After America
America faces a big choice this November. But whoever wins the presidency, the United States we thought we knew is gone – and it isn’t coming back.
In this new Australia Institute podcast, Dr Emma Shortis asks what this means for the rest of us, and how Australia can help shape our rapidly changing world for the better.
Caught in the headlights
We discuss America’s apparent crisis of confidence, the conflict in the Middle East, and the Vice-Presidential debate.
A region divided with Helen Clark
Helen Clark, former Prime Minister of New Zealand, joins us to discuss AUKUS and how the US presidential candidates might shape American foreign policy.
September 2024
The church of Trump with Don Watson
Author and former speechwriter Don Watson joins us to discuss political violence, America’s deep divisions and whether Kamala Harris can turn the country around.
Ready or not: will Americans elect their country’s first Black woman president?
We discuss race in the presidential campaign and the fallout from the debate with Terri Givens, Professor of Race, Ethnicity and Politics at the University of British Columbia.
Trump’s debate dog whistle and Swift endorsement | DEBATE SPECIAL
Nick Bryant and Emma Shortis discuss the presidential debate and the state of the race on this bonus episode.
Jobs for the boys
We discuss Trump’s pinky promise to Elon and RFK Jr and Albo’s ‘hot mic moment’ in Tonga.
Middle, middle, middle class: Harris’ pitch to the heartland
Greg Jericho, Australia Institute Chief Economist, joins us to examine the Harris-Walz economic agenda.
August 2024
Dems do the business at the DNC
The Democrats leave their convention on a high note while Trump struggles to get an insult to stick.
Sweet home, Chicago
The Democratic National Convention has landed in Chicago, Illinois. Will Kamala Harris be able to build on her campaign’s momentum or will the Republican ticket be able to stem the tide?
The enragement machine with Joseph Stiglitz and Malcolm Turnbull
Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull and Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz join us to discuss the presidential election, the AUKUS deal and the right-wing media machine.
Runnin’ the world
We examine what Kamala Harris’ foreign policy might look like, Biden’s international legacy and the implications of a second Trump term for global security.
July 2024
A femininomenon? Kamala and reproductive rights in a transformed campaign
After a wild couple of weeks in the election, we discuss the emergence of Kamala Harris as the presumptive Democratic nominee and the place of reproductive rights in the campaign.
Biden is out, Harris is in – what happens now?
On this special crossover episode of After America and Follow the Money, we discuss Biden’s decision to drop out of the campaign and why Democrats have rallied around Kamala Harris as the presumptive nominee.
Trump defiant after assassination attempt
Former Australian foreign minister Bob Carr joins us to discuss the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, the new Republican Vice-Presidential nominee, and the future of America’s place in the world.
Return of the king?
What does the Supreme Court’s monumental ruling on presidential immunity mean for the future of American democracy?
America: at war with itself
Can Biden recover from a disastrous debate performance?
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