The Curiosity Desk

We begin with Chris Liniski from Commonwealth Beacon, explaining how Mass. chooses the order of election ballot questions and how it can influence outcomes. 

Then, Bowling Green State University historian Ruth Hearndon about the indentured servitude of children in 18th-century U.S. life, with help from GBH’s Matt Welch, who discovered a personal connection to the issue digging through his own family records. 

We round out our show with the National Button Society members Kendall Clark and  Mathew Brown. We check in with them during the National Button Society Convention ongoing in Manchester NH.