Barack Obama
Evan Osnos: 'Greed has always been part of America's formula'
When Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Evan Osnos was living away from the United States for a decade, he often found himself making a case for his home country, despite the grave mistakes it had made… Audio
Ben Rhodes: Obama adviser releases new book After The Fall
Ben Rhodes was a speechwriter, national security adviser, and right-hand man to US President Barack Obama for eight years. Following his time in the White House, Rhodes wrote an insider account… Audio
Calling Home: Amanda Ellis in Honolulu
Amanda Ellis arrived in Hawai'i in 2016 and no other place outside of New Zealand has had a stronger impact on her own personal growth than Hawai'i. She's Calling Home this morning from Manoa Valley… Audio
Richard Thompson-Ford: How we define ourselves through fashion
Stanford Law School professor and author Richard Thompson-Ford details the importance of fashion throughout the centuries in his new book Dress Codes - How the Laws of Fashion Made History. Audio
James Goodman: 'Trump is simply too lazy to run again'
He's sitting third in the odds to win the 2024 U.S. election, but James Goodman, distinguished professor of history at Rutgers University, says there's little to no chance of Donald Trump running… Audio
How the body came to symbolise success and achievement
In his new book, The Age of Fitness, Professor Jürgen Martschukat traces the beginnings of our modern obsession with fitness and looks at how our physical health is increasingly linked to success… Audio
US election: Covid-19 casts shadow over final sprint to polls
A Covid-19 cloud hangs over the United States in the final sprint to election day.
There's just two days for Joe Biden and Donald Trump to secure votes as both candidates canvas key swing states.
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'Your lives matter, your dreams matter' - Barack Obama to young Americans
Meanwhile former US President Barack Obama has spoken publicly for the first time since George Floyd's death, saying that while the protests have been difficult and scary, they provide an opportunity… Video, Audio
Barack Obama blasts ad attacking Joe Biden
Barack Obama has made a rare intervention in the 2020 White House race to blast a "despicable" racially charged attack ad against Joe Biden.
A pro-Trump group put out the clip that twists Obama's own… Audio
Donald Trump's 'bonkers' week in US politics
It's been yet another big week in US politics, with Donald Trump capping things off with a rambling, vitriolic speech in the wake of his impeachment acquittal. US correspondent Karen Kasler has been… Audio
The beginning and the end of Trumpism
Rutgers University history professor James Goodman explains why Donald Trump is the only person who could have done what he has done -- and got away with it -- as US president. Audio
Obama warns against pitfalls of "cancel culture"
Barack Obama has spoken out against the dangers of people seeing "activism" being the shaming of people who've said or done stupid things in their past. Audio
Hate in America, and an Obama comeback?
From the US, Washington bureau chief of The Guardian, David Smith with a backgrounder on the suspect in the Pittsburgh synagogue killings amid hate crimes being on the rise in America. Also, is Barack… Audio
Jeanne Marie Laskas - Letters To Obama
Jeanne Marie Laskas is the New York Times bestselling author of Concussion and her 2009 GQ article 'Game Brain' inspired the Golden Globe-nominated movie, Concussion, starring Will Smith and Alec… Audio
Obama commuted Manning, NZ need not concern - Kaplan
Immigration officials expect to say today whether they will give US whistleblower Chelsea Manning a visa to visit New Zealand on a speaking tour. Last night tour organisers in Australia said she's… Audio
John McCain respected across political spectrum
More now on the death of US senator and former presidential candidate John McCain. The Republican had been diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour last year. He's been remembered as a Vietnam war… Audio
Beck Dorey-Stein: life as a White House stenographer
Former White House stenographer Beck Dorey-Stein has written a behind-the-scenes memoir from inside the White House, under former US President Barack Obama. "From the Corner of the Oval Office - one… Audio
Obama condemns 'strongman politics' and disregard for facts
Barack Obama used a high profile speech to say the world should resist cynicism over the rise of strongmen, and condemn leaders who "double down" when they're caught in a lie.
Barack, Michelle Obama join Netflix for new shows
Former US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle are teaming up with Netflix to produce films and TV shows. The announcement was made this morning from Netflix on Twitter. Entertainment… Audio
Obamamania in overdrive . . .
The private visit of former US president Barack Obama got blanket coverage this week, even though he blanked the media and he said little of substance. Video, Audio