Episodes
As wildfires ravage California, and sexual assault allegations rock Hollywood, it's been another difficult week out west following last week's mass shooting. North America correspondent's Stephanie March and Conor Duffy join producer Brooke Wylie to reflect on their experience reporting on the Las Vegas massacre, as well as discuss the allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein and ponder the politics of climate change after a summer of wild weather.
Published 10/13/17
As wildfires ravage California, and sexual assault allegations rock Hollywood, it's been another difficult week out west following last week's mass shooting. North America correspondent's Stephanie March and Conor Duffy join producer Brooke Wylie to reflect on their experience reporting on the Las Vegas massacre, as well as discuss the allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein and ponder the politics of climate change after a summer of wild weather.
Published 10/13/17
America is in mourning after another devastating mass shooting left scores dead and hundreds injured in Las Vegas this week. It has sparked yet another debate around gun control in the U.S but will lawmakers finally act? North America Bureau Chief Zoe Daniel joins producers Brooke Wylie and Sandra Siagian to discuss what it means to cover the "worst mass-shooting in recent American history" for the second time in 15 months. The team also look at the recovery efforts in Puerto Rico in the wake...
Published 10/06/17
America is in mourning after another devastating mass shooting left scores dead and hundreds injured in Las Vegas this week. It has sparked yet another debate around gun control in the U.S but will lawmakers finally act? North America Bureau Chief Zoe Daniel joins producers Brooke Wylie and Sandra Siagian to discuss what it means to cover the "worst mass-shooting in recent American history" for the second time in 15 months. The team also look at the recovery efforts in Puerto Rico in the wake...
Published 10/06/17
What does Puerto Rico, the NFL and an Alabama Primary have in common? Tune in this week as Stephanie March, Brooke Wylie, Roscoe Whalan and Sandra Siagian trawl through the week's big stories and tackle even bigger questions like: is Donald Trump focusing too much on football and not enough on a humanitarian crisis on US soil? Can Republicans quell a populist uprising within their party and is the repeal and replacement of Obamacare finally dead?
Published 09/28/17
What does Puerto Rico, the NFL and an Alabama Primary have in common? Tune in this week as Stephanie March, Brooke Wylie, Roscoe Whalan and Sandra Siagian trawl through the week's big stories and tackle even bigger questions like: is Donald Trump focusing too much on football and not enough on a humanitarian crisis on US soil? Can Republicans quell a populist uprising within their party and is the repeal and replacement of Obamacare finally dead?
Published 09/28/17
This week as natural disasters ravaged Mexico and the Caribbean, Donald Trump stole headlines with his controversial debut at the United Nations and yet another war of words with Kim Jong Un. Meanwhile lawmakers revived the healthcare debate and Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian election meddling crept closer to the White House. Washington Bureau Chief Zoe Daniel joins producers Roscoe Whalan and Brooke Wylie to wade through some of the major stories this week, plus the ones which...
Published 09/22/17
This week as natural disasters ravaged Mexico and the Caribbean, Donald Trump stole headlines with his controversial debut at the United Nations and yet another war of words with Kim Jong Un. Meanwhile lawmakers revived the healthcare debate and Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian election meddling crept closer to the White House. Washington Bureau Chief Zoe Daniel joins producers Roscoe Whalan and Brooke Wylie to wade through some of the major stories this week, plus the ones which...
Published 09/22/17
In this week's episode, Bureau Chief Zoe Daniel and producer Roscoe Whalan are joined in the studio by Jon Allen, the co-author of "Shattered" - an inside look at what went wrong with Hillary Clinton's election campaign. This week, Secretary Clinton released her own version of events in a new book titled, "What Happened". How do the books compare? Jon explains Hillary's downfall and looks at what's next for the Democratic Party.
Published 09/14/17
In this week's episode, Bureau Chief Zoe Daniel and producer Roscoe Whalan are joined in the studio by Jon Allen, the co-author of "Shattered" - an inside look at what went wrong with Hillary Clinton's election campaign. This week, Secretary Clinton released her own version of events in a new book titled, "What Happened". How do the books compare? Jon explains Hillary's downfall and looks at what's next for the Democratic Party.
Published 09/14/17
As a category 5 hurricane looms large over the Caribbean, authorities have ordered mass evacuations across the state of Florida. Meanwhile, the Administration has ordered the end of Obama-era immigration protections for undocumented youth brought to the United States by their parents. Bureau Chief Zoe Daniel joins producers Roscoe Whalan and Brooke Wylie to discuss a week that has raised more questions than answers about what exactly it means to go home.
Published 09/08/17
As a category 5 hurricane looms large over the Caribbean, authorities have ordered mass evacuations across the state of Florida. Meanwhile, the Administration has ordered the end of Obama-era immigration protections for undocumented youth brought to the United States by their parents. Bureau Chief Zoe Daniel joins producers Roscoe Whalan and Brooke Wylie to discuss a week that has raised more questions than answers about what exactly it means to go home.
