After America

We discuss brainworms, Elon’s new gig, and why it’s a really bad idea to micro-dose E. coli. Dr Ruth Mitchell, neurosurgeon and founding member of the Australian Nobel Prize-winning group, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, joins Dr Emma Shortis to discuss the global consequences of Trump’s cabinet picks and what his election means for efforts to eradicate nuclear weapons. This discussion was recorded on Thursday 21 November and things may have changed since recording. Pre-order What's the Big Idea? 32 Big Ideas for a Better Australia now, via the Australia Institute website. australiainstitute.org.au // @theausinstitute Guest: Ruth Mitchell, Board Chair, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War // @drruthmitchell Host: Emma Shortis, Director of International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis Show notes: Risky Business: An update on super funds and nuclear weapons by Rosemary Kelly and Margaret Beavis (September 2024) Super-powered nukes: Aussie funds and weapons of mass destruction, Follow the Money (October 2024) Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions Subscribe for regular updates from the Australia Institute. We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to [email protected] After America: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull joins the show to discuss how Australia should approach the second Trump presidency. Malcolm Turnbull, Australia’s 29th Prime Minister, joins Dr Emma Shortis to discuss why sucking up to Trump will get Australian leaders nowhere and how the AUKUS “shocker” is making Australia more dependent on the United States, right at the time America is becoming less dependable. This discussion was recorded on Friday 8 November 2024 US time and things may have changed since recording. australiainstitute.org.au // @theausinstitute Guest: Malcolm Turnbull, 29th Prime Minister of Australia // @TurnbullMalcolm Host: Emma Shortis, Director of International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis Show notes: ‘The Bad Guys: How to Deal with our Illiberal Friends’, Australian Foreign Affairs (October 2022) Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions Subscribe for regular updates from the Australia Institute. We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to [email protected] After America: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With this presidential race now over, Emma reflects on an extraordinary campaign and the challenges that may lie ahead for Australia. In the last of our daily election episodes of After America, Dr Emma Shortis reflects on the glass ceiling in American politics, the Democrats’ failure to address their own shortcomings over the last three decades, and why the Australian Government doesn’t need to just cop whatever challenges the next US administration throws at it. This discussion was recorded on Thursday 7 November 2024 US time and things may have changed since recording. australiainstitute.org.au // @theausinstitute Host: Emma Shortis, Director of International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis  Show notes: Thick: And Other Essays by Tressie McMillan Cottom (January 2019) ‘Kidnapping, assassination and a London shoot-out: Inside the CIA's secret war plans against WikiLeaks’, Yahoo! News (September 2021)  Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions Subscribe for regular updates from the Australia Institute. We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to [email protected] After America: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Donald Trump will return to the White House – how should Australia prepare? On this episode of After America, Dr Emma Shortis and Alice Grundy discuss what the Trump victory means for American society and democratic institutions, the soul-searching facing the Democrats after a comprehensive defeat, and the implications for Australia. This discussion was recorded on Wednesday 6 November 2024 and things may have changed since recording. australiainstitute.org.au // @theausinstitute Host: Emma Shortis, Director of International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis Host: Alice Grundy, Research Manager, Anne Kantor Fellows, the Australia Institute // @alicekgt Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions Subscribe for regular updates from the Australia Institute. We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to [email protected] After America: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.