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The Democrats have been largely overshadowed by the Trump spectacle in the final weeks of the campaign. Will it hurt Harris’ chances of winning the presidency?
On this special crossover episode of After America and Presidency Pending, Associate Professor Zim Nwokora and Associate Professor Clare Corbould from Deakin University join Dr Emma Shortis to discuss whether reproductive rights will mobilise enough voters for Kamala Harris in key states and the role of Biden in the campaign.
This discussion was recorded on Wednesday 30 October 2024 and things may have changed since recording.
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Guest: Zim Nwokora, Associate Professor, Deakin University
Guest: Clare Corbould, Associate Head of School, Research Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Deakin University // @clarecorbould
Host: Emma Shortis, Director of International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis
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Chas Licciardello joins us to discuss Beyonce’s Texas appearance, Trump’s hate-filled Madison Square Garden dude-fest, and how the campaigns are spending their money.
Comedian and co-host of Planet America on ABC TV, Chas Licciardello, joins Dr Emma Shortis to discuss why the campaigns are spending time in states they’re unlikely to win and what their advertising reveals about the campaigns’ strategies.
This discussion was recorded on Tuesday 29 October 2024 and things may have changed since recording.
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Guest: Chas Licciardello, comedian and co-host of Planet America and PEP // @chaslicc
Host: Emma Shortis, Director of International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis
Show notes:
PEP with Chas and Dr Dave
Planet America, ABC iview
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We discuss the race in the key swing state of Michigan and whether Australia is really prepared for a second Trump administration.
On this episode of After America, Dr Emma Shortis and Alice Grundy discuss Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally, Eminem’s appearance at a Harris event in Detroit, and what this election result could mean for Australia.
This discussion was recorded on Monday 28 October 2024 and things may have changed since recording.
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Host: Emma Shortis, Director of International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis
Host: Alice Grundy, Research Manager, Anne Kantor Fellows, the Australia Institute // @alicekgt
Show notes:
‘In the US election, 7 states and a few ‘swing voters’ have all the power. This is exposing hidden tensions in both campaigns’ by Emma Shortis, The Conversation (October 2024)
The Odd Couple: the Australia-America relationship by Allan Behm (2024)
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We discuss the impact of Trump’s extreme immigration rhetoric and how the candidates are courting the male vote.
On this episode of After America, Dr Prudence Flowers, Senior Lecturer in US History at Flinders University, joins Dr Emma Shortis to discuss immigration, reproductive rights, and why Harris and Trump are hitting the podcast circuit.
This discussion was recorded on Monday 21 October 2024 and things may have changed since recording.
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Guest: Prudence Flowers, Senior Lecturer in US History, Flinders University // @FlowersPGF
Host: Emma Shortis, Senior Research for International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis
Show notes:
‘Republicans once championed immigration in the US. Why has the party’s rhetoric – and public opinion – changed so dramatically?’ by Prudence Flowers, The Conversation (October 2024)
‘The ‘feral 25-year-olds’ making Kamala Harris go viral on TikTok’ by Drew Harwell, The Washington Post (September 2024)
The Right-to-Life Movement, the Reagan Administration, and the Politics of Abortion by Prudence Flowers (2019)
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We discuss hurricane conspiracies, Harris’ “decency coalition” and the threat of post-election violence.
On this episode of After America, award-winning author, journalist and screenwriter Richard Cooke joins Dr Emma Shortis to discuss the state of this extremely close campaign.
This discussion was recorded on Monday 14 October 2024 and things may have changed since recording.
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Guest: Richard Cooke, author, journalist and Contributing Editor for The Monthly // @rgcooke
Host: Emma Shortis, Senior Research for International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis
Show notes:
Tired of Winning: A Chronicle of American Decline by Richard Cooke (March 2019)
‘Dark Star: Elon Musk's Political Turning’ by Richard Cooke, The Jewish Quarterly (February 2024)
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We discuss America's apparent crisis of confidence, the conflict in the Middle East, and the Vice-Presidential debate.
On this episode of After America, Allan Behm, Director of the International & Security Affairs program at the Australia Institute, joins Dr Emma Shortis to discuss the situation in the Middle East and the sense of helplessness creeping into American policymaking.
This discussion was recorded on Friday 4 October 2024 and things may have changed since recording.
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Guest: Allan Behm, Director, International & Security Affairs program, the Australia Institute // @Mirandaprorsus
Host: Emma Shortis, Senior Research for International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis
Show notes:
The Odd Couple: the Australia-America relationship by Allan Behm (2024)
‘In a largely uneventful and inconsequential US vice presidential debate, no one can claim victory’ by Emma Shortis, The Conversation (October 2024)
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Helen Clark, former Prime Minister of New Zealand, joins us to discuss AUKUS and how the US presidential candidates might shape American foreign policy.
Helen Clark ONZ joins Dr Emma Shortis on this episode of After America to discuss the US-China relationship and how Australia and New Zealand can play a constructive role in the Asia Pacific.
This discussion was recorded on Wednesday 2 October 2024 and things may have changed since recording.
