Stay With Me Here
by Erin & Jake
A weekly politics podcast where Erin Flanagan and Jacob Shropshire help you navigate through the noise, so you walk away with all the stuff you need to know and none of the stuff you don’t. Each week, the two of them break down the three biggest stories around the world, and talk about how the different parts of the global machinery fit together. Then, in Have You Heard? they talk through the rest of the headlines and give you just what you need to know to fit in at the watercooler, and they'll even throw in some animal news just for fun. This podcast turns into an article summary at each week's episode over on Substack. We'd love for you to subscribe! You can follow us on Instagram (@staywithmeherepod), <a href="https://www.facebook.com/StayWithMeHerePod" target="_blank"
Episodes
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Pressure Mounts on Israel to Let Aid Into Gaza
Aid is trickling into Gaza, where more than 150 people have died of hunger and international pressure is growing to allow further aid to enter the strip. Ukraine passed a national law that restores power to anti-corruption bodies after mass protests. And Donald Trump just can’t seem to shake the...
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Texas Recovers From Extreme Flash Floods
More than 120 people have died after flash floods in Texas wiped out entire rural towns. The EU reached an agreement with Israel to get aid into Gaza, but the political rhetoric surrounding long term solutions has been troubling. And Trump is starting the tariff machine back up after countries...
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Will the Israel-Iran Ceasefire Hold?
The war between Israel and Iran seems to be halted after the U.S. dropped bombs on Iranian nuclear sites, with the effectiveness of those attacks unclear. A series of protests broke out in Kenya over a rising cost of living, but also to combat government censorship. And Trump’s big bill passed...
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Americans Protest Trump's Deportation Scheme
Trump deployed the military to Los Angeles to quell largely nonviolent protests over the deportation of dozens of residents by ICE, sparking bigger protests in California and nationwide. The aid boat known as the Freedom Flotilla was seized in Gaza, with activists onboard (including Greta…
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Ukraine's Genius Drone Strike
Ukraine launched a massive secret drone strike on Russia and shocked the world with its technical ability. The Trump White House put 50% tariffs on steel and aluminum coming from anywhere outside the U.S. And South Korea elected the Liberal candidate Lee Jae-myung as the country’s next president...
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Gazans Starve as Israel Continues the War
Palestinians in Gaza are beginning to starve as Israel continues to block humanitarian aid from coming in, with Israeli-U.S. aid efforts being overrun on the ground. Russia is preparing for a summer offensive in Ukraine while Zelensky shores up support from allies around the world and Trump even...
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Friedrich Merz's Rough First Day as Chancellor
Friedrich Merz had a rough day after losing the first round of what is usually a ceremonial vote to pick a new chancellor before clenching the vote in the second round. Israel is choosing to block aid from getting into Gaza and upend humanitarian organizations in the process. And the Romanian...
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Rest Easy, Papa Francesco
Pope Francis died on Monday at the age of 88, and his legacy was one of humble modesty and moderation of the church. Harvard takes on the Trump administration in court to challenge executive overreach. And Canada gears up for national elections, with the Liberal party showing up for a tighter…
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Spring Break Message
In recent weeks, several men have been sent from the U.S. to El Salvador’s CECOT prison without due process. The prison functions more as a torture facility, with prisoners kept malnourished, isolated, and as far as we can tell, no one has ever come out alive. Among them is Andrys, a gay makeup...
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Trump Taxes the World
Trump imposed taxes on goods sent from basically every other country in the world and the stock market is suffering for it. Hungary pulled out of the International Criminal Court to invite Benjamin Netanyahu for a visit. And South Korea's Constitutional Court approved Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment,...
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France's Far-Right Le Pen Convicted and Disqualified From Presidency
Marine Le Pen, the leader of France's far-right RN party, was convicted of embezzling EU funds and sentenced to two years with an ankle monitor and five years barred from running for the French presidency. Paris held another summit for the "coalition of the willing" to support Ukraine while Trump...
