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So then. It's been quite the week. Trump won and... well, HOW? Because after the initial shock and disbelief comes the need for the cold, hard facts of exactly what happened. 

Grab a cup of tea, a wine, your dog or whatever will help you get through and listen to the calm, soothing tones of Deputy Editor of Foreign Policy magazine and Mamamia's US correspondent Amelia Lester, as she joins Mia Freedman to digest the events that led up to yesterday's US election results. 

What To Listen To Next: 
Listen to our latest episode: US Election Emergency Meeting: Not Again
More US Election: Trump's Doing Work Experience & Other Election Plot Twists
More US Election: Melania Is Not Afraid To Name Names
More US Election: Mansplaining & Resting Worried Face - VP Debate Debrief
More US Election: "I'm So Sorry, They're Inside". The Impact of January 6
More US Election: Forget The Shooting, Everyone's Talking About Trump's 'Girlfriend'
More US Election: The Prosecutor & The Angry Orange Man
More US Election: The Big Trump Conspiracy Theory
More US Election: Donuts, Bl*wjobs And The US Election
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Read: Donald Trump is heading to the White House. Again.
Read: What is Project 2025? The proposed policy that could change the world as we know it.
Read: Trump won the US election. This is what happens now.
Read: Every word of Kamala Harris' powerful concession speech.
Read: The most terrifying part of all of this.

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Hosts: Mia Freedman 

Special Guest: Amelia Lester - Deputy Editor Foreign Policy magazine and Mamamia's US correspondent

Executive Producer: Ruth Devine

Senior Producer: Emeline Gazilas

Audio Production: Leah Porges

Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

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So then. It's been quite the week. Trump won and... well, HOW? Because after the initial shock and disbelief comes the need for the cold, hard facts of exactly what happened. 
Grab a cup of tea, a wine, your dog or whatever will help you get through and listen to the calm, soothing tones of Deputy Editor of Foreign Policy magazine and Mamamia's US correspondent Amelia Lester, as she joins Mia Freedman to digest the events that led up to yesterday's US election results. 
What To Listen To Next: 
<ul>
<li>Listen to our latest episode: <a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/tell-me-its-going-to-be-ok/donald-trump-us-election">US Election Emergency Meeting: Not Again</a></li>
<li>More US Election: <a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/tell-me-its-going-to-be-ok/donald-trump-mcdonalds/?utm_source=shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=subscribers&amp;utm_content=TMIGTBO">Trump's Doing Work Experience &amp; Other Election Plot Twists</a></li>
<li>More US Election: <a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/mamamia-out-loud/melania-trump-memoir/?utm_source=shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mmol">Melania Is Not Afraid To Name Names</a></li>
<li>More US Election: <a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/mamamia-out-loud/vice-presidential-debate-jd-vance-tim-walz/?utm_source=shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=tmigtbo">Mansplaining &amp; Resting Worried Face - VP Debate Debrief</a></li>
<li>More US Election: <a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/mamamia-out-loud/us-election-january-6/?utm_source=shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=tmigtbo">"I'm So Sorry, They're Inside". The Impact of January 6</a></li>
<li>More US Election:<a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/mamamia-out-loud/donald-trump-laura-loomer/?utm_source=shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=tmigtbo"> Forget The Shooting, Everyone's Talking About Trump's 'Girlfriend'</a></li>
<li>More US Election: <a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/mamamia-out-loud/kamala-harris-donald-trump-presidential-debate/?utm_source=shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=tmigtbo">The Prosecutor &amp; The Angry Orange Man</a></li>
<li>More US Election: <a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/mamamia-out-loud/donald-trump-conspiracy">The Big Trump Conspiracy Theory</a></li>
<li>More US Election: <a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/mamamia-out-loud/us-election-2024/?utm_source=shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=tmigtbo">Donuts, Bl*wjobs And The US Election</a></li>
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What to Read: 
<ul>
<li>Read: <a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/donald-trump-elected-us-president/">Donald Trump is heading to the White House. Again.</a></li>
<li>Read: <a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/what-is-project-2025-trump-presidential-election/">What is Project 2025? The proposed policy that could change the world as we know it.</a></li>
<li>Read: <a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/donald-trump-won-what-happens-now/">Trump won the US election. This is what happens now.</a></li>
<li>Read: <a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/kamala-harris-concession-speech/">Every word of Kamala Harris' powerful concession speech.</a></li>
<li>Read: <a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/how-women-feel-about-donald-trump/">The most terrifying part of all of this.</a></li>
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CREDITS:
Hosts: Mia Freedman 
Special Guest: Amelia Lester - Deputy Editor Foreign Policy magazine and Mamamia's US correspondent
Executive Producer: Ruth Devine
Senior Producer: Emeline Gazilas
Audio Production: Leah Porges
Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

Foreign Policy editor Amelia Lester reassures her Australian friend Mia Freedman that despite a bankrupt, washed up reality star with a criminal record leading the free world things might be... fine. 

Foreign Policy editor Amelia Lester reassures her Australian friend Mia Freedman that despite a bankrupt, washed up reality star with a criminal record leading the free world things might be... fine.

Tell Me It's Going To Be OK

How The Hell Did Trump Win? Mia & Amelia Debrief

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