Americast Podcast
Americast joined Matt Chorley on 5 Live to answer your election questions!
Americast is the authoritative US news and politics podcast from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ.
Each week we provide audiences with the best analysis from across the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ, with on-the-ground observations and big picture insights about the stories which are defining America right now.
The podcast is hosted by trusted Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ journalists including the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s North America editor, Sarah Smith, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 presenter, Justin Webb, the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s disinformation and social media correspondent, Marianna Spring, and Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ 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 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’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 night on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 and every weekend on the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ News Channel.
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 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔland Security during the Trump presidency before becoming a whistleblower.
Got a question or a comment? Get in touch with us on email at Americast@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp on +44 330 123 9480.
By the way, you can now listen to Americast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say β€β€Ask Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Sounds to play Americastβ€. It works on most smart speakers.
See ya’ll later…
Episodes to download
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Americanswers: How vulnerable is Trump, does Biden have an image problem and will Russia interfere in the election?
Mon 1 Apr 2024
The team went live on air to answer your questions on 5 Live.
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Major Baltimore Bridge Collapses
Tue 26 Mar 2024
A container ship hit the Francis Key Scott bridge on Tuesday morning.
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Americanswers! How algorithms shape us online, Russian interference in 2024, and should the US legalise fentanyl?
Mon 25 Mar 2024
We answer your questions on the biggest issues facing US lawmakers.
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Don Lemon on an Xtremely Awkward Elon Musk Interview
Fri 22 Mar 2024
The X boss clashed with Lemon on freedom of speech and his drug use.
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Americanswers! Why has Trump predicted a "bloodbath"? How do people cross the US/Mexico border? And could Biden pardon his son?
Mon 18 Mar 2024
We answer your questions on the biggest issues facing US lawmakers.
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Fentanyl: War on Drugs 2.0?
Thu 14 Mar 2024
America’s overdose crisis has affected every corner of the country.
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Americanswers: Should Biden ditch Kamala? Who pays Trump’s legal fees? And what’s your favourite Bidenism?
Mon 11 Mar 2024
We talk through the biggest questions in the race for the White House.
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State of the Union: Biden's Pitch to the Nation
Fri 8 Mar 2024
Joe Biden delivered a fiery address in a high-stakes pitch to Congress and beyond.
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Super Tuesday: Everything Points to Trump vs Biden
Wed 6 Mar 2024
Trump and Biden win almost every state in election season's biggest primary night.
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Trump: The Sequel? An Americast x Panorama Special
Mon 4 Mar 2024
After a legal win, we look at how Trump is seemingly beating the odds to stage a comeback
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How will the Alabama IVF ruling affect the US election?
Thu 29 Feb 2024
A landmark online free speech case and an IVF ruling reignite old debates
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America Shoots For the Moon Again: Houston, We Have Neil deGrasse Tyson
Fri 23 Feb 2024
A Texan firm has made America’s first moon landing since the Apollo era.
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Putin Says Vote For Joe!
Fri 16 Feb 2024
The Russian President says he wants Biden, not Trump, in the White House.
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The Global Story: Could Taylor Swift swing the US election?
Sat 10 Feb 2024
We thought you'd be interested in this episode of a sister podcast.
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β€An Elderly Man with Poor Memory’: Biden’s Age Old Problem
Fri 9 Feb 2024
Special counsel raises questions about the president's mental capacity.
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Christiane Amanpour on Biden's Iran Dilemma
Fri 2 Feb 2024
POTUS has decided US response to Jordan attack.
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America looks set for Trump v Biden
Fri 26 Jan 2024
Donald wins... and then lashes out at Nikki Haley.
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The Election Trail: From Iowa to New Hampshire
Fri 19 Jan 2024
Is this the last chance for Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis?
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The Epstein Files: Former US Presidents Named
Thu 4 Jan 2024
High-profile associates of Jeffrey Epstein named in US court papers.
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A Merry Cast: Past, Present and Future of US Politics
Thu 28 Dec 2023
The team reimagines a Dickens classic with author and historian Heather Cox Richardson.
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Colorado Kicks Trump Off the Ballot
Fri 22 Dec 2023
The Colorado Supreme Court has ruled that Trump cannot run for president in the state.
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Beto on the Border: Ex Presidential Candidate on the US Immigration Crisis
Fri 15 Dec 2023
And Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani are back in court.
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Donald Trump: Dictator in Chief?
Fri 8 Dec 2023
The former president says he'd be a dictator...but only for a day.
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Rachel Maddow on Kissinger, Trump and Misinformation
Fri 1 Dec 2023
Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger dies aged 100
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Sam Altman: A Silicon Valley Soap Opera
Thu 23 Nov 2023
OpenAI co-founder is back at the firm just days after being fired.
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