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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...

Are the Democrats ready to win back Congress?

38 mins; April 03, 2026

Trump v Supreme Court: The battle over birthright citizenship

35 mins; April 01, 2026

Americanswers! Why does Trump want to take Iran’s Kharg Island?

31 mins; March 30, 2026

What is RFK doing to vaccines for children in America?

28 mins; March 27, 2026

Will Trump succeed in changing the US voting system?

24 mins; March 25, 2026

Americanswers… on 5 Live! Trump claims Iran wants to "make a deal" to end the war

27 mins; March 23, 2026

Trump v Anthropic: The battle over who controls AI

26 mins; March 20, 2026

Trump threatens TV networks over unpatriotic Iran coverage

26 mins; March 18, 2026

Americanswers… on 5Live! Will Trump lose his MAGA base over Iran?

36 mins; March 16, 2026

Is Cuba Trump’s next target after Iran?

32 mins; March 13, 2026

Can Trump persuade Americans to ignore oil prices and back his war on Iran?

27 mins; March 11, 2026

Americanswers… on 5Live! Why is Trump’s White House comparing the war in Iran to a video game?

40 mins; March 09, 2026

Trump's war with Iran: What we still don't know

31 mins; March 06, 2026

What did we learn about Epstein from the Clintons?

37 mins; March 04, 2026

Americanswers… on 5 Live! Are Trump’s Iran strikes breaking the law?

34 mins; March 02, 2026

Trump's Iran Gamble... What is the US president up to?

34 mins; March 01, 2026

The battle for Texas: Can Democrats win it back from Trump?

31 mins; February 27, 2026

Trump's big, long, State of the Union speech

31 mins; February 25, 2026

Americanswers... on 5Live! Why haven't more Americans faced charges over Epstein?

30 mins; February 23, 2026

Trump's Tariffs... Trump attacks the Supreme Court over tariff ban

21 mins; February 20, 2026

Who is Tucker Carlson and what does he tell us about the future of MAGA?

37 mins; February 20, 2026

Everything you need to know about Donald Trump’s Board of Peace

31 mins; February 18, 2026

Americanswers... on 5Live! Why did Pam Bondi, US Attorney General, lose her temper during Epstein Files questioning?

31 mins; February 16, 2026

Will the US Supreme Court stand up to Trump?

30 mins; February 13, 2026

Has Jeff Bezos brought down the Washington Post?

27 mins; February 11, 2026

Americanswers! Why is Trump so annoyed about Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl?

38 mins; February 09, 2026

Is Donald Trump going to cancel the midterm elections?

31 mins; February 06, 2026

Why are Bill and Hillary Clinton testifying over Epstein?

30 mins; February 04, 2026

Americanswers… On 5 Live! Do the new Epstein files "absolve" Trump?

31 mins; February 02, 2026

Can Trump really save the midterms for the Republicans?

34 mins; January 30, 2026

Can Trump really “de-escalate” Minneapolis tensions following ICE shootings?

1 sec; January 28, 2026

Will Trump “de-escalate” Minneapolis tensions after Alex Pretti killing?

33 mins; January 27, 2026

Americanswers… On 5 Live! Another US citizen shot dead by ICE. What happens next?

40 mins; January 26, 2026

Are ICE immigration agents acting outside the law?

30 mins; January 23, 2026

Have Trump and Europe reached a deal on Greenland?

29 mins; January 21, 2026

Americanswers… On 5 Live! Can Donald Trump be talked down over Greenland?

32 mins; January 19, 2026

Introducing The Global Story... what's really behind Trump's foreign policy?

30 mins; January 18, 2026

The Jan 6th Capitol riots five years on… Why America is still divided

25 mins; January 16, 2026

Can Denmark convince Trump not to “conquer” Greenland?

32 mins; January 14, 2026

Americanswers... On 5 Live! What do Americans really think of Donald Trump?

33 mins; January 12, 2026

Can the US really rebuild Venezuela’s oil industry?

