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US of Ed

Ed Blakely has served in different capacities under a succession of presidential administrations, has guided government policy on urban planning and is a widely cited academic. My name is Sean Britten, and each week, Ed and I have a chat about what"s the latest news out of the United States, talking everything politics, planning and policy from sea to shining sea. US of Ed typically talks issues on a week by week basis, but check out some of our more timeless specials: SPECIAL: MLK"s legacy and the

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19:27

P01135809 That's My Number

US of Ed ·

2023/08/31

"Trump and his team keep falling over their own faces." Take him away, boys, former President Donald Trump tagged and bagged at Fulton County Jail this week caused a worldwide stir. Meanwhile, a category three storm bearing down on the state of Florida highlights the ongoing insurance crisis in the sunshine state. Also discussing Rudy Giuliani's court loss in Georgia, the Jacksonville shooting, DC gun laws, prescription drug prices, and a new city founded by Silicon Valley billionaires.See

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13:13

Hurricane Hillary Strikes at Last

US of Ed ·

2023/08/24

"They are really making asses of themselves, doing contortions over [Trump]." A meeting of the minds, eight Republican presidential hopefuls are coming together for the first of the GOP candidate debates. Bur will there be much to discuss with the omission of frontrunner Donald Trump? And a rare hurricane has struck the US and Mexican West Coast, originally forecast for late 2016 Hurricane Hillary has finally made an appearance. Also discussing the latest on Trump and alleged conspirators' criminal

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19:39

Four is the Magic Number

US of Ed ·

2023/08/17

"He's going down and he's going to bring everyone else down. He's not playing this to win or lose, but to destroy." One, two, three, four! Four indictments for former president Donald Trump as this week allegations for election tampering in Georgia are added to the pile. Why does it now all seem to be happening so fast? And how will roping in co-conspirators on RICO charges affect the case? Also discussing the devastating wildfires in Hawaii, Russia's crashing ruble, UAW and auto manufacturer

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16:39

Trump Hoping Justice is Deaf and Mute, as Well as Blind

US of Ed ·

2023/08/10

"He's either going to kill the American democracy, which he will do if he's reelected, or he's going to go down fighting." Legal cases proceed against former president Donald Trump this week, and he can't help throwing threats around in spite of specific warnings. Meanwhile, China has hacked the defence servers of one of the US's closest allies and seen further sanctions taken out against it due to fears of its burgeoning military. Also looking at abortion rights, regulations for ghost guns,

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17:28

Turns Out Overthrowing the Government is Illegal

US of Ed ·

2023/08/03

"There's no turning back now." It's been a long time coming, but Donald Trump has officially been indicted over charges relating to his alleged attempted overthrow of the US government and subversion of the electoral system. With so many charges being faced in various cases, one wonders how he'll have time to run a presidential campaign. But maybe it's all just a distraction from the real story, not Hunter's laptop, the coverup of extraterrestrial life on Earth. Also talking this week about

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17:32

Balancing the Books

US of Ed ·

2023/07/27

"We have this massive corporation situation where they're not really competing with one another, so they can mutually set higher prices." The Federal Reserve has again raised interest rates in a bid to fight off inflation, this time to their highest in 22 years, but doing so is a balancing act as they struggle to avoid an economic recession. Meanwhile, Republicans are doing their best to keep Joe Biden from filling military and defence positions over the abortion rights fight. Also discussing the

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14:11

Heat Rising on Trump (and Everywhere Else)

US of Ed ·

2023/07/20

"He could be going for the presidency from jail." Hot on the heels of the charges brought against Trump over classified documents, he has officially been made a target of prosecutor Jack Smith's January 6th investigation but with charges yet to be named. But it's not just Trump that's feeling the heat, with record-breaking high temperatures across the American Southwest set to continue. Also talking this week about fraudulent Michigan electors, Israel, migration, and Ron DeSanis' disastrous

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14:33

A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall

US of Ed ·

2023/07/13

"It is a war crime." Mixed news for Ukraine this week, with the offer of an eventual admission, maybe, into NATO, and the United States agreeing to deliver cluster bombs to the war effort despite humanitarian criticisms. But first, Donald Trump is pushing for the Mar-a-Lago documents trial to take place after the 2024 election - all part of the plan, or running scared? Also talking CQ Brown Jr.'s ambitions for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Supreme Court, flooding in Vermont, and fifty years of the War

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18:55

Justice Sells, But Who's Buying?

