After the election, join Washington Post reporter Eugene Scott for this special series looking at what happened, what it means and what to expect next, drawing on the experience and expertise of The Post’s political reporting staff.

Amid one of the most turbulent periods in modern U.S. history, the nation chose a new president. The American people faced this choice against the backdrop of a global pandemic, dire economic conditions and nationwide unrest over police brutality and systemic racism. The outcome of the 2020 election -- and the turmoil that's emerged since -- help us understand what the past four years have meant, what they have taught us and where our country goes from here.

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By the time conventions officially nominated our two presidential candidates, this election year had tested the country and our systems in extraordinary ways. This episode looks back at the first half of an election year that began with a presidential impeachment trial — and that wasn’t the most unusual thing about it.

The outcome of the 2020 presidential election will help us understand what the past four years have meant, what they have taught us and where our country goes from here. This podcast, hosted by The Washington Post’s Eugene Scott and drawing on the experience and expertise of The Post’s political reporting staff, will look back at how we got here and what this moment in history tells us about the future of our divided country.

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The race is over, but tribal party politics and a president unwilling to concede mean big challenges for the transition. We go behind the scenes of the final weeks of the campaigns, the tension of election night and the days that followed to begin to unpack what the result says about the future.

The outcome of the 2020 presidential election will help us understand what the past four years have meant, what they have taught us and where our country goes from here. This podcast, hosted by The Washington Post’s Eugene Scott and drawing on the experience and expertise of The Post’s political reporting staff, will look back at how we got here and what this moment in history tells us about the future of our divided country.

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