Hosted by David Traynor · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 16 episodes
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Confused by what’s happening in the United States? You’re not alone. What’s Up With America? is your weekly explainer of the latest news, political shake-ups, cultural flashpoints, and social undercurrents shaping the current American zeitgeist. Each week, we break down what Americans are talking about, why it matters, and how it affects the wider world. New episodes every Wednesday. Because America never takes a break from being America.
David Traynor hosts What's Up With America?, a news show with 16 episodes published.
Most Americans feel the system is rigged against them. Chuck Park is running for Congess to fight that, challenging a long-standing Democratic incumbent in Queens, NYC in the upcoming June primary. As a former US diploma
This week, I speak with Dan Dennehy, Immigration Chairman for New York State's Ancient Order of Hibernians, as we delve into the complexities of immigration in Trump's America, focusing on the Irish-American experience a
This week, I am joined by Diane Pagen, a friend of mine from my days in the Universal Basic Income (UBI) movement and Aimee from First Hand Media. Diane is a social worker who worked for the New York City Department of E
I report on the election of Zohran Mamdani as New York's 111th mayor, defeating former governor Andrew Cuomo by nearly nine percentage points. The episode captures the reactions of residents of people in Jackson Heights,
New York City goes to the polls this week to elect a new Mayor. This week, David delves into the landscape of New York City politics with good friend, Jason Clinkscales, a freelance sports writer and lifelong New Yorker.
This week, I speak with Chivona Newsome, co-founder of Black Lives Matter Greater New York and an activist for Black empowerment. We discuss the implications of Charlie Kirk's assassination, her views on gun rights, and
David reacts to the results coming in live at a Queens bar with his sister-in-law, Kat, visiting from Australia. While there, they bump into the victory party of local NY State Assembleyman for the 30th District, Steven
Election Day is finally upon us. Kim and David discuss the state of play going into it.
David turns up at Madison Square Garden to get vox pops of the people who turned up to hang around outside the Trump rally.
Kim and David discuss the impact of the vice presidential debate, the latest polling in swing states as we are going into the last 30 days of the race. They also delve into the woes of New York City's Mayor Eric Adams wh
Kim and David discuss the impact of Taylor Swift's endorsement of Kamala Harris, answer questions from you, our listeners, as well as looking at the impact of viral TikToks and memes on the campaigns of both candidates.
Kim and David react to vox pops collected at the Jackson Heights subway station in Queens.
This episode is the second part of our debate analysis from the presidential debate last Tuesday. In the episode, Kim and David discuss how Kamala Harris managed to get under Donald Trump's skin in the debate and then ho
In this episode, Kim and David discuss the most notable events from the debate. Their debate analysis is split into two episodes. Part 2 to follow later this week.
Meghan Mc Donough and David Traynor react in real time to the US presidential debate as it unfolded, live from Doc Watson's bar on Manhattan's Upper East Side.
In this episode, we discuss the lead-up to the only remaining scheduled presidential debate between now and November 5th, what the challenges are for both campaigns and where the election is at right now.
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What's Up With America? is hosted by David Traynor. The show is categorised under news (politics) and has published 16 episodes.
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