Americast Podcast
Insight and analysis on what's happening inside President Trump's White House. Episodes Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Americast is the authoritative US news and politics podcast from the 麻豆社.
Each week we provide audiences with the best analysis from across the 麻豆社, with on-the-ground observations and big picture insights about the stories which are defining America right now.
The podcast is hosted by trusted 麻豆社 journalists including the 麻豆社鈥檚 North America editor, Sarah Smith, 麻豆社 Radio 4 presenter, Justin Webb, the 麻豆社鈥檚 disinformation and social media correspondent, Marianna Spring, and 麻豆社 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 麻豆社鈥檚 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 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 鈥樷滱sk 麻豆社 Sounds to play Americast鈥. 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 Americast@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp on +44 330 123 9480.
Episodes to download
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Trump gets 鈥渇orever鈥 immunity on his past tax affairs
Today
The US president's extraordinary new deal for himself and members of his family
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Americanswers... on 5 Live! Has Zohran Mamdani achieved a miracle in New York?
Monday
The new mayor says he鈥檚 rescued NYC from its budget crisis
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Why Democrats are panicking about losing California
Friday
Has America鈥檚 largest state become ungovernable?
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Does Trump need China to end the war in Iran?
Last Wednesday
What you need to know about Donald Trump vs President Xi
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Americanswers! Vance vs Rubio鈥 who will take over from Trump in 2028?
Mon 11 May 2026
And Democrats suffer a major blow ahead of the midterms
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Trump takes his revenge on disloyal Republicans
Fri 8 May 2026
The US president targets his political enemies in Kentucky and Indiana
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Is Donald Trump close to finishing his war with Iran?
Wed 6 May 2026
Or has the US president lost control?
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Americanswers鈥 LIVE at Castfest! Who could lead the Democrats into 2028?
Mon 4 May 2026
The Americast team answer your questions live on stage!
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Will ICE agents stay away from the 2026 World Cup?
Sun 3 May 2026
And will Iran stay in the tournament?
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LIVE at Castfest! How popular is Donald Trump?
Fri 1 May 2026
And why isn't there more support for Democrats?
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Why is Donald Trump calling for Jimmy Kimmel to be fired... again?
Wed 29 Apr 2026
Melania Trump called for ABC to 鈥渢ake a stand鈥 against Jimmy Kimmel
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Americanswers鈥 on 5 Live! Could Trump have been evacuated from the shooting more quickly?
Mon 27 Apr 2026
We answer your questions every week on Americast.
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Who is Trump鈥檚 鈥渨ould-be assassin鈥濃 were there security failings at DC shooting?
Sun 26 Apr 2026
The US president was evacuated from the White House Correspondents Dinner
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Democrats fight back against Trump in Virginia鈥 and win
Fri 24 Apr 2026
Has Trump鈥檚 plan to redraw America鈥檚 political map backfired?
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Donald Trump gets on the phone... with Sarah
Thu 23 Apr 2026
The president talks to Americast鈥檚 Sarah Smith about Starmer, the King and Iran.
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Americanswers鈥 on 5 Live! Is insider trading corrupting Trump's White House?
Mon 20 Apr 2026
And will new claims about FBI Director Kash Patel鈥檚 behaviour get him fired?
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Have the Democrats found a new strategy to scare Trump?
Fri 17 Apr 2026
Why an oyster fisherman with a controversial past is splitting the Democrats
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Has Trump given up on the midterms?
Wed 15 Apr 2026
The president is losing public support over the Iran war.
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Americanswers... on 5 Live! Donald Trump vs Pope Leo on Iran
Mon 13 Apr 2026
The US president insults the pope and depicts himself as Jesus
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Is Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth waging a holy war against Iran?
Fri 10 Apr 2026
Why has Hegseth fired top generals from the military?
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Trump pulls back from the brink... but for how long?
Wed 8 Apr 2026
Trump鈥檚 threat to 鈥渨ipe out鈥 Iran has divided Republicans.
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Americanswers! Can Zohran Mamdani keep his promises as New York mayor?
Mon 6 Apr 2026
And what鈥檚 been happening in Venezuela since Nicolas Maduro鈥檚 capture?
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Are the Democrats ready to win back Congress?
Fri 3 Apr 2026
We speak to Obama's former adviser about the party鈥檚 chances in the midterms
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Trump v Supreme Court: The battle over birthright citizenship
Wed 1 Apr 2026
The case could affect the legal status of millions of Americans.
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Americanswers! Why does Trump want to take Iran鈥檚 Kharg Island?
Mon 30 Mar 2026
The president has threatened to escalate the war if a deal is not 鈥渟hortly reached鈥
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What is RFK doing to vaccines for children in America?
Fri 27 Mar 2026
Trump鈥檚 Health Secretary hits a major setback to 鈥淢ake America Healthy Again鈥
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Will Trump succeed in changing the US voting system?
Wed 25 Mar 2026
And why have ICE agents been deployed to US airports?
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Americanswers鈥 on 5 Live! Trump claims Iran wants to "make a deal" to end the war
Mon 23 Mar 2026
Iran denies talks with the US to stop the war as 鈥榝ake news鈥
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Trump v Anthropic: The battle over who controls AI
Fri 20 Mar 2026
AI company Anthropic labelled a national security risk after saying "No" to the Pentagon
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Trump threatens TV networks over unpatriotic Iran coverage
Wed 18 Mar 2026
And why has top counterterrorism official Joe Kent resigned?