34. The State of the Union

Elana conducts a wellness check on the United States. At the time of publishing this episode the US election is a week away, and to say that it’s one of the most consequential elections the world has ever seen is something of an understatement. Rather than trying to understand US politics through the lenses of either the US or Australian media, Elana asks an average American voter living in Trump country how it’s going. Show Notes For context on the 1968 DNC, the ABC’s If You’re Listening podcast does a brilliant deep dive into this event, in podcast and video format A comparison of the Democratic National Convention vs the Republican National Convention, and another one here . The 7am Podcast’s deep dive into Elon Musk’s far right ideology and support for Trump The Wall St Journal’s article on Elon Musk and Vladimir Putin References Each of the audio clips used in this episode: Tim Walz calling Trump weird Tim Walz on Trump and Vance going after cat people Georgia roll call at the DNC Georgia roll call at the RNC The Law & Order parody ad The Republican Mayor at the DNC