This is America: A History in the Making, where we discuss the biggest stories and breaking news from the USA. On this episode, we react to the Democratic National Convention, which has just wrapped in Chicago, where Kamala Harris and Tim Walz officially accepted the Democratic nomination for President and VP respectively. We discuss the highs, the lows, the speeches, and if, with less than 80 days until the election, this changes the race to the White House. Special Guests: Emma Long, Associate Professor of American History and Politics and Head of the Department of American Studies at the University of East Anglia Andrew Moran, Head of Criminology, Sociology, Politics and International Relations at London Metropolitan University. And if you like this episode, you’ll also love: What is the US Constitution? How Are Presidents Elected? Is the President Above the Law? ----------- Thank you for listening to our podcast. It's a labor of love by an American history nerd and his former lecturers at the University of East Anglia, but making it does come at a small cost so if you can spare some change, please check out our Patreon page. Supporters of the show get awesome additional bonus content, access to private community forums, and exclusive invites to the virtual audience on every recording. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices