453 Episodes

  1. Americanswers… on 5 Live! Trump hosts Starmer at his Scottish golf resort

    Published: 7/28/2025

  2. Donald Trump vs The Wall Street Journal

    Published: 7/24/2025

  3. Donald Trump’s mid-year review

    Published: 7/23/2025

  4. Americanswers… on 5 Live! Is Trump a better friend to Britain than Biden?

    Published: 7/21/2025

  5. Is Trump taking advice from his wife Melania on Ukraine?

    Published: 7/18/2025

  6. Why can’t Donald Trump shake off the Epstein Files?

    Published: 7/16/2025

  7. Donald Trump's BBC interview in full and the story behind it

    Published: 7/15/2025

  8. Americanswers… on 5 Live! Why has Trump changed his mind on Ukraine?

    Published: 7/14/2025

  9. Trump’s NEW tariff threats.. should we take them seriously?

    Published: 7/10/2025

  10. Jeffrey Epstein is causing a Trump-MAGA rift

    Published: 7/9/2025

  11. Americanswers… did Trump’s funding cuts contribute to Texas floods deaths?

    Published: 7/7/2025

  12. Is Trump deporting record numbers of migrants?

    Published: 7/4/2025

  13. Why has Paramount paid Donald Trump $16 million over a CBS interview?

    Published: 7/2/2025

  14. Americanswers! Has the Supreme Court made Trump more powerful than ever?

    Published: 6/30/2025

  15. Is Zohran Mamdani the Democrats' new secret weapon?

    Published: 6/27/2025

  16. Has a Pentagon leak shattered Trump’s claims on Iran?

    Published: 6/25/2025

  17. Americanswers… Has Trump triggered all out war in the Middle East?

    Published: 6/23/2025

  18. ​​Newscast: The US Bombs Iranian Nuclear Sites

    Published: 6/22/2025

  19. Why Trump’s Iran decision is splitting the Republican party

    Published: 6/19/2025

  20. Is Donald Trump about to put the US at war with Iran?

    Published: 6/18/2025

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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.