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State of the States

The Thursday Wire’s weekly discussion on the latest in United States politics. Featuring Andre Fa’aoso from the Yale Daily News.

The United States Vice Presidential Debate w/ Yale Daily News’ Andre Fa’aoso: 3 October, 2024

The United States Vice Presidential Debate w/ Yale Daily News’ Andre Fa’aoso: 3 October, 2024 The United States Vice Presidential Debate w/ Yale Daily News’ Andre Fa’aoso: 3 October, 2024, 26.34 MB
Thu 3 Oct 2024

For States of the States, 95bFM’s United States election coverage, Wire Host Caeden spoke to Andre Fa’aoso from Yale Daily News about the only vice presidential debate of the election.

Election polling numbers and the execution of Marcellus Williams w/ Yale Daily News’ Andre Fa’aoso: 26 September, 2024

Election polling numbers and the execution of Marcellus Williams w/ Yale Daily News’ Andre Fa’aoso: 26 September, 2024 Election polling numbers and the execution of Marcellus Williams w/ Yale Daily News’ Andre Fa’aoso: 26 September, 2024, 23.5 MB
Thu 26 Sep 2024

Wire Host Caeden speaks to Andre Fa’aoso from the Yale Daily News on the latest United States election polling numbers and the execution of Marcellus Williams for State of the States.

Anti-immigrant rhetoric in Springfield and a second assassination attempt against Donald Trump w/ Yale Daily News’ Andre Fa’aoso: 19 September, 2024

Anti-immigrant rhetoric in Springfield and a second assassination attempt against Donald Trump w/ Yale Daily News’ Andre Fa’aoso: 19 September, 2024 Anti-immigrant rhetoric in Springfield and a second assassination attempt against Donald Trump w/ Yale Daily News’ Andre Fa’aoso: 19 September, 2024, 25.58 MB
Thu 19 Sep 2024

Wire Host Caeden speaks to Yale Daily News’ Andre Fa’aoso on the anti-immigrant rhetoric from the Trump campaign towards immigrants in Springfield, Ohio as well as the apparent second assassination attempt against Donald Trump this campaign.

The Harris/Trump Presidential Debate and Taylor Swift’s Endorsement of Kamala Harris w/ Yale Daily News’ Andre Fa’aoso: 12 September, 2024

The Harris/Trump Presidential Debate and Taylor Swift’s Endorsement of Kamala Harris w/ Yale Daily News’ Andre Fa’aoso: 12 September, 2024 The Harris/Trump Presidential Debate and Taylor Swift’s Endorsement of Kamala Harris w/ Yale Daily News’ Andre Fa’aoso: 12 September, 2024 , 20.99 MB
Thu 12 Sep 2024

For State of the States, our weekly 95bFM US election coverage, Wire Host Caeden speaks to Yale Daily News’ Andre Fa’aoso on yesterday’s Harris/Trump Presidential debate and Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris.

The DNC and Donald Trump’s AI generate images of Taylor Swift w/ Yale Daily News’ Andre Fa’aoso: 22nd August, 2024

The DNC and Donald Trump’s AI generate images of Taylor Swift w/ Yale Daily News’ Andre Fa’aoso: 22nd August, 2024 The DNC and Donald Trump’s AI generate images of Taylor Swift w/ Yale Daily News’ Andre Fa’aoso: 22nd August, 2024, 26.8 MB
Thu 22 Aug 2024

The Democratic National Convention is taking place in Chicago this week. The event is where Minnesota Governor Tim Walz officialy accepts the nomination for Vice President. 

Former Aotearoa Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern spoke on a side panel at the convention, organised by progressive think tank the Center for American Progress Action Fund. The panel also featured former prime minister of Sweden Magdalena Andersson, MPs from Germany and the Netherlands as well as some US political figures, including prominent Democratic strategist Patrick Gaspard.

Republican candidate Donald Trump is under fire for posting AI generated images of pop star Taylor Swift on his social media platform “Truth Socials.” The images were of Taylor Swift wearing American red, white and blue while endorsing Trump for president. He captioned these photos “I accept.”

Wire Host Caeden spoke to Andre Fa’aoso from the Yale Daily News about the DNC and Trump sharing AI images.