26 mins; January 09, 2026

The fatal Minneapolis ICE shooting

29 mins; January 08, 2026

How far will Trump go to seize Greenland?

26 mins; January 07, 2026

Americanswers... On 5 Live! Could Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro be found not guilty in a US court?

29 mins; January 05, 2026

Trump’s Venezuela takeover... everything you need to know

31 mins; January 04, 2026

How did a YouTuber stop federal funding to Minnesota?

29 mins; January 02, 2026

What will be the biggest US stories of 2026?

28 mins; December 31, 2025

Americanswers! What’s happening in Trump’s battle with universities?

28 mins; December 29, 2025

Were our 2025 predictions right?

35 mins; December 24, 2025

Americanswers! What did we learn from the latest Epstein files?

35 mins; December 22, 2025

Can Trump convince voters on the US economy?

24 mins; December 19, 2025

Has Trump’s chief of staff revealed White House secrets?

30 mins; December 17, 2025

The Americast Awards 2025… on 5 Live!

35 mins; December 15, 2025

How far will Trump go in his 'war' with Venezuela?

36 mins; December 11, 2025

Does Trump have a plan to reform healthcare in America?

30 mins; December 10, 2025

Americanswers... On 5 Live! Has Trump just made the US/Europe breakup official?

34 mins; December 08, 2025

Is Trump giving the FIFA World Cup a MAGA makeover?

29 mins; December 05, 2025

Did Donald Trump fall asleep at a cabinet meeting?

34 mins; December 03, 2025

Americanswers… On 5 Live! Why has the US been accused of war crimes off the Venezuelan coast?

30 mins; December 01, 2025

The Donald Trump v Zohran Mamdani Show

33 mins; November 28, 2025

Has Trump's retribution campaign been derailed (for now)?

27 mins; November 26, 2025

Americanswers… on 5 Live! What’s really going on with Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine?

31 mins; November 24, 2025

Marjorie Taylor Greene v Donald Trump

36 mins; November 21, 2025

Will Trump delay releasing the Epstein Files?

31 mins; November 19, 2025

Americanswers… on 5 Live! Has Donald Trump changed his mind on the Epstein Files?

24 mins; November 17, 2025

Are cracks showing inside Trump’s MAGA movement?

33 mins; November 14, 2025

Trump vs the BBC…what happens next?

29 mins; November 12, 2025

Americanswers on 5 Live! Why is Donald Trump threatening to sue the BBC for $1 billion?

33 mins; November 10, 2025

The Democrats are back… but will it last?

45 mins; November 06, 2025

Zohran Mamdani wins New York mayoral race

29 mins; November 05, 2025

Americanswers…on 5 Live! Could Andrew answer Epstein questions before Congress?

33 mins; November 03, 2025

Is Donald Trump building a ballroom or a bunker at the White House?

32 mins; October 30, 2025

Are the US and China about to end their trade war?

40 mins; October 29, 2025

Americanswers…on 5 Live! Will Kamala Harris (and Donald Trump) run for president again?

32 mins; October 27, 2025

Inside Mamdani’s campaign to be mayor of New York City

38 mins; October 23, 2025

Does Trump really want to invade Venezuela?

26 mins; October 22, 2025

Americanswers… on 5 Live! How will Donald Trump respond to the ‘No Kings’ protests?

33 mins; October 20, 2025

Can Trump silence the press?

35 mins; October 17, 2025

The battle for the soul of the Democratic Party

38 mins; October 15, 2025

Americanswers… on 5 Live! Has Donald Trump delivered a “historic dawn of a new Middle East”?

28 mins; October 13, 2025

Trump's new plan for America's top universities

38 mins; October 10, 2025

Can Trump turn a Gaza ceasefire into a lasting peace deal?

20 mins; October 09, 2025

Americanswers… on 5 Live! Is Chicago really a ‘war zone’?

28 mins; October 08, 2025

Why is Trump blowing up Venezuelan "drug boats"?

32 mins; October 06, 2025

Will the Democrats’ shutdown gamble pay off?

36 mins; October 02, 