US of Ed ·

2023/07/06

"This is a court that has turned totally political, and the next president will have to do something to blow it up." Bad news for the Biden administration, and for those nursing massive amounts of student debt, as a key promise is struck down in the Supreme Court this week. In fact, the Supreme Court appears to be more and more comfortable with letting its conservative slanting show with more decisions on racial and LGBTIQ discrimination. Also looking this week at Ukraine and Russia, the destruction

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14:41

Putin Lives to Fight Another Day... Soon

US of Ed ·

2023/06/29

"Putin knows he's not loved by his own countrymen, he's weak." An attempted overthrow of the Russian government has ended with Putin retaining his grip on power, but with the continuing chaos resulting from his invasion of Ukraine how much longer can he last? Plus a smoking gun in the Trump classified documents case but what is the impact when prosecutors already had a whole smoking arsenal? Plus we look at the January 6th investigation, Biden impeachment resolution, and an attempt to reshape

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16:11

On the Hunt for Hunter

US of Ed ·

2023/06/22

"This is really good news for everybody but Trump." Republicans have decried a two-tiered justice system in the United States that somehow favours presidential sons and persecutes poor, misunderstood, former presidents this week after news Hunter Biden has accepted a plea deal that will likely see him walk away with no jail time despite being number one on the GOP's most wanted list for years. Meanwhile, a date has been set for Trump's classified documents case and the House is looking into the

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16:27

Time to Face the Music

US of Ed ·

2023/06/15

"Trump seems to be exhausted by all this, and remember more's coming." Trump has had his day in court, arraigned on 37 counts in regards to his removal of classified White House documents making him the first former president to face federal criminal charges. Some Republicans are lining up in support while others are clearly hoping this will be the one that sinks him now that he's no longer of use to them, and Democrats are staying largely quiet. We discuss the big news this week, plus NATO,

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17:03

Water, Water Everywhere, Nor Any Drop to Drink

US of Ed ·

2023/06/08

"It shows that money is more important than principle." In spite the deal to raise the debt ceiling passing this week, the hard-right of the Republican party don't seem to be happy they didn't upend the apple cart and pin the blame on Biden instead. Meanwhile, fears the world economy could end up underwater anyway, as is the case more literally for parts of southern Ukraine and the server room at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort. Also talking about migrant chaos for Florida, aging infrastructure, and LIV

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18:42

Republicans Giving Money for Nothing

US of Ed ·

2023/06/01

"The Republicans won't be able to claim a victory from this but the Democrats can." After weeks of negotiations, a bill to raise the US debt ceiling finally appears ready to pass but for all their holding out was the result worth it for Republicans? Meanwhile, the field of Republican candidates in 2024 takes shape as reports indicate former VP Mike Pence and former governor Chris Christie are set to end the race. Also talking about drone strikes on Moscow, the Turkey election, Dianne Feinstein, and

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17:24

Anyone But Them 2024

US of Ed ·

2023/05/25

"The Democrats have some things to lose but not a lot, because a lot of this is smoke and mirrors." Republicans feel confident that they have the upper hand over debt ceiling negotiations. Will Biden call their bluff, or dismantle his own agenda? Meanwhile, a court date for Trump and an underwhelming Twitter livestream from DeSantis shapes the 2024 Republican presidential field. Also looking at more attacks on abortion rights, unrest in Russia over Ukraine, and the Surgeon General calling for

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15:14

Kicking the Quad Down the Road

US of Ed ·

2023/05/18

"Republicans have nothing to lose. They're already losing anyway so why not screw things up on the way out?" Australia and Papua New Guinea have been ghosted by Joe Biden as he dashes back home to take part in further debt ceiling negotiations, but will it make any difference to what will ultimately have to be done? And the long-awaited Durham probe into the Trump-Russia investigation has been released to reveal... a whole lot of not much. Again. Also talking, Rudy Giuliani, white supremacy's terror

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14:50

Grab Them by the Lawsuit

US of Ed ·

2023/05/11

"There's more to come, and some people want to jump off this ship before it's too late." Are the dominoes finally dropping for Trump? This week, the former president found liable for sexual assault and defamation in the civil suit brought by writer E. Jean Carroll amidst a storm of other legal matters still awaiting verdicts. Republican rep George Santos finds himself in legal hot water as well, arrested in relation to 13 cases of wire fraud, money laundering, and other financial crimes. We're also

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17:47

A Run on the Banks

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2023/05/04

"The debt is mostly Republican giveaways, so I think we need to find some way of taking that back." Confidence looks shaky in the US economy this week, as debate over raising the debt ceiling continues and the US experiences its second largest ever bank collapse only two months after the first. Meanwhile, suggestions that the Supreme Court might need a code of conduct if they cannot deal with their ethical issues internally. We're also talking about the legal outlook for Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis,

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18:19

On the Brink

US of Ed ·

2023/04/27

"Nobody wants either Biden or Trump to run." Republicans and Democrats have clashed again this week over raising the debt ceiling before the government defaults, with the GOP wanting again to take a machete to spending and Biden promises. Meanwhile, the E. Jean Carroll case brought against former president Donald Trump is off to an incendiary start with Trump taken to task over his commentary outside of court. Also talking Tucker Carlson out at FOX, Disney sues Florida, Afghanistan, Joe Biden in

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18:02

Edge of Madness

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2023/04/20

"We're living in a false culture where what you have is more than what you are." Multiple accounts this week of innocent young people being shot in alleged cases of paranoia and mistaken identity lead us to ask the question, is the United States losing its collective mind? But first, addressing the ongoing concerns surrounding Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and the leaking of top secret military documents. Also discussing FOX News' settlement with Dominion, fears for a recession, Marjorie

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