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 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 &amp; Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // <a href="https://x.com/EmmaShortis">@EmmaShortis</a>
Host: Alice Grundy, Research Manager, Anne Kantor Fellows, the Australia Institute // <a href="https://x.com/alicektg">@alicekgt</a>
Show notes:
<a href="https://theconversation.com/in-the-us-election-7-states-and-a-few-swing-voters-have-all-the-power-this-is-exposing-hidden-tensions-in-both-campaigns-240670">‘In the US election, 7 states and a few ‘swing voters’ have all the power. This is exposing hidden tensions in both campaigns’</a> by Emma Shortis, The Conversation (October 2024)
<a href="https://upswellpublishing.com/product/the-odd-couple">The Odd Couple: the Australia-America relationship</a> by Allan Behm (2024)
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America faces a big choice this November. But whoever wins the presidency, the United States we thought we knew is gone – and it isn’t coming back. In this new Australia Institute podcast, Dr Emma Shortis asks what this means for the rest of us, and how Australia can help shape our rapidly changing world for the better.

America faces a big choice this November. But whoever wins the presidency, the United States we thought we knew is gone – and it isn’t coming back. In this new Australia Institute podcast, Dr Emma Shortis asks what this means for the rest of us, and how Australia can help shape our rapidly changing world for the better.

After America

We discuss the race in the key swing state of Michigan and whether Australia is really prepared for a second Trump administration.

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