What's a soft voter? Are there any election policies centered around women? If I care about the environment, who should I vote for? How many of us are early voting, and how will that impact getting a result on election day? As we crawl slowly towards the end of a grueling six-week campaign, Mamamia Out Loud's Holly and Mia spoke to The Guardian Australia's political reporter, Amy Remeikis, to answer all your burning questions ahead of Saturday. 
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Election Special: Will We Get A Result On Saturday?

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Australians woke up on Saturday morning to the news that the US Supreme Court had voted to overturn the constitutional right for American women to access abortion. Amelia Lester is an Australian journalist living in Washington D.C, she joins us to help unpack what’s happening on the ground over in the U.S.
Plus, a few weeks ago, we had a vibrator dilemma that broke the Internet. Now, there’s another one…
And we’ve got our Jessie back at last. So, what DID she do on her holidays, how much do cocktails cost after inflation? And what does she want you to know about what it's really like traveling in a post-Covid world?
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Bonus: Amelia & Mia On WTF American Women Do Now

Yes, we're back!
With Biden now President-Elect, Mia and Amelia are back with a special episode of Tell Me It’s Going To Be OK.
While we may have stopped the show in December of 2018 because our mental health couldn’t take it any more, we’re bringing it back for you today, because it seems like it maybe…just maybe is going to be OK…. Support the show: https://www.mamamia.com.au/mplus/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SPECIAL REUNION BONUS: Amelia & Mia Debrief On The US Election

Mia is back with Holly and Jessie from Mamamia Out Loud to give you an update on all things 2020 election.
Biden and Trump believe they're both on track to win, as protestors in Washington take to the streets and the mood grows sombre for many....But with mail-in ballots continuing to be counted, we're in for a long week. 
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Hosts: Mia Freedman, Holly Wainwright and Jessie Stephens 
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US Election: It's Going To Be A Long Week

Hello there Tell Me It's Going To Be OK - it's been a while. 
While Tell Me It's Going To Be OK is no longer, don't fear, we've still got all your Trump updates, just in a different feed. 
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The US election is now underway and everyone is waiting to see if it is in fact 4 more years for Donald Trump or a swing back to the Democrats in what has been a hate-fuelled, angry campaign from both sides.
Will it be a repeat of 2016? Will Joe Biden actually win like the polls suggest? What if the Electoral College ends up in a tie?
Chas Licciardello from the ABC's Planet America breaks down all the potential outcomes of Biden/Harris or Trump Pence 2020.
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Host/Producer: Claire Murphy
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Guests: Chas Licciardello co-host of the ABC's Planet America
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Election Special: Will We Get A Result On Saturday?

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