Two friends reach out across the Atlantic to discuss the state of America. From Germany to California and back: Mike is a professor at Stanford, Johannes is a journalist from Berlin. Where are the United States coming from, and where is it all headed? Politics, History, Society: Welcome to The Americanist Podcast! Email us at theamericanistpod@gmail.com (Cover Art: Flickr / Nicolas Raymond / flickr.com/82955120@N05/ CC BY 2.0)
Episodes
Monday Oct 19, 2020
#3 Supreme Justice? (Amy Coney Barrett, SCOTUS, Conservative Court)
Monday Oct 19, 2020
Monday Oct 19, 2020
The Republican party has decided to fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg's spot at the United States Supreme Court with conservative judge Amy Coney Barrett. The US Senate hearings were little more than a farce. Mike feels embarassed, and Johannes wonders whether the Republicans want to turn back the time. And, anyway, how is "Whip" pronounced properly? All of this and more in the latest episode of The Americanist Podcast.
Monday Oct 12, 2020
#2 Corona Crisis in the US and Europe
Monday Oct 12, 2020
Monday Oct 12, 2020
2020 has been overshadowed by the coronavius pandemic and the rise of COVID-19 cases in both Europe and the United States. Johannes remembers the early guidance by virologists like Professor Christian Drosten and politics from German chancellor Angela Merkel. Mike says American individualism and economic concerns might have contributed to the very different reaction to the virus by the Trump administration and others in the USA. (Follow us on Twitter @AmericanistPod )
Tuesday Oct 06, 2020
#1 How is America? (Trump and Election 2020)
Tuesday Oct 06, 2020
Tuesday Oct 06, 2020
After a crazy week for the United States and President Trump, a lot of questions are flying around. How are the USA doing four weeks before the US presidential election 2020? Just how bad has this year been so far? And what else can come? Mike shares his take on the Trump-Biden race, talks about the division in American society, and Johannes has a suggestion for new White House Speaker. From Berlin to California and back, this is the first episode of The Americanist Podcast.
Monday Oct 05, 2020
The Americanist: Podcast Intro Trailer
Monday Oct 05, 2020
Monday Oct 05, 2020
How is America? Let's find out. In a crucial time in US history, two friends reunite across the Atlantic to try and make sense of American politics, history, and culture. The Trump presidency, the election 2020, the science behind COVID-19 and Corona. Mike is an epidemiologist and professor at Stanford University, Johannes is a Berlin-based writer and journalist. Every week, they discuss their own personal state of the union. A podcast with Johannes Ehrmann and Mike Baiocchi.