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The White House Air Strike Group Chat
Top officials at the White House planned a highly-secret airstrike on Yemen in a group chat, and what's worse is they included a journalist in the group. Türkiye is seeing mass protests after President Erdogan arrested his main opponent ahead of elections. And the Sudanese Army saw modest gains...
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Israel Breaks Gaza Ceasefire, Strikes Kill 400+
Israel renewed the violence in Gaza, launching airstrikes that killed more than 400 people after negotiations with Hamas on a phase two of a ceasefire fell through. The U.S. is deporting Venezuelan migrants to prisons in El Salvador without any legal oversight or due process, abandoning the legal...
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Ukraine Strikes Russia Before Negotiations
Ukraine launched its largest drone strike yet against Russia, killing three people ahead of negotiations in Saudi Arabia. In Syria, sectarian violence sparked along the coastal regions between supporters of the ousted Assad regime and the new government. Then, Jake sat down with Ishaan Srivastava...
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Trump: "I'm Just Getting Started"
Trump gave his 2025 State of the Union address to Congress, and it was not all that different from just another campaign speech. The U.S.-Ukraine relationship is on the rocks after a tumultuous week, but it’s on the mend (slowly). And Arab leaders proposed an alternate plan for reconstructing…
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Meet Germany's New Chancellor, Friedrich Merz (and more)
Germany just got a new chancellor after Sunday’s elections, with the center-right making gains and the far-right doing a little too well. Emmanuel Macron went to Washington to meet with Trump and discuss the situation in Ukraine, and while they had some differences, they seemed like old pals and...
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Ukrainian Peace Without Ukraine? (and more)
Erin & Jake break down the last week’s chaos surrounding Ukraine, with peace talks in Riyadh that didn’t include Ukraine or the Europeans, and Trump seeming to align more with Russia than the west. Then they talk through the crypto scandal that Argentine President Javier Milei is caught up in,...
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Second Round of Trump Tariffs (and more)
Erin & Jake break down' Donald Trump's plan to revive steel and aluminum tariffs, further stressing U.S.-Canada trade tensions and dealing with retaliation from China. Then they talk through, the Gaza ceasefire negotiations for a second phase agreement being at a standstill as Hamas delays the…
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Trump's Tariffs (and more)
Erin & Jake break down Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, and who these tariffs actually punish in the end. Then they look at the meeting of European leaders in Brussels to iron out some defense spending things before Trump's Tariff Train comes to town. They close out the big...
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Conflict in the DRC (and more)
This week, Erin and Jake talked about the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has escalated with the rebel group M23 capturing the city of Goma. The roots of the conflict are complex, stemming from arbitrarily drawn African national borders by European colonizers. This has led to...
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Donald Trump's second first day (and more)
Erin and Jake started the show talking about Donald Trump's first day back in office as the 47th President of the United States. His second inauguration had to be held indoors due to an arctic front in DC, keeping the guest list small—just 750 people, including some big names in tech like Elon…
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Manifest Destiny is Back in Style! (and more)
Erin & Jake kicked the week off with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's unexpected resignation announcement on Monday, which he gave amid mounting disapproval within his party and economic roadblocks like rising inflation and tariff threats from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.…
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Wrapped 2024: Your World in Review
This week, Erin and Jake broke down the aftermath of Cyclone Chido in Mayotte which left more than 20 dead, and another 1,500 injured. They also talked about the complex politics of the island, including ongoing poverty and neglect by the French government, a lack of discussion about the nearby...
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Surprises in Syria, South Korea, and Romania (and more)
This week, Erin and Jake discussed how Syria faced a huge and unexpected shift as the Assad regime collapsed after 13 years of civil war, with a rebel group called Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) having taken control of key cities like Aleppo and Damascus, forcing President Bashar al-Assad to flee to...
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What's Going On In Syria? (and more)
This week, Erin Flanagan and Jake Shropshire run through some updates in US politics, including how President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter Biden, and some of Donald Trump’s incoming appointments, some of whom helped write Project 2025. Then they discuss the ongoing situation in Syria with…
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Why the Romanian Elections Matter (and more)
This week, Erin Flanagan and Jake Shropshire discuss the recent 2024 presidential elections in Romania, including how Călin Georgescu ran a TikTok campaign to win first place. Then they talk about the Pelicot trial in Mazan, France, with Gisele Pelicot’s courage to put her husband, Dominique...
