Dear colleagues, You can check out the latest episodes of our podcast “WEIRD - A global take on the US election”, hosted by anthropologists Vito Laterza and Louis Römer. We provide engaging commentary on what Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, Donald Trump, JD Vance and other politicians and commentators say, but also how they say it - the vibes, the emotions, the drama. https://www.weirdpodcast.com/p/ep2-from-russia-with-love <https://www.weirdpodcast.com/p/ep2-from-russia-with-love> Ep.2 - From Russia with love: Putin's interference in the US election Russian agents continue to meddle in American politics. Libertarians ally with Trump. How JD Vance weaponised the "white working class". Harris shouldn't avoid the press. https://www.weirdpodcast.com/p/ep3-harris-trump-debate <https://www.weirdpodcast.com/p/ep3-harris-trump-debate> Ep.3 - The Harris-Trump debate unpacked: empathy vs hate We compare two radically different visions for America in the 10 September presidential debate. We talk about the ideas, the emotions and the communication tactics. Sign up to our Substack newsletter at www.weirdpodcast.com <https://www.weirdpodcast.com/> to receive the next episodes straight into your inbox. You can find us on several podcast platforms (incl. Apple Podcasts and Spotify) and social media channels here: https://weirdpod.buzzsprout.com/2398387/follow <https://weirdpod.buzzsprout.com/2398387/follow> Kind regards, Vito -- Assoc. Prof. Vito Laterza PhD Anthropology (Cantab) Associate Professor Department of Global Development and Planning University of Agder Norway SCAS-Nordic Fellow 2024-2025 Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study Academic profile www.uia.no/english/about-uia/employees/vitol/index.html <http://www.uia.no/english/about-uia/employees/vitol/index.html> Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study www.swedishcollegium.se/subfolders/Fellows/Invited_Fellows/2024-25/laterza.html <http://www.swedishcollegium.se/subfolders/Fellows/Invited_Fellows/2024-25/laterza.html> Horizon Europe project ReMeD resilientmedia.eu/?page_id=549/#mcg_anchor <http://resilientmedia.eu/?page_id=549/#mcg_anchor> WEIRD: the podcast www.weirdpodcast.com <http://www.weirdpodcast.com/> Al Jazeera English www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/profile/vito-laterza-.html <http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/profile/vito-laterza-.html>