Join President José Ramos-Horta at 6pm AEDT, Tuesday 8 October for an evening of conversation at the Sydney Opera House, presented by the Australia Institute as part of its 30 Years of Big Ideas.
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Guest: The Rt Hon Helen Clark ONZ, former Prime Minister of New Zealand and United Nations Development Programme Administrator // @HelenClarkNZ
Host: Emma Shortis, Senior Research for International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis
Show notes:
‘In a largely uneventful and inconsequential US vice presidential debate, no one can claim victory’ by Emma Shortis, The Conversation (October 2024)
Helen Clark’s remarks at the United Nations Security Council (September 2024)
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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.
Don Watson joins Dr Emma Shortis on this episode of After America to discuss the cult-like support Donald Trump has manufactured, the “mad” AUKUS agreement, and his latest Quarterly Essay, ‘High Noon: Trump, Harris and America on the Brink’.
This discussion was recorded on Friday 20 September 2024 and things may have changed since recording.
Join President José Ramos-Horta at 6pm AEDT, Tuesday 8 October for an evening of conversation at the Sydney Opera House, presented by the Australia Institute as part of its 30 Years of Big Ideas.
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Guest: Don Watson, author of ‘High Noon: Trump, Harris and America on the Brink’
Host: Emma Shortis, Senior Research for International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis
Show notes:
‘High Noon: Trump, Harris and America on the Brink’ by Don Watson, Quarterly Essay (September 2024)
American Journeys by Don Watson (January 2018)
‘Enemy Within: American Politics in the Time of Trump’ by Don Watson, Quarterly Essay (September 2016)
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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.
Professor Terri Givens joins Dr Emma Shortis on this episode of After America to discuss race in American politics and whether the country is ready to elect a Black female president.
This discussion was recorded on Friday 13 September 2024 and things may have changed since recording.
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Guest: Terri Givens, Professor of Race, Ethnicity and Politics, University of British Columbia
Host: Emma Shortis, Senior Research for International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis
Show notes:
‘Race, gender and politics: Is the United States ready for a Black woman president?’ by Terri Givens, The Conversation (July 2024)
‘Is America ready to elect a Black woman president?’ by Emma Shortis, The Conversation (September 2024)
The Roots of Racism: The politics of white supremacy in the US and Europe by Terri Givens (January 2022)
Radical Empathy: Finding a path to bridging racial divides by Terri Givens (February 2022)
‘With Democrats "fired up" by Harris' candidacy, young people are now registering to vote in droves’ by Nandika Chatterjee, Salon (August 2024)
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Nick Bryant and Emma Shortis discuss the presidential debate and the state of the race on this bonus episode.
On this bonus After America, Nick Bryant, acclaimed author of The Forever War: America’s Unending Conflict with Itself and former BBC journalist, joins Dr Emma Shortis to reflect on the Harris-Trump debate.
This discussion was recorded live on Thursday 12 September 2024 and things may have changed since recording.
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Guest: Nick Bryant, author and former BBC United States correspondent // @NickBryantNY
Host: Emma Shortis, Senior Research for International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis
Show notes:
'Are you ready for it? What a Taylor Swift endorsement means for Kamala Harris' by Emma Shortis, The Conversation (September 2024)
The Forever War: America’s Unending Conflict with Itself by Nick Bryant (June 2024)
When America Stopped Being Great: A History of the Present by Nick Bryant (August 2020)
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We discuss Trump’s pinky promise to Elon and RFK Jr and Albo’s ‘hot mic moment’ in Tonga.
On this episode of After America, Dr Emma Shortis and Alice Grundy reflect on the presidential campaign so far and on the dynamics of the Australia-United States relationship ahead of the third anniversary of the AUKUS deal.
This discussion was recorded on Friday 6 September 2024 and things may have changed since recording.
Join our webinar with Nick Bryant, former BBC United States correspondent and author of The Forever War, at 11am AEST on Thursday 12 September. Tickets are free, but registration is essential.
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Host: Emma Shortis, Senior Research for International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis
Host: Alice Grundy, Research Manager, Anne Kantor Fellows, the Australia Institute // @alicekgt
Show notes:
‘Is America ready to elect a Black woman president?’ by Emma Shortis, The Conversation (September 2024)
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Greg Jericho, Australia Institute Chief Economist, joins us to examine the Harris-Walz economic agenda.
Republicans have tried to pin the Vice-President as ‘Comrade Kamala’, but are her economic policies all that radical? On this special After America and Dollars & Sense crossover episode, Dr Emma Shortis and Dr Greg Jericho discuss Harris’ economic agenda.
This discussion was recorded on Friday 30 August 2024 and things may have changed since recording.
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Guest: Greg Jericho, Chief Economist, the Australia Institute // @GrogsGamut
Host: Emma Shortis, Senior Research for International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis
Show notes:
Dollars & Sense, the Australia Institute
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The Democrats leave their convention on a high note while Trump struggles to get an insult to stick.
ABC journalist and podcaster Matthew Bevan joins Dr Emma Shortis on this After America to discuss the Democratic National Convention and Trump’s to set the agenda.
This discussion was recorded on Monday 26 August 2024 and things may have changed since recording.