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1,000 Days of the Russia-Ukraine War (and more)
This week, Erin Flanagan and Jake Shropshire discuss reaching the 1,000 day mark in the Russia-Ukraine war and how the US is allowing American missiles in Ukraine to be fired at Russia, ongoing protests in New Zealand around a treaty with the Maori indigenous people that could be completely...
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President-Elect Trump Meets Biden (and more)
This week, Erin Flanagan and Jake Shropshire discuss the incoming Trump administration, including Elon Musk appointed by Trump and Mike Huckabee as the Ambassador to Israel, the current situation with a minority government in Germany, and the current situation in Gaza, including Secretary…
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Trump's Victory in 2024
In this special episode, Erin Flanagan and Jake Shropshire talk through the results of the 2024 election in the US and Trump’s landslide victory, where the Kamala Harris campaign might have gone wrong, and who will win the House of Representatives in 2024.
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The American Election (and more)
This week, Erin Flanagan and Jake Shropshire discuss the live election results map and where to be looking in the United States for election updates and the Trump vs Harris results. Then they go over how the port of Spain weather caused massive flooding in the European country, and how more than...
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Russia and North Korea Are Working Together? (and more)
This week, Erin Flanagan and Jake Shropshire discuss the recent North Korean troop movement in Russia, break down Japan’s recent snap elections and their surprising results, and Jake talks with Ishaan of the Ishaan S. Show to talk about the state of the US Presidential race and the senate races...
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The Trump McDonalds Picture (and more)
This week, Erin Flanagan and Jake Shropshire discuss why Giorgia Meloni made it illegal for Italian couples to seek a surrogate abroad, the recent Moldovan election to stay in the EU, and the Donald Trump McDonalds photo op. Plus, Have You Heard headlines to keep you up-to-date on the biggest...
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Why is Donald Trump Dancing? (and more)
This week, Erin Flanagan and Jake Shropshire discuss the recent China military drills Taiwan strait and what caused them, India Canada relations and what the Hindu and Sikh population in Canada has to do with them, and the dueling media presence between the possibility of Kamala Harris on Joe…
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Fat Bear Week! (ft. Katmai Info Specialist Sarah Bruce)
This week, Erin Flanagan and Jake Shropshire discuss the state of Israel’s war on Gaza and offensive in Lebanon one year out and break down the category 6 hurricane warning in the Gulf of Mexico and the threat facing Florida as hurricane Milton barrels towards them. Then Jake interviewed Sarah...
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Millions Without Power from Hurricane Helene (and more)
This week, Erin Flanagan and Jake Shropshire discuss a massive storm making landfall in the US including how many people are missing from hurricane Helene, what is going on in the middle east as Israel invades Lebanon, and the US vice presidential debate tonight pitting Tim Walz vs JD Vance.…
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Fighting Escalates in Lebanon (and more)
This week, Erin Flanagan and Jake Shropshire discuss the recent Israeli attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon and the possibility of sending US troops to Lebanon, Emmanuel Macron and Michel Barnier’s announcement of a new government in France, and all about who attends the UN general assembly this…
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Someone Tried to Kill Trump Again (and more)
This week, Erin Flanagan and Jake Shropshire discuss the apparent second assassination attempt on Donald Trump’s life this year, the potential coup in Mali and destabilization of Western Africa, and a recent attack using pagers as bombs in Syria and Lebanon by the Israeli military. Plus, Have You...
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France Finds a Prime Minister (and more)
This week, Erin Flanagan and Jake Shropshire discuss the newly named French Prime Minister, talk about the recent escalating violence in the West Bank, and break down the Venezuelan election and the recent aftermath of it. Plus, Have You Heard headlines to keep you up-to-date on the biggest…
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Yet Another European Election (and more)
This week, Erin Flanagan and Jake Shropshire discuss the gains by the far right in recent elections in Germany, talk about the latest in Israel and Gaza, and go over all the US election news we missed on break. Plus, Have You Heard headlines to keep you up-to-date on the biggest stories from the...
