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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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?
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Americanswers鈥 on 5Live! Will Trump lose his MAGA base over Iran?
Mon 16 Mar 2026
And should the US have been better prepared over the Strait of Hormuz?
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Is Cuba Trump鈥檚 next target after Iran?
Fri 13 Mar 2026
The US president threatens Cuba with a 鈥渇riendly takeover鈥
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Can Trump persuade Americans to ignore oil prices and back his war on Iran?
Wed 11 Mar 2026
Or has the president lost his grip on the narrative?
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Americanswers鈥 on 5Live! Why is Trump鈥檚 White House comparing the war in Iran to a video game?
Mon 9 Mar 2026
And how much is the war in Iran motivated by oil?
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Trump's war with Iran: What we still don't know
Fri 6 Mar 2026
Insights and analysis on what is happening inside Trump's White House
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What did we learn about Epstein from the Clintons?
Wed 4 Mar 2026
Plus, the other US news stories going under the radar since war with Iran
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Americanswers鈥 on 5 Live! Are Trump鈥檚 Iran strikes breaking the law?
Mon 2 Mar 2026
And Defence Sec Pete Hegseth says 鈥渘o stupid rules of engagement鈥 in Iran
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Trump's Iran Gamble... What is the US president up to?
Sun 1 Mar 2026
And will Trump's Republican MAGA base support his strikes on Iran?
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The battle for Texas: Can Democrats win it back from Trump?
Fri 27 Feb 2026
Republican panic as voting starts in the Texas primaries
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Trump's big, long, State of the Union speech
Wed 25 Feb 2026
Can the president鈥檚 record breaking speech change voters鈥 minds ahead of the midterms?
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Americanswers... on 5Live! Why haven't more Americans faced charges over Epstein?
Mon 23 Feb 2026
Epstein victims and the American public are calling for justice.
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Trump's Tariffs... Trump attacks the Supreme Court over tariff ban
Fri 20 Feb 2026
A breaking episode of Americast as POTUS takes on SCOTUS
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Who is Tucker Carlson and what does he tell us about the future of MAGA?
Fri 20 Feb 2026
And what does MAGA look like post-Trump?
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Everything you need to know about Donald Trump鈥檚 Board of Peace
Wed 18 Feb 2026
What鈥檚 on the agenda of the inaugural meeting?
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Americanswers... on 5Live! Why did Pam Bondi, US Attorney General, lose her temper during Epstein Files questioning?
Tue 17 Feb 2026
And did Barack Obama accidentally confirm the existence of aliens?
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Will the US Supreme Court stand up to Trump?
Fri 13 Feb 2026
Or will the court expand the US president鈥檚 power?
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Has Jeff Bezos brought down the Washington Post?
Wed 11 Feb 2026
The Amazon boss has gutted a third of the workforce at the iconic newspaper
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Americanswers! Why is Trump so annoyed about Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl?
Mon 9 Feb 2026
And why is Donald Trump refusing to apologise for the racist video aimed at the Obamas?
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Is Donald Trump going to cancel the midterm elections?
Fri 6 Feb 2026
The president says he鈥檒l honour the results "if the elections are honest鈥
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Why are Bill and Hillary Clinton testifying over Epstein?
Wed 4 Feb 2026
The Clintons will give evidence to Congress
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Americanswers鈥 On 5 Live! Do the new Epstein files "absolve" Trump?
Mon 2 Feb 2026
And why is the president threatening to sue Grammy host Trevor Noah over an Epstein joke?
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Can Trump really save the midterms for the Republicans?
Fri 30 Jan 2026
The president kicks off the Republican election campaign in Iowa
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Will Trump 鈥渄e-escalate鈥 Minneapolis tensions after Alex Pretti killing?
Wed 28 Jan 2026
And the president blames Democrat Ihan Omar after she was attacked
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Americanswers鈥 On 5 Live! Another US citizen shot dead by ICE. What happens next?
Mon 26 Jan 2026
Pressure mounts on Trump for an inquiry into the killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis