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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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What would a Harris foreign policy look like?
Sep 18, 202400:33:40Tap to summarize*** *** Receive 15% off the America Explained newsletter *** ***Andy and Martijn talk about what the foreign policy of a Harris administration might look like, touching on Ukraine, Israel, China and more. Plus, what's the foreign policy connection of ther recent Trump assassination attempt?CreditsHost - Andy GawthorpeCo-host - Catherine Wood
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Rating the DNC media spectacle
Aug 22, 202400:29:25Tap to summarize*** *** Receive 15% off the America Explained newsletter *** ***Andy and Catherine discuss the latest from the DNC, how Tim Walz is being received, and the protests over U.S. policy towards Gaza. They also talk about the history of party conventions and how modern conventions differ from those of the past.CreditsHost - Andy GawthorpeCo-host - Catherine Wood
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What's next for NATO?
Aug 1, 202400:28:16Tap to summarize*** *** Receive 15% off the America Explained newsletter *** ***Andy and Martijn discuss last month's NATO summit. Although the event ended up getting overshadowed by concerns about Biden's health and age, it was an important event in its own right - and a good moment to take stock of the challenges currently facing the alliance. We talked about NATO's new secretary general Mark Rutte, the state of the war in Ukraine, and the threat Trump poses to the alliance.CreditsHost - Andy GawthorpeCo-host - Martijn van Ette
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What are Harris' chances?
Jul 23, 202400:33:18Tap to summarize*** *** Receive 15% off the America Explained newsletter *** ***Andy and Catherine discuss the head-spinning events of the past few weeks, focusing on why Joe Biden decided to drop out and what Kamala Harris needs to do next to win.CreditsHost - Andy GawthorpeCo-host - Catherine Wood
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From the archive: When Israel wasn't a U.S. ally
Jun 26, 202400:21:35Tap to summarize*** *** Receive 15% off the America Explained newsletter *** ***Nowadays we're used to the idea that America will stick by Israel almost no matter what. But American policymakers didn't always view Israel as an ally or a strategic asset for the United States. On the anniversary of the partition of Palestine by the United Nations - an event which set the stage for the modern Middle East - Andy discusses America's attitude towards the creation of the state of Israel in the 1940s.CreditsHost - Andy Gawthorpe
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