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The Trump Assassination Attempt (and more)
This week, Erin Flanagan and Jake Shropshire discuss the assassination attempt on Trump and his VP pick, break down the election results in Rwanda, and go over the most recent round of ceasefire talks in Gaza. Plus, Have You Heard headlines to keep you up-to-date on the biggest stories from the...
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The Left Strikes Back (and more)
This week, Erin Flanagan and Jake Shropshire talk through tow major elections in the UK and France, break down the NATO meeting happening in Washington, D.C., and go over some recent climate reports. Plus, Have You Heard headlines to keep you up-to-date on the biggest stories from the week.
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A Bad Debate, Worse SCOTUS Decisions (and more)
This week, Erin Flanagan and Jake Shropshire talk through disastrous US presidential debate last Thursday, break down some recent US Supreme Court rulings, and discuss the upcoming UK elections. Plus, Have You Heard headlines to keep you up-to-date on the biggest stories from the week.
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Kenya's Youth Protest New Taxes (and more)
This week, Erin Flanagan and Jake Shropshire talk through the protests in Kenya, break down Julian Assange’s extradition from the UK, and discuss the upcoming US Presidential Debates. Plus, Have You Heard headlines to keep you up-to-date on the biggest stories from the week.
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Multilateralism Galore (and more)
This week, Erin Flanagan and Jake Shropshire talk through the Ukraine peace talks, give the latest on the G7 meeting and breakdown the most recent US Supreme Court rulings. Plus, Have You Heard headlines to keep you up-to-date on the biggest stories from the week.
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Europe Swings to the Right (and more)
This week, Erin Flanagan and Jake Shropshire talk through the results of the European elections, give the latest on Gaza and the ongoing ceasefire talks and break down the bloody conflict in Sudan. Plus, Have You Heard headlines to keep you up-to-date on the biggest stories from the week.
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Trump Convicted While the World Votes (and more)
This week, Erin Flanagan and Jake Shropshire talk through the conviction of former US President Donald Trump, and break down the elections in South Africa, Mexico, and India. Plus, Have You Heard headlines to keep you up-to-date on the biggest stories from the week.
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The West Starts Voting (and more)
This week, Erin Flanagan and Jake Shropshire talk through the state of things in the war in Gaza, talk through the upcoming European elections, and talk through where the US presidential race stands. Plus, Have You Heard headlines to keep you up-to-date on the biggest stories from the week.
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China Loves French Brandy (and more)
This week, Erin Flanagan and Jake Shropshire talk through the state of things in the war in Ukraine, break down Xi Jinping’s trip to Europe, and discuss Israel’s offensive in Rafah. Plus, Have You Heard headlines to keep you up-to-date on the biggest stories from the week.
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Ceasefire Deal on the Table (and more)
This week, Erin Flanagan and Jake Shropshire talk through the recent ceasefire negotiations in the Gaza Strip, discuss the flooding in Kenya and break down why there will be a new PM in Scotland. Plus, Have You Heard headlines to keep you up-to-date on the biggest stories from the week.
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The Biggest Election in World History (and more)
This week, Erin Flanagan and Jake Shropshire talk through the recent UK legislation surrounding immigration, discuss the ongoing Indian elections, and break down the recent protests on college campuses in the US. Plus, Have You Heard headlines to keep you up-to-date on the biggest stories from…
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About this show
A weekly politics podcast where Erin Flanagan and Jacob Shropshire help you navigate through the noise, so you walk away with all the stuff you need to know and none of the stuff you don’t. Each week, the two of them break down the three biggest stories around the world, and talk about how the different parts of the global machinery fit together. Then, in Have You Heard? they talk through the rest of the headlines and give you just what you need to know to fit in at the watercooler, and they'll even throw in some animal news just for fun.
This podcast turns into an article summary at each week's episode over on Substack. We'd love for you to subscribe!
You can follow us on Instagram (@staywithmeherepod), <a href="https://www.facebook.com/StayWithMeHerePod" target="_blank"
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