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)

Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions

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