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Countdown to the US Elections
With the US Elections just over a week away, we catch up on the latest news coming out of the States with correspondent Jagruti Dave. Video, Audio
The week in US politics: April Ryan
It's less than two weeks until the US election. April Ryan joins us to discuss the latest from Presidential race, and to digest the reaction to the final debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump… Audio
Trump, Biden face-off in final debate
In a little under two hours, US President Donald Trump and Presidential hopeful Joe Biden, will make a final pitch to American voters in their final televised debate.
New rules are in place to limit… Audio
The week in US politics: Nicholas Fandos
Judge Amy Coney Barrett, Ruth Bader Ginsburg's likely replacement on the Supreme Court, has been grilled about her stance on abortion rights during her confirmation hearing this week. Facebook and… Audio
The Vow, Song Exploder, Totally Under Control
Film and TV reviewer Chris Schulz joins Kathryn to talk about The Vow, a documentary series that examines the "self-improvement" group NXIVM, whose leader Keith Raniere was convicted on multiple… Audio
Is Donald Trump putting the White House at risk of Covid?
Donald Trump is back in the White House after a brief stay at Walter Reed medical centre, and has been criticised for downplaying the effects of Covid-19 and being reckless. Associate Professor Jo… Audio
Ken Rudin - the twists and turns of the US election campaign
Ken Rudin offers his insights in this unprecedented time in American politics with a pinch of historical context. Audio
Donald Trump released from hospital
Donald Trump has just left hospital in Washington DC, ending a three-day treatment period after contracting Covid-19.
The US President followed through with a tweet that he would be discharged… Audio
Is Trump a Covid-19 super-spreader?
Professor Kurt Krause joins The Panel to discuss whether President Trump could be a Covid-19 super-spreader, and the potential effectiveness or side effects of the cocktail of medications he is… Audio
An update on President Trump's hospitalisation with Covid-19
US correspondent Susan Davis talks to Kathryn about the series of contradictory messages from the White House causing confusion about Donald Trump's condition. Also a look at political contingency… Audio
Who are the Proud Boys that Donald Trump gave a shout out to?
The Panel looks at who the 'Proud Boys' are that were given a shout out by Donald Trump during the first 2020 Presidential Debate earlier this week. The Panel speaks to Professor Paul Spoonley about… Audio
Trump, Biden fire insults in heated 1st US Presidential debate
US President Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Joe Biden have gone head to head in the first US Presidential debate. Trump took every opportunity to interrupt Biden and infer he was stupid, while… Video, Audio
Ex-trump staffer on first US debate and tax revelations
Donald Trump has asked aides to carry out unlawful acts, offering them a Presidential pardon as a “get out of jail” card, a former staffer says. Audio
US has more than 200 thousand deaths, Trump calls it a _shame_
As the US COVID death toll passes two hundred thousand, President Trump says it's a "shame". The Panel speaks to US correspondent Carol Ramos about the toll and heated debated about the next Supreme… Audio
Trumpocalypse: David Frum
David Frum is a life long Republican supporter, former speechwriter and special assistant to President George W. Bush, who predicts the end of the Trump presidency in November. He is the bestselling… Audio
Los Angeles has turned into a 'city of nightmares'
The rich and famous are fleeing Los Angeles in droves as junkies and the homeless 'walk the streets like zombies.' Caroline Graham has lived in the City of Angels since the early 1990s and says LA is… Audio
The Unraveling of America: Wade Davis
"In a dark season of pestilence, COVID has reduced to tatters the illusion of American exceptionalism" In his recent Rolling Stone essay The Unraveling of America Canadian anthropologist Wade Davis… Audio
How pandemic and climate change brought down the Roman Empire
Pandemics brought down the greatest human empire of all time - who knew? Kyle Harper is the author of The Fate of Rome: Climate, Disease and the End of an Empire, which examines the collapse of the… Audio
Facebook bans Trump ads due to Nazi symbol
Facebook has deactivated dozens of ads placed by President Trump's reelection campaign that included a symbol once used by the Nazis. We speak to US correspondent Simon Hampton. Audio
Evan Osnos - US/ China relationship dangerously unstable
What does the deteriorating state of the US's relationship with China mean for the two countries, and for the rest of the world? Could the added stress of the Covid-19 pandemic tip an already fragile… Audio