After the Rust Belt states of America helped deliver a stunning presidential victory to Donald Trump, many political observers turned their focus to the left-behind workers of the beleaguered region. In Janesville, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Amy Goldstein delves beyond easy polemic to piece together a complex portrait of a town and its people following the closure of a General Motors plant in 2008. George Megalogenis talks to the acclaimed The Washington Post reporter about the domino effects of economic upheaval.

SWF podcasts are also available on iTunes and Spotify.

After the Rust Belt states of America helped deliver a stunning presidential victory to Donald Trump, many political observers turned their focus to the left-behind workers of the beleaguered region. In Janesville, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Amy Goldstein delves beyond easy polemic to piece together a complex portrait of a town and its people following the closure of a General Motors plant in 2008. George Megalogenis talks to the acclaimed The Washington Post reporter about the domino effects of economic upheaval.
SWF podcasts are also available on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/sydney-writers-festival/id985898011?mt=2">iTunes</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://spoti.fi/2Qys9Rc">Spotify</a>.

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