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  • S1Nuclear Option

    "When it happens, justice will be ready."

    Fallout continues over the FBI's execution of a search warrant on former president Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago property, with the reveal they were in part searching for material on America's nuclear program. Meanwhile, CVS, Walgreens and Walmart have been ordered to pay big money in one Ohio case for their role in facilitating America's opioid crisis. Also talking the Inflation Reduction Act, drought, primary results, and former Aussie PM Scott Morrison's secret collection of ministries.

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    18 min
  • We Plead the Fifth

    "He knows he's a cooked goose, the question is what the basting is going to be."

    After Donald Trump made much of Hillary Clinton's alleged mishandling of government documents, his Mar-a-Lago property has been raided by the FBI this week over... his alleged mishandling of government documents. But Republican politicians have been quick to his defence and rhetoric around the search has been quickly escalating online. The raid has also partially overshadowed a major win for the Biden Administration, in the form of the Inflation Reduction Act taking aim at climate action, healthcare and tax reform. We're also discussing North Korea's troop offer to Russia, Brittney Griner, China and Taiwan, and the latest on primaries.

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    27 min
  • Best Served Cold

    "FOX news gave [Biden] big applause for that, much to the chagrin of CNN who doesn't like much bloodletting unless it's a Donald Trump's."

    Over twenty years since 9/11, one of the masterminds behind the attack Ayman al-Zawahiri has been killed by US forces in Kabul. But given that Afghanistan is now under Taliban control, what are the implications for their leadership and ongoing relations? Plus, working from home seems to be going well for Joe Biden with some apparent success on negotiations and votes. Also looking at abortion rights, Taiwan and China, and child labour.

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    15 min
  • Fire, Flood and Pestilence

    "If anyone thinks we're not in a climate emergency, they must be living on Mars."
    Glorious leader Joe Biden has been struck with the dreaded COVID-19, but with everyone over the pandemic there's been very little reaction to the news and besides, there's a new plague in town. Meanwhile, death and destruction continues in Ukraine and in the midst of a devastating heatwave, St. Louis has instead seen historic floods. Also talking about Russia withdrawing from ISS, good news for Biden in Congress and on midterms, recession, the UK Prime Minister, and of course the latest damning takeaways from January 6th.

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    23 min
  • S1E253: Hot Enough for Ya?
    "This is what I call good trouble."A massive heatwave strikes the northern hemisphere, as Europe and the US swelter and the UK experiences its hottest day on record. In the fist bump felt around the world, President Joe Biden had an ill-advised 'bro' moment with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman but did much else come of his Middle Eastern travels? Also talking about the latest from the January 6th Committee, protecting same sex marriage, Joe Manchin, and Australia's progress on climate change.

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    18 min
  • S1E252: Where Have All the Statesmen Gone?
    "The law is reasserting itself, particularly around Trump. I think inside the party they're doing everything they can to kill him, and cripple him."Before getting into domestic news this week, we look at some major international stories, with the murder of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the resignation of Boris Johnson, and upheaval in Sri Lanka. Meanwhile, on the US homefront, little to be surprised about coming from the January 6th Hearings. Also talking defiance over Roe v. Wade, the Iran nuclear deal, and Joe Biden's 2024 prospects.

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    20 min
  • S1E251: Move On and Celebrate Freedom
    "What can be done? That's what I ask everyone, what can be done?"A wave of mass shootings across the country on the July 4th holiday weekend leaves Americans... What? Indifferent? Unmoved? Meanwhile, the Georgia Grand Jury subpoenas Trump allies, and a lot of upset but little action following the reversal of Roe v. Wade. We also discuss, NATO, North Korea and the Asia-Pacific Region, and the latest troubles for British PM Boris Johnson.

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    18 min
  • S1E250: As Rome Burns
    "Democracies require heroes."The destruction of Roe v. Wade and Americans' constitutional right to abortion has led to widespread condemnation and protests around the globe, as well as questions about the continuing legitimacy of the Supreme Court. We look at all the ins and outs, but first the most damning testimony to come out of the January 6th hearings yet regarding Trump's role in the attempted coup, Plus, QAnon returns, gun control, NATO, and sentencings for Ghislaine Maxwell and R.Kelly in a massive news week this week.

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    33 min
  • S1E249: Turns Out the Insurrection WILL be Televised
    "Trump is absolutely mercurial... the sooner he's off the stage, the sooner the democracy can be repaired."Fresh evidence this week in the January 6th televised hearings, with the reveal that Donald Trump and his family invited a documentary crew along on their efforts to overturn the 2020 election, of which most of their team were unaware. Meanwhile, Trump-Republicans and more moderate voices within the party are turning on each other, threatening violence and an irreparable tear in the Grand Old Party. Also talking Uvalde police, Ukrainian refugees, religious separation, primaries, and Biden's challengers in 2024.

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    17 min
  • S1E248: The Insurrection Will Not be Televised
    "The issues of truth or not truth have nothing to do with this, what they want to do is have an internal revolution in the United States."Televised hearings into the January 6th insurrection at the Capitol have largely confirmed for us what we already knew, but new heroes, and more so villains, are emerging from the saga. Meanwhile, some small actions have been taken in the Senate on gun control following the Uvalde Massacre, but little appears poised to change. Also talking Ukraine, inflation, Saudi Arabia, and latest from the Supreme Court.

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    21 min

About US of Ed

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Ed Blakely has served in different capacities under a succession of presidential administrations, has guided government policy on urban planning and is a widely cited academic. My name is Sean Britten, and each week, Ed and I have a chat about what's the latest news out of the United States, talking everything politics, planning and policy from sea to shining sea.