Podcast #5: De-Obamification: Trump and the Destruction of Obama's Political Legacy

Podcast #5: De-Obamification: Trump and the Destruction of Obama's Political Legacy

Author: Trump Watch Sussex November 20, 2017 Duration: 30:14
During his first year in office, Trump has consistently worked to undo his predecessor's actions. In this podcast, Dr. Doug Haynes talks to two political scientists who are researching political legacies, Clodagh Harrington of De Montfort University and Alex Waddan of the University of Leicester. They discuss how this process of "De-Obamification" is guiding Trump's actions, how successful he has been in undoing Obama's legacies, and evaluate Trump's presidency thus far.

From a quiet corner of a British university campus, a unique and ongoing analysis of a tumultuous American era continues. Trump Watch Sussex is not a conventional news recap but an academic deep dive, chronicling the presidency and enduring legacy of Donald Trump through a distinctly transatlantic lens. Each episode draws from the collective expertise of scholars and the fresh perspectives of postgraduate students at the University of Sussex's Centre for American Studies. This podcast functions as a living seminar, where complex political events are unpacked with historical context, theoretical frameworks, and spirited debate. Listeners will hear detailed dissections of policy shifts, electoral strategies, and the cultural reverberations felt on both sides of the Atlantic. The conversation is grounded in scholarly rigor but delivered with the accessible clarity of a well-taught lecture. By framing contemporary U.S. politics within broader patterns of history, populism, and media, Trump Watch Sussex offers listeners a valuable toolkit for understanding not just what happened, but why it matters. It's a sustained intellectual project, recording an extraordinary period in real-time from an observatory thousands of miles away.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 12

Trump Watch Sussex
Podcast Episodes
Podcast #1:  Coming To America [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 29:41
Dr. Melissa Milewski talks to students at the Sussex Centre for American Studies, University of Sussex, to gain some insight as to how Trump is perceived on a British campus.