Published 09/08/17
After Hurricane Harvey caused unprecedented flooding across the state of Texas, ABC Chief Correspondent Phil Williams and producer Roscoe Whalan call up North America Correspondent Conor Duffy in Houston to find out how the city is fighting back. Phil and Roscoe also dissect the President's visit to the disaster zone and look at the deterioration of relations between the US and two of its key adversaries: North Korea and Russia.
Published 09/01/17
After Hurricane Harvey caused unprecedented flooding across the state of Texas, ABC Chief Correspondent Phil Williams and producer Roscoe Whalan call up North America Correspondent Conor Duffy in Houston to find out how the city is fighting back. Phil and Roscoe also dissect the President's visit to the disaster zone and look at the deterioration of relations between the US and two of its key adversaries: North Korea and Russia.
Published 09/01/17
We saw two sides of President Trump this week: first on message revealing his new policy on the War in Afghanistan and then completely off script relitigating his response to the Charlottesville incident. Who is the real Donald Trump? North America Correspondents Stephanie March and Conor Duffy along with Chief ABC Correspondent Philip Williams dissect the week and producer Roscoe Whalan reveals the esteemed company he cruised the Caribbean with.
Published 08/24/17
We saw two sides of President Trump this week: first on message revealing his new policy on the War in Afghanistan and then completely off script relitigating his response to the Charlottesville incident. Who is the real Donald Trump? North America Correspondents Stephanie March and Conor Duffy along with Chief ABC Correspondent Philip Williams dissect the week and producer Roscoe Whalan reveals the esteemed company he cruised the Caribbean with.
Published 08/24/17
America is reeling after a weekend of deadly clashes between white nationalists and anti-fascist protesters. Days of unrest has devastated the community of Charlottesville, Virginia and left the nation divided. Bureau Chief Zoe Daniel along with North America correspondents Stephanie March and Conor Duffy join producer Brooke Wylie to discuss the simmering racial tensions, as well as the latest on North Korea, and the memorial of Australian woman Justine Damond, killed by a police officer in...
Published 08/17/17
Tensions dramatically escalated between the Trump administration and Pyongyang this week after it emerged North Korea had acquired the capability to attach a nuclear warhead to its intercontinental ballistic missiles. North America Correspondent Stephanie March joins producers Roscoe Whalan and Brooke Wylie to separate rhetoric from reality on an issue rattling Washington and the international community.
Published 08/11/17
The rise and fall of Anthony Scaramucci was swift, but he left plenty of political carnage in his wake. North America Correspondents Stephanie March and Conor Duffy break down the latest White House reshuffle with producers Brooke Wylie and Roscoe Whalan. The team also discuss the infamous Donald Trump - Malcolm Turnbull phone call (again) after the Washington Post leaked the transcript. Oh, and Russia. How could we forget Russia?
Published 08/04/17
This week, the President has used Twitter to attack his Attorney-General as well as reverse another Obama legacy item. Ben Knight and producers Brooke Wylie and Roscoe Whalan explain why President Trump has it in for Jeff Sessions and the impact of barring transgender men and women from serving in the military. Meanwhile, the Republican health care bill begins its precarious journey through the Senate. Finally, the team bids farewell to Sean Spicer.
Published 07/26/17
Donald Trump dubbed it "Made in America" week and proceeded to jump in a fire truck before watching the Senate Republicans health care bill go up in flames. He then seemingly took out his frustrations on his Attorney-General Jeff Sessions in a strange interview with the New York Times. North America Correspondent Conor Duffy, Ben Knight and producer Roscoe Whalan break down another week in U-S politics. Conor also looks at OJ Simpson being granted parole and Ben reflects on a trying week in...
Published 07/21/17
Donald Trump dubbed it "Made in America" week and proceeded to jump in a fire truck before watching the Senate Republicans health care bill go up in flames. He then seemingly took out his frustrations on his Attorney-General Jeff Sessions in a strange interview with the New York Times. North America Correspondent Conor Duffy, Ben Knight and producer Roscoe Whalan break down another week in U-S politics. Conor also looks at OJ Simpson being granted parole and Ben reflects on a trying week in...
Published 07/21/17
With Donald Trump's son in hot water over an undisclosed meeting with a Russian lawyer, it's been Russia-mania in Washington yet again. Former Correspondent Ben Knight and producer Roscoe Whalan discuss the latest scandal and the President's warm welcome in Paris this week and North America Correspondent Stephanie March explains the impacts of the Trump Administration after a visit to the US-Mexico border.
Published 07/13/17
This year's Independence Day holiday erupted literally and diplomatically this week after North Korea launched an ICBM it claims has the potential to reach America. It prompted terse exchanges at an emergency UN meeting and overshadowed Donald Trump's trip to Germany for G20 meetings in Hamburg where he'll meet with his Russian counterpart for the first time. Producer Brooke Wylie joins Bureau Chief Zoe Daniel and former North America Correspondent Ben Knight to unpack another explosive week...
Published 07/06/17
This week, Donald Trump unleashed a crude attack on morning breakfast host Mika Brzezinski via Twitter, escalating an ongoing war with America's news media. Bureau Chief Zoe Daniel and producers Brooke Wylie and Roscoe Whalan break down the war of words between the Administration and American journalists and dissect how the President continues to derail his own legislative agenda.
Published 06/30/17