Two friends reach out across the Atlantic to try and make sense of it all: American politics, history, and society; Trump-ism and the COVID crisis. Mike is a Stanford professor, Johannes is a German journalist. Where are the United States headed? Is there hope for the future?
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 15 hours 11 minutes
episode 14: #14 The Virus and our Mental Health
One year after the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States as well as Germany and Europe, Mike talks about his mental health struggles last year and what helped him get through this tough time. If you liked the show or have suggesti...
episode 13: #13 Corona Vaccine Facts and Rumors
In a historic week when THE AMERICANIST is ranked the #1 Politics Podcast in Kosovo, Johannes and Mike talk about the impatient wait for the COVID-19 vaccination roll-out. While Germany has been starting slow, President Biden wants to have 100 millio...
episode 12: #12 Super Bowl? SUPER BOWL!
Is Super Bowl Sunday the last big thing the entire country can agree on? The quarterback mythology for the duel between Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes is running wild. Mike might be American, but he could actually care less about American Football. Tu...
episode 11: #11 On Eagles’ Wings: Biden Inauguration & Capitol Riots
Why did it take an old white man to replace the other in the White House again? In the first episode of 2021, Johannes and Mike catch up on recent events in Washington. The deadly riots fanned by Ex-President Trump were followed, at long last, by the...
episode 10: #10 Wrapping Up the Corona Year
In the last AMERICANIST episode of the year, Mike gets all excited talking about the COVID-19 vaccines currently under development. Johannes shares what his small kids taught him during this crisis year. So what to expect from 2021? All in our latest...
episode 9: #9 Thanksgiving And Its History
Thanksgiving is all about the Pilgrims and the Native Americans? Johannes shares a different historical truth behind America's most popular national holiday. It connects a belief in divine intervention with the American wars since 1776. As the two fr...
episode 8: #8 Democrats Divided? (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Liberals & Progressives)
Two weeks after the election, Donald Trump has yet to concede his loss. Meanwhile, the Democratic party is debating the way forward: Should moderates or progressives like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez lead the way? Mike has traveled to his home state Main...
episode 7: #7 Biden Phor President! US Election Won in Pennsylvania
Joe Biden will be the 46th President of the United States. And Philly celebrates! Mike and Johannes are all excited that the votes of their former student hometown of Philadelphia (and Pennsylvania) have decided the race for the Democratic nominee an...
episode 6: #6 Has Biden Won?
One and half days into the US Presidential Election 2020, votes are still being counted across the country. It looks like Joe Biden might be the winner - but Donald Trump's supporters are also protesting in some places. Where are we at? Mike shares h...
episode 5: #5 America Votes: Election Day 2020
The week of the US Presidential Election 2020 is finally here. Mike's anxiety level is already off the charts, and Johannes has pulled up some fun and not-so-fun facts around the history of the American presidents and the voting process. Will Biden o...