480 Episodes

  1. Is America's health secretary RFK Jr a danger to public health?

    Published: 9/26/2025

  2. Americanswers… on 5 Live! Can we trust what Donald Trump says about Ukraine?

    Published: 9/24/2025

  3. MAGA’s “righteous fury” at Charlie Kirk’s memorial

    Published: 9/22/2025

  4. Has Trump cancelled Jimmy Kimmel over Charlie Kirk?

    Published: 9/18/2025

  5. What does Donald Trump want from his UK state visit?

    Published: 9/17/2025

  6. Americanswers…on 5 Live! Who is Tyler Robinson, Charlie Kirk’s suspected killer?

    Published: 9/15/2025

  7. Charlie Kirk's killing: A dangerous moment for America?

    Published: 9/11/2025

  8. How could a young Ukrainian's killing change the U.S?

    Published: 9/10/2025

  9. Americanswers…on 5 Live! “Chipocalypse Now”… has Trump declared war on Chicago?

    Published: 9/8/2025

  10. Will Epstein's victims force Trump to release more files?

    Published: 9/5/2025

  11. Why is Trump targeting America's most powerful bank?

    Published: 9/2/2025

  12. Americanswers…on 5 Live! Why did the internet think Trump was dead?

    Published: 9/1/2025

  13. Will the Democrats go "dark woke" to take on Trump?

    Published: 8/28/2025

  14. Americanswers! Is Donald Trump behaving like a 'dictator'?

    Published: 8/27/2025

  15. Is Donald Trump losing his Latino base?

    Published: 8/22/2025

  16. Americanswers! Has Donald Trump really stopped six (or seven) wars?

    Published: 8/20/2025

  17. What did Trump offer Zelensky after their Oval Office meeting?

    Published: 8/18/2025

  18. What happened when Trump met Putin in Alaska?

    Published: 8/16/2025

  19. Inside Trump’s meeting with Putin… Americast is in Alaska!

    Published: 8/14/2025

  20. What's really behind Trump's crime crackdown?

    Published: 8/13/2025

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Americast is the authoritative US news and politics podcast from the BBC. Each week we provide audiences with the best analysis from across the BBC, with on-the-ground observations and big picture insights about the stories which are defining America right now. The podcast is hosted by trusted BBC journalists including the BBC’s North America editor, Sarah Smith, BBC Radio 4 presenter, Justin Webb, the BBC’s disinformation and social media correspondent, Marianna Spring, and BBC North America correspondent, Anthony Zurcher. As well as political analysis, we also specialise in social media. Each week Marianna Spring brings listeners the latest updates from the BBC’s Undercover Voters, our award-winning investigation into the content that is recommended to US voters on social media. The team is also joined by special guests each week, like CNN anchor, Christiane Amanpour, Emmy Award-winning TV host, Rachel Maddow, and Succession actress, J Smith-Cameron. Podcasts are published every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. As well as being a podcast, we are also available every Friday on the World Service. Oh, and by the way, you can now listen to Americast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say ‘”Ask BBC Sounds to play Americast”. It works on most smart speakers. Every Monday we answer your questions on Americanswers, with some help from special guests, including Miles Taylor, who was chief of staff at the Department for Homeland Security during the Trump presidency before becoming a whistleblower. Got a question or a comment? Get in touch with us on email at [email protected] or WhatsApp on +44 330 123 9480.