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Our (belated) predictions for the year... The 2025 Time Capsule!

鈥 To be revisited in 2026

Americast makes its predictions for 2025 as Donald Trump continues to create headlines with his first 100 days as president. Justin, Sarah, Anthony and Marianna make an audio time capsule of predictions, with plenty of suggestions from Americasters.
It鈥檚 something we promised to do after the election, but with a packed news schedule, we鈥檙e belatedly bringing it to you now!

How many stars will be on the US flag by the end of the year? Who will be the winner of the tech world? How will the Trump presidency end? Only the time capsule well tell鈥

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鈥 Justin Webb, Radio 4 presenter
鈥 Sarah Smith, North America Editor
鈥 Marianna Spring, Social Media Investigations Correspondent
鈥 Anthony Zurcher, North America Correspondent

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