Everyone is talking about who will the US election. Kamala Harris or Donald Trump? That's the question on everyone's lips, which is why we, at The Political Cycle, decided to take our lips out of the equation for a week and offer something a little different. Here are our pop cultural picks – films, TV shows, even a song or two – to get you election ready and distract you from the nightmare possibilities that the Presidential race is throwing up.

Here are the picks from this episode:

Emily's picks

The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

Death of Stalin

Veep

In the Loop

"All You Fascists Bound to Lose" by Woody Guthrie

Tom's picks

"Things Can Only Get Better" by D:Ream

The Thick of It

Spitting Image

Rohan's picks

Newton

Rang De Basanti

Iruvar

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Issues surrounding women and, in particular, reproductive rights have become a big issue in the US Presidential Election. With just a couple of weeks left until polling day, the Political Cyclists gather to discuss the impact this is having on the race, and are joined by Kelly Weil, a writer and author of the MomLeft newsletter. As Emily Tamkin and Kelly discuss the natalist movement, the comments of JD Vance and the lack of provision of affordable childcare, Tom Hamilton and Rohan Venkat add the international perspective from around the political cycle.

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Here are the Trike Recommendations from this episode:

• https://www.momleft.com/
• https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/tim-walz-progressive-values-moderate-politics.html
• https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/10/17/harris-campaign-strategy-men-00184062
• https://time.com/collection/time100-voices/7094467/ai-jen-poo-kamala-harris-care-economy/
• https://www.ft.com/content/6972e1c4-71db-413e-ae6d-015b25e3cab2

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With the US election only a few weeks away, the Political Cyclists gather to discuss how Kamala Harris and the Democratic machine are targeting former Republican voters. Can this make an impact? And how do her more progressive policies sit with this caucus of undecided voters? Emily Tamkin reports from a busy DC, while Rohan Venkat and Tom Hamilton offer the perspective from across the continents, on everything from bipartisan support bases to multi-party systems.

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Here are the Trike Recommendations from this episode:

• Michelle Goldberg: "America is on the brink of a great political realignment. It's already visible in Arizona."
• Josh Self: "After 100 difficult days, Keir Starmer has set a trap for the Conservative Party"

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• ET Write Home by Emily Tamkin (via Emily's Substack you can also listen to the PREMIUM version of the show)
• India Inside Out by Rohan Venkat
• Dividing Lines by Tom Hamilton

The Political Tricycle is a Podot podcast.

It's presented by Emily Tamkin, Tom Hamilton and Rohan Venkat.

Executive Producer: Nick Hilton.

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