Americast Podcast
14 days until the election... Who's winning?
Americast is the authoritative US news and politics podcast from the 麻豆官网首页入口.
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As well as political analysis, we also specialise in social media. Each week Marianna Spring brings listeners the latest updates from the 麻豆官网首页入口鈥檚 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 麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 4 and every weekend on the 麻豆官网首页入口 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 Homeland 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.
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Episodes to download
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Who鈥檚 Taking On Trump?
Fri 9 Jun 2023
Anti-wokers, Chris Christie (again), and Mike Pence on a Harley-Davidson.
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Conspiracies: Inside the Rabbit Hole
Fri 2 Jun 2023
Why is America a breeding ground for conspiracy theories?
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Ron and Elon: A Failed Launch?
Fri 26 May 2023
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis gets his White House campaign off to a glitchy start.
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America鈥檚 Murder Capital
Fri 19 May 2023
New Orleans was the murder capital of the US in 2022. What went wrong?
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Trump, Texas and Title 42
Wed 10 May 2023
Has Trump鈥檚 sexual assault verdict damaged his reputation?
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The President in the Pub
Fri 14 Apr 2023
Is Joe Biden鈥檚 Irish visit a peace mission or a family trip?
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Elon Musk Speaks to the 麻豆官网首页入口
Wed 12 Apr 2023
The multi-billionaire defended his ownership of Twitter in a last-minute interview.
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Stopping The Shootings
Sun 2 Apr 2023
An extra episode asking where gun control in the US goes from here.
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Trump Under Arrest?
Thu 23 Mar 2023
America waits to find out if a former president will find himself in handcuffs.
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"Marianne Williamson For President"
Fri 17 Mar 2023
The self-help guru running for the White House, but facing claims she mistreated staff
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Elon Musk And The Twitter Trolls
Fri 10 Mar 2023
The Twitter CEO tweets the 麻豆官网首页入口 after its investigation into online hate and misogyny
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Trouble At Fox News
Fri 3 Mar 2023
America's conservative TV channel is sued over false 2020 election fraud claims
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Will Joe Biden run to be president (again)?
Fri 10 Feb 2023
Americast goes through the State of the Union speech looking for clues.
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The Killing of Tyre Nichols
Fri 3 Feb 2023
What might stop the US police killing so many unarmed African-Americans?
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Abortion in America
Fri 20 Jan 2023
How has abortion law shifted in America since the overturning of Roe vs Wade?
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Biden under investigation
Fri 13 Jan 2023
How much trouble is the president in over classified documents found at his home?
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Chaos at the Heart of US Government
Thu 5 Jan 2023
The House of Representatives tries (and so far fails) to elect a Speaker.
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Dr Anthony Fauci Talks: Covid, China and Online Misinformation
Fri 9 Dec 2022
Americast speaks to the doctor who has served seven US presidents.
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The Growing Legalisation of Marijuana in the US
Fri 2 Dec 2022
How has America's relationship with cannabis changed?
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Is Elon Musk Killing Twitter?
Wed 23 Nov 2022
The blue tick, Silicon Valley sackings and Donald Trump.
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Donald Trump launches White House bid
Wed 16 Nov 2022
The former US President says he will "save" the US.