A world on fire
From threatening to annex Greenland to blaming California Democrats for the state’s deadly wildfires, the Trump circus is back in town – and he’s not even president yet.
On this episode of After America, Dr Emma Shortis and Alice Grundy discuss Trump’s empire pantomime, the devastating California fires and the death of Jimmy Carter.
This discussion was recorded on Monday 13 January 2025 and things may have changed since recording.
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Host: Emma Shortis, Director, International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis
Host: Alice Grundy, Managing Editor, Australia Institute Press, the Australia Institute // @alicektg
Show notes:
‘Australia leases US firebombing aircraft in the northern winter. So what happens when LA burns in January?’ by Mike Foley, The Sydney Morning Herald (January 2025)
The American Empire, Empire with William Dalrymple and Anita Anand
Image: Gage Skidmore/Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions
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