Americast

A podcast by BBC Radio

221 Episodes

  1. Trump Trial Week 4… Will the jury believe Michael Cohen?

    Published: 5/17/2024

  2. Why does Biden want to debate Trump?

    Published: 5/16/2024

  3. Americanswers! VP picks, Nikki Haley's back, and could Trump do three terms?

    Published: 5/13/2024

  4. Trump Trial Week 3… Stormy Daniels Takes The Stand

    Published: 5/10/2024

  5. Keeping up with the Kennedys: RFK Jr’s run for the White House

    Published: 5/9/2024

  6. Americanswers! Kristi Noem’s dog, ‘Momala’, and presidential immunity

    Published: 5/6/2024

  7. Trump Trial Week 2… The Surprise Witness

    Published: 5/3/2024

  8. Back on campus: Biden condemns 'violent' protestors

    Published: 5/2/2024

  9. Americanswers! RFK Jr, pardoning Trump, and why is Biden talking about cannibals?

    Published: 4/29/2024

  10. Trump Trial Week 1... Inside the Court

    Published: 4/26/2024

  11. On campus: Students protest over Gaza

    Published: 4/25/2024

  12. Trump Trial Day 1... Americanswers!

    Published: 4/22/2024

  13. Will the US send billions to Israel and Ukraine? And Christiane Amanpour is back!

    Published: 4/18/2024

  14. Megyn Kelly on Trump's Trial, Abortion and TV Debates

    Published: 4/15/2024

  15. Has Abortion Eclipsed Trump’s Campaign?

    Published: 4/12/2024

  16. The Life and Death of OJ Simpson

    Published: 4/11/2024

  17. Americanswers: Trump Diplomacy, NPR and How Do Algorithms REALLY work?

    Published: 4/8/2024

  18. Could the Israel-Gaza war cost Biden the election?

    Published: 4/4/2024

  19. Americanswers: How vulnerable is Trump, does Biden have an image problem and will Russia interfere in the election?

    Published: 4/1/2024

  20. Vice, Vice, Baby: Who’ll Be Trump’s Running Mate?

    Published: 3/28/2024

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The authoritative twice-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.