length	3h 21m
Production
Production	Nancy Updike
Editing	Julie Snyder; Sarah Koenig; Neil Drumming; Ira Glass;
Theme music composed by	Kwame Brandt-Pierce
Audio format	Podcast (via streaming or downloadable MP3)
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	5
Publication
Original release	March 30 –; March 30, 2021
Related
Website	Link to NYT Podcast

The Improvement Association is a podcast hosted by Zoe Chace.^[1] The podcast is produced by Serial Productions, which is owned by The New York Times.^[2] The podcast consists of five episodes and debuted on April 13, 2021.^[3] The podcast focuses on the 2018 North Carolina's 9th congressional district election and the voter fraud that occurred that year.^[4]

Awards

Award	Date	Category	Result	Ref.
Peabody Awards	2022	Podcast & Radio	Nominated	^[5]^[6]

^ Sturges, Fiona (April 19, 2021). "The Improvement Association podcast — a community mired in distrust". Financial Times. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
^ Quah, Nicholas (May 13, 2021). "The Improvement Association Tries to Dismantle 'The Big Lie'". Vulture. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
^ Rosario, Alexandra Del (March 30, 2021). "Serial Productions Launching Election Fraud Series 'The Improvement Association'". Deadline. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
^ Barnum, Kevin Chang (May 5, 2021). "The Improvement Association: Election Fraud in Small Town America". Podcast Review. Los Angeles Review of Books. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
^ "The Improvement Association". The Peabody Awards. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
^ Davis, Clayton (April 13, 2022). "Peabody Awards 2022 Nominees: 'Dopesick,' 'Underground Railroad,' 'Yellowjackets,' Bo Burnham and More". Variety. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.