Wake Me When November Ends

National lockdown, Labour Party breakdown… Trump takedown? As the US election reaches its nightmare final confrontation, small-c conservative and Never Trumper James Kirchick joins us to argue that American democracy won’t end if Trump wins. Plus, what does Jeremy Corbyn’s rejection of the EHRC report mean for fighting antisemitism and fixing the Labour Party? And where were we all – and what did we feel – back in November 2016 when all this started?

• “The only way in which Pete Buttigieg’s sexuality really mattered was people on the Left complaining that he wasn’t gay ENOUGH…” – James Kirchick
• “I’m torn.Trump is an ogre and a monster but a landslide would endorse many things that the Democrats that I can’t agree with. I don’t want a Great Awokening in America.” – James Kirchick
• “Trump has revealed the power of celebrity” – James Kirchick

Presented by Dorian Lynskey with Miatta Fahnbulleh and Nina Schick. Produced by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producers: Jelena Sofronijevic and Jacob Archbold. Logo and branding by Mark Taylor. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters production

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