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Guest: Matthew Bevan, host and writer of If You’re Listening, the ABC // @MatthewBevan
Host: Emma Shortis, Senior Research for International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis
Show notes:
‘Harris delivers warm and strong acceptance speech as Democrats take joy, hope and renewal to the electorate’ by Emma Shortis, The Conversation (August 2024)
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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?
On this episode of After America, political scientist Associate Professor Zim Nwokora joins Dr Emma Shortis to discuss the DNC and the Trump campaign’s failure to cut through against a new Democratic candidate.
This discussion was recorded on Friday 16 August 2024 and things may have changed since recording.
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Guest: Zim Nwokora, Associate Professor, Deakin University
Host: Emma Shortis, Senior Research for International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis
Show notes:
‘Sweet home, Chicago: the Democrats return to the site of their most tumultuous convention. This time, they are united’ by Emma Shortis and Liam Byrne, The Conversation (August 2024)
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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.
On this special episode of After America, recorded live at the State Library of New South Wales, Dr Emma Shortis is joined by Professor Joseph Stiglitz and the Hon Malcolm Turnbull AC to discuss the role of inequality in US politics and dealing with the Trump White House.
This discussion was recorded live on Monday 29 July 2024 and things may have changed since recording.
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Guest: Joseph Stiglitz, recipient of the Nobel Prize for Economics and Professor at Columbia University Business School // @JosephEStiglitz
Guest: Malcolm Turnbull, former Prime Minister of Australia // @TurnbullMalcolm
Host: Emma Shortis, Senior Research for International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis
Show notes:
The Road to Freedom: Economics and the Good Society by Joseph E Stiglitz (2024)
‘How the World Can Deal with Trump’ by Malcom Turnbull, Foreign Affairs (2024)
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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.
Washington DC-based international policy expert Dr Nancy Okail joins Dr Emma Shortis on this episode of After America to discuss America’s relationships with China and the Middle East, and possibility a more progressive approach to foreign policy led by Kamala Harris.
This discussion was recorded on Friday 2 August 2024 and things may have changed since recording.
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Guest: Nancy Okail, President and CEO, Centre for International Policy // @NancyGEO
Host: Emma Shortis, Senior Research for International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis
Show notes:
‘Ukraine and Israel and the Two Joe Bidens’ by Matthew Duss, The New Republic (December 2023)
‘The Killing of a Hamas Leader Is Part of a Larger War’ by Matthew Duss and Nancy Okail, The New York Times (August 2024)
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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.
Historian Dr Prudence Flowers joins Dr Emma Shortis to discuss the politics of reproductive rights in American politics, Project 2025 and the wave of support for Kamala Harris since Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the race.
This discussion was recorded on Friday 12 and Thursday 25 July 2024 and things may have changed since recording.
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Guest: Prudence Flowers, Senior Lecturer in US History, Flinders University // @FlowersPGF
Host: Emma Shortis, Senior Research for International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis
Show notes:
'‘Kamala IS brat’: how the power of pop music has influenced 60 years of US elections' by Prudence Flowers, The Conversation (July 2024)
'6 in 10 Americans support abortion rights. This could be the advantage Kamala Harris needs against Donald Trump' by Prudence Flowers, The Conversation (July 2024)
'Project 2025, the policy substance behind Trump’s showmanship, reveals a radical plan to reshape the world' by Emma Shortis, The Conversation (April 2024)
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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.
Dr Emma Shortis and Ebony Bennett, host of the Australia Institute's Follow the Money podcast, reflect on Joe Biden’s legacy, his endorsement of Kamala Harris, and what it could mean for the election campaign.
This discussion was recorded on Monday 22 July 2024 and things may have changed since recording.
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Host: Emma Shortis, Senior Research for International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis
Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director, the Australia Institute // @ebony_bennett
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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.
On this episode of After America, Dr Emma Shortis speaks to Professor the Hon Bob Carr about the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump and what it could mean for the campaign, the emergence of JD Vance as Trump’s running mate, and the trajectory of American foreign policy.
This discussion was recorded on Tuesday 16 July 2024 and things may have changed since recording.
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Guest: Professor the Hon Bob Carr, former Australian Foreign Minister and former Premier of New South Wales // @bobjcarr
Host: Dr Emma Shortis, Senior Research for International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis
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What does the Supreme Court’s monumental ruling on presidential immunity mean for the future of American democracy?
On this episode of After America, Dr Emma Shortis speaks to Allan Behm, Director of the Australia Institute’s International & Security Affairs program, about the Supreme Court of the United States and his new book, The Odd Couple: the Australia-America relationship.
This discussion was recorded on Friday 5 July 2024 and things may have changed since recording.
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Guest: Allan Behm, Director, International & Security Affairs program, the Australia Institute // @Mirandaprorsus
Host: Emma Shortis, Senior Research for International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis
Show notes:
The Odd Couple: the Australia-America relationship by Allan Behm (2024)
No Enemies No Friends: Restoring Australia’s Global Relevance by Allan Behm (2022)
No, Minister: So You Want To Be A Chief Of Staff? by Allan Behm (2015)
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