Candidate livestreams and hacks into the Trump campaign’s internal documents w/ Andre Fa’aoso: 15th August, 2024

Candidate livestreams and hacks into the Trump campaign’s internal documents w/ Andre Fa’aoso: 15th August, 2024 Candidate livestreams and hacks into the Trump campaign’s internal documents w/ Andre Fa’aoso: 15th August, 2024, 20.75 MB
Thu 15 Aug 2024

This week in States of the States, Presidential candidate Donald Trump joins a livestream on the streaming app with internet personality Adin Ross. Ross is known for his sometimes controversial videos of livestreaming apps “twitch” and “kick”. 

Another celebrity streamer, Kai Cenat, has also claimed the Harris campaign reached out to him for the pair to do a livestream together.

Amongst this, the FBI have launched an investigation in what seems to be a hack into the Trump campaigns computer systems. The campaign is blaming Iran-backed hackers, but this has not been confirmed.

Wire host Caeden speaks to Andre from the Yale Daily News, on the candidates joining livestreams and the alleged Trump campaign hack.

State of the States: The Harris/Walz announcement w/ Yale Daily News’ Andre Fa’aoso: 8 August, 2024

State of the States: The Harris/Walz announcement w/ Yale Daily News’ Andre Fa’aoso: 8 August, 2024 State of the States: The Harris/Walz announcement w/ Yale Daily News’ Andre Fa’aoso: 8 August, 2024, 27.83 MB
Thu 8 Aug 2024

States of the States is back for 95bFM’s coverage of the 2024 United States election.

Wire host Caeden speaks to former 95bFM Host, Student at Yale University, and contributor for the Yale Daily News Andre Fa’aoso about the election campaign from a student perspective.

This week we discuss Harris replacing Biden as the Democratic Presidential candidate, and the recent appointment of Tim Walz as her running mate. 

State of the States: The 2020 Presidential Election: November 05, 2020

State of the States: The 2020 Presidential Election: November 05, 2020 State of the States: The 2020 Presidential Election: November 05, 2020, 68.67 MB
Thu 5 Nov 2020

In the midst of the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election, Justin provides an update on how results are looking for candidates, former Vice-President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump. Aneeka speaks to Maria Armoudian, politics lecturer at the University of Auckland, about how everything is looking, what this illustrates about American voters and what could happen should Trump refuse to accept a potential Biden victory. Aneeka then speaks to Associate Professor Stephen Hoadley, a politics and international relations academic from the University of Auckland, about how the race is currently looking and what a victory for either candidate could mean for America's foreign policy and New Zealand's relationship with the States. 

Oil Wells That Ends Well? State of the States: April 23rd, 2020

Oil Wells That Ends Well? State of the States: April 23rd, 2020 Oil Wells That Ends Well? State of the States: April 23rd, 2020, 7.66 MB
Thu 23 Apr 2020

Although it seems as if US oil prices are back up again after the first negative prices in history, should we be relieved? US President Donald Trump is talking about it as if it is a technical and isolated blip. But economists say otherwise.

How can a price be negative? What is an "oil future"? How sustainable really is the oil industry, if it exists precariously from "bust to boom"? How integral is the continuous supply of oil to American society?

Rachel Simpson reports on the negative price of oil futures on this week's instalment of State of the States.

Should we all be heading to Cushing, Oklahoma with any container we can find to collect some oil and get paid for it? Unfortunately, that's not exactly how it works. 

And daddy won't you take me back to Muhlenberg County
Down by the Green River where Paradise lay
Well, I'm sorry my son, but you're too late in asking
Mister Peabody's coal train has hauled it away

- John Prine (RIP)

State of the States: April 16th, 2020

State of the States: April 16th, 2020 State of the States: April 16th, 2020, 10.7 MB
Thu 16 Apr 2020

Trump's fallen out with the World Health Organisation, conservatives are gathering in the thousands in Michigan to protest stay-at-home orders, Harvard researchers have found links between being exposed to pollution and risk of Covid-19 death, the Navajo Nation is becoming a Covid-19 hotspot not unlike New York...

This week in State of the States with Rachel Simpson.

"Kathy, I'm lost," I said, though I knew she was sleeping
I'm empty and aching and I don't know why
Counting the cars on the New Jersey Turnpike
They've all come to look for America

- Paul Simon