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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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
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Are ICE immigration agents acting outside the law?
Fri 23 Jan 2026
Immigration raids in Minneapolis are dividing America
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Have Trump and Europe reached a deal on Greenland?
Thu 22 Jan 2026
The US president says he will drop tariffs threat after talks with NATO boss.
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Americanswers鈥 On 5 Live! Can Donald Trump be talked down over Greenland?
Mon 19 Jan 2026
And why did RFK Jnr say Trump is 鈥榩umping himself full of poison鈥
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Introducing The Global Story... what's really behind Trump's foreign policy?
Sun 18 Jan 2026
What does US history tell us about America鈥檚 changing role in the world right now?
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The Jan 6th Capitol riots five years on鈥 Why America is still divided
Fri 16 Jan 2026
Republicans are using a new committee to question the events of January 6th 2021.
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Can Denmark convince Trump not to 鈥渃onquer鈥 Greenland?
Fri 16 Jan 2026
White House talks on Greenland end in 鈥渇undamental disagreement鈥
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Americanswers... On 5 Live! What do Americans really think of Donald Trump?
Mon 12 Jan 2026
And does Trump have a plan for Iran?
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Can the US really rebuild Venezuela鈥檚 oil industry?
Fri 9 Jan 2026
Trump says the US oil industry will be 'up and running' in Venezuela within 18 months.
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The fatal Minneapolis ICE shooting
Thu 8 Jan 2026
A US immigration agent shot dead Renee Good in the city of Minneapolis.
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How far will Trump go to seize Greenland?
Wed 7 Jan 2026
The White House says acquiring Greenland is a 鈥渘ational security priority鈥
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Americanswers... On 5 Live! Could Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro be found not guilty in a US court?
Mon 5 Jan 2026
Is Trump right when he says the US is running Venezuela now?
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Trump鈥檚 Venezuela takeover... everything you need to know
Sun 4 Jan 2026
The US president says America will 鈥渞un鈥 Venezuela
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How did a YouTuber stop federal funding to Minnesota?
Fri 2 Jan 2026
And can Zohran Mamdani keep up the momentum as New York mayor?
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What will be the biggest US stories of 2026?
Wed 31 Dec 2025
Our predictions go into a new 2026 time capsule!
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Americanswers! What鈥檚 happening in Trump鈥檚 battle with universities?
Mon 29 Dec 2025
We answer your questions on the future of US universities.
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Were our 2025 predictions right?
Christmas Eve 2025
The Americast team open the annual end-of-year time capsule.
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Americanswers! What did we learn from the latest Epstein files?
Mon 22 Dec 2025
And why did some files briefly disappear from the justice department website?
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Can Trump convince voters on the US economy?
Fri 19 Dec 2025
The president makes a primetime address to the nation.
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Has Trump鈥檚 chief of staff revealed White House secrets?
Fri 19 Dec 2025
Susie Wiles hits back at Vanity Fair after giving rare interviews
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The Americast Awards 2025鈥 on 5 Live!
Mon 15 Dec 2025
What were the biggest moments of the year for America?
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How far will Trump go in his 'war' with Venezuela?
Fri 12 Dec 2025
The Trump administration defends its seizure of an oil tanker off the Venezuelan coast
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Does Trump have a plan to reform healthcare in America?
Wed 10 Dec 2025
And the president has doubled down on his criticism of Europe.
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Americanswers... On 5 Live! Has Trump just made the US/Europe breakup official?
Mon 8 Dec 2025
The Trump administration warns European is facing 鈥渃ivilisational erasure鈥
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Is Trump giving the FIFA World Cup a MAGA makeover?
Fri 5 Dec 2025
What鈥檚 behind Trump鈥檚 relationship with FIFA president Gianni Infantino?
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Did Donald Trump fall asleep at a cabinet meeting?
Wed 3 Dec 2025
And why is Pete Hegseth blaming the 鈥渇og of war鈥?
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Americanswers鈥 On 5 Live! Why has the US been accused of war crimes off the Venezuelan coast?
Mon 1 Dec 2025
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has called the claims 鈥渇ake news鈥
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The Donald Trump v Zohran Mamdani Show
Fri 28 Nov 2025
How long can the US president and next mayor of New York continue to get on?