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Sep 2021
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America, 20 years after 9/11

The New Statesman
About this episode

Jeremy Cliffe in Berlin and Sarah Manavis in London are joined by New Yorker columnist and author Evan Osnos to discuss his new book, Wildland: The Making of America’s Fury and how America has changed since the attacks on New York and Washington.


Then in You Ask Us, they answer a listener’s question on whether there could be another Trump or Trump-like president in 2024.


Further reading

Sarah Manavis on how 9/11 internet culture created a blueprint for modern conspiracy theories.

Emily Tamkin on how the 9/11 attacks changed America.

Adam Tooze on the future of US power.

Jonathan Powell on how the war on terror led to the forever wars.


If you have a question for You Ask Us, email podcasts@newstatesman.co.uk


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