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America Explained
Hosted by Andy Gawthorpe · EN
America Explained is a podcast about American politics, foreign policy & culture for an international audience. Every fortnight it brings you the voices and perspectives shaping America - and its impact on the world - today. Hosted by historian and columnist Andy Gawthorpe, each fortnightly episode features analysis and interviews which help you understand a key issue in a way the regular news cycle never will. If something really big happens in-between, we’ll drop a bonus episode to keep you up to date.
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Trump's first six months
Aug 2400:40:09Tap to summarizeAndy and Martijn unpack Trump's first six months and what the Republican Congress has - and hasn't - accomplished.
Transcribe →A dismal NATO summit
Jun 3000:29:44Tap to summarizeAndy and Catherine talk about what was and was not accomplished at last week's NATO summit. At least Donald Trump didn't have a tantrum, but is that really enough?
Transcribe →Trump is unpopular. Does it matter?
Jun 1200:30:22Tap to summarizeCheck out our weekly newsletter - and get 15% off for podcaster listeners!Andy and Martijn talk about Trump's falling approval ratings and how much they matter.
Transcribe →Trump, trade and technology with Jeff Le
May 27, 202500:47:38Tap to summarizeCheck out our weekly newsletter - and get 15% off for podcaster listeners!Andy is joined by Jeff Le, who among a host of other jobs was California's negotiator with the first Trump administration, to discuss all things Trump, trade, and technology.
Transcribe →Trump's deportation machine
Apr 30, 202500:34:18Tap to summarizeCheck out our weekly newsletter - and get 15% off for podcaster listeners!Andy and Catherine discuss the Trump administration's deportation of migrants to a mega-prison in El Salvador and the threat it poses to the rule of law in the United States.
Transcribe →Ukraine's global reverberations
Mar 28, 202500:38:33Tap to summarizeCheck out our weekly newsletter - and get 15% off for podcaster listeners!Andy and Martijn discuss Trump's shocking policy towards Ukraine and its impact on Europe and beyond.
Transcribe →Why does USAID matter?
Feb 18, 202500:36:36Tap to summarizeCheck out our weekly newsletter - and get 15% off for podcaster listeners!Andy and Catherine talk about the history of USAID and why the Trump administration picked it as the first target of its efforts to destroy the federal bureaucracy.
Transcribe →Trump's first 100 days: what to expect
Jan 20, 202500:41:11Tap to summarizeCheck out our weekly newsletter - and get 15% off for podcaster listeners! It's Inauguration Day and America Explained is backed. In today's episode, Andy and Martijn discuss what to expect from Trump in foreign and domestic affairs in the coming months - and whether he will really be the unconstrained MAGA steamroller that a lot of commentary assumes.
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Who's going to win the election?
Oct 13, 202400:36:43Tap to summarize*** *** Receive 15% off the America Explained newsletter *** ***Andy and Catherine talk through the latest polls, and about how much to trust polling in general. Andy also shares his number one nightmare scenario for Harris losing on election day.CreditsHost - Andy GawthorpeCo-host - Catherine Wood
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Is war with North Korea imminent?
Sep 25, 202400:36:33Tap to summarize*** *** Receive 15% off the America Explained newsletter *** ***Andy is joined by Elena Guido from the Leiden Asia Centre to discuss all things North Korea. We talked about North Korea's growing alignment with Russia and China, what trends have been affecting the country domestically, and whether - as some former U.S. officials have claimed - war on the peninsula is imminent.CreditsHost - Andy GawthorpeCo-host - Catherine Wood
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