Americast

A podcast by BBC Radio

197 Episodes

  1. Fentanyl: War on Drugs 2.0?

    Published: 3/14/2024

  2. Americanswers: Should Biden ditch Kamala? Who pays Trump’s legal fees? And what’s your favourite Bidenism?

    Published: 3/11/2024

  3. State of the Union: Biden's Pitch to the Nation

    Published: 3/8/2024

  4. Super Tuesday: Everything Points to Trump vs Biden

    Published: 3/6/2024

  5. Trump: The Sequel? An Americast x Panorama Special

    Published: 3/4/2024

  6. How will the Alabama IVF ruling affect the US election?

    Published: 2/29/2024

  7. America Shoots For the Moon Again: Houston, We Have Neil deGrasse Tyson

    Published: 2/22/2024

  8. Putin Says Vote For Joe!

    Published: 2/15/2024

  9. The Global Story: Could Taylor Swift swing the US election?

    Published: 2/10/2024

  10. ‘An Elderly Man with Poor Memory’: Biden’s Age Old Problem

    Published: 2/9/2024

  11. America looks set for Trump v Biden

    Published: 2/2/2024

  12. Christiane Amanpour on Biden's Iran Dilemma

    Published: 1/31/2024

  13. The Election Trail: From Iowa to New Hampshire

    Published: 1/18/2024

  14. Trump Wins Iowa Landslide

    Published: 1/16/2024

  15. Can Anyone Stop Trump in Iowa?

    Published: 1/11/2024

  16. The Epstein Files: Former US Presidents Named

    Published: 1/4/2024

  17. A Merry Cast: Past, Present and Future of US Politics

    Published: 12/28/2023

  18. Colorado Kicks Trump Off the Ballot

    Published: 12/21/2023

  19. Beto on the Border: Ex Presidential Candidate on the US Immigration Crisis

    Published: 12/14/2023

  20. Donald Trump: Dictator in Chief?

    Published: 12/8/2023

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The authoritative weekly US news and politics podcast from BBC News, Americast investigates the social and cultural issues that define America today.Is Joe Biden too old to win another go in the White House? What does Donald Trump’s latest criminal charge mean for the Republican campaign? And why have issues such as LGBT rights, global warming and the war effort in Ukraine become so divisive across the US political spectrum? From foreign policy to pop culture, Americast keeps you up to date and in the know about the stories that matter with on-the-ground insights from right across the US.Americast is hosted by trusted journalists including the BBC’s North America editor Sarah Smith, North America correspondent Anthony Zurcher, presenter Justin Webb, and disinformation and social media correspondent, Marianna Spring. Joined by special guests each week such as former chief medical adviser to the president, Dr Anthony Fauci, former FBI director James Comey, CNN anchor and author Jake Tapper, Succession actress J Smith-Cameron, and Suruthi Bala and Hannah Maguire from podcast RedHanded, they look at America through an international lens, trying to make sense of the increasingly polarised political debate.Each week on Americast, Marianna Spring also brings listeners the latest update on BBC Undercover Voters, the award-winning investigation into the content that is recommended to US voters on social media. Marianna has created undercover voters – multiple social media accounts belonging to different characters who sit across the US political divide. By tracking the content that is pushed at each of them, this investigation will cover a turbulent time for US politics with speculation over a Trump bid for the presidency and Biden facing domestic and international challenges.GET IN TOUCH: • Join our online community: https://discord.gg/qSrxqNcmRB • Send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp to +44 330 123 9480 • Email [email protected] • Or use #AmericastFind out more about our award-winning "undercover voters" here: bbc.in/3lFddSF.