The Swing is our weekly look into the world of politics in Australia and around the world. Danae Gibson and Chris Wheeldon look at the serious and the silly.

This week,[Jared Mondschein](https://www.ussc.edu.au/experts/jared-mondschein)from the United States Studies Centre spoke to us about Trump's 2020 chances, COVID-19 and that interview with Chris Wallace.

Plus, RTRFM favourite and Senior Politics Lecturer at Murdoch University[Dr Ian Cook](http://profiles.murdoch.edu.au/myprofile/ian-cook/) spoke to us about the Polish Election, why the Australian Parliament can't set up a Zoom meeting and what Job Keeper and Seeker extensions mean for the country.

Plus, The Whip Around and What to Look Out For and a tribute to Civil Rights Leader, John Lewis. This episode of The Swing aired on Tuesday 21 July 2020.

The Swing is our weekly look into the world of politics in Australia and around the world. Danae Gibson and Chris Wheeldon look at the serious and the silly.

This week, Deakin University's [Dr Geoffrey Robinson](https://www.deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/people/geoffrey-robinson) discussed the potential political fallout of the current second wave of COVID-19 in Victoria. Will the electorate remember this in 2022 when Premier Daniel Andrews is up for re-election?

Essendon Bomber tragic and bloody funny comic, [Geraldine Hickey](https://www.facebook.com/GeraldineHickeyComedian), talks about remote broadcasting at our community radio cousin, Triple R, as part of [The Breakfasters](https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/breakfasters/?fbclid=IwAR2NADoVrBaSa-yZk-P5qF6GStOOolpAgpwu43k1gcdj8fylwCuA4pVsOIM) show. We find out what lock down again has meant for her and the world of broadcasting.

Plus, The Whip Around and What to Look Out For. This episode of The Swing aired on 14 July 2020.

Join us for the first episode of The Swing, our weekly look into the world of politics in Australia and around the world.

With your hosts Danae Gibson and Chris Wheeldon, they look at the serious and the silly.

This week they were joined by Senior Lecturer of Politics at Murdoch University, [Dr Ian Cook,](http://profiles.murdoch.edu.au/myprofile/ian-cook/) to discuss how Americans may vote (how and who) in the November election, the Eden Monaro by-election over the weekend and the growing divide in USA between Republicans and Democrats.

We were also joined by [Dr Sam Han](https://www.uwa.edu.au/Profile/Sam-Han#:~:text=Dr%20Sam%20Han%20Dr%20Sam%20Han%20is%20a,Perth%20to%20take%20up%20a%20position%20at%20UWA.), Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Education, Discipline of Anthropology and Sociology at University of Western Australia to chat about Joe Biden's campaign, how folks in the US are feeling with increasing COVID-19 numbers and where to for them in the battle against the pandemic.

Plus, The Whip Around and What to Look Out For. This episode of The Swing aired on Tuesday 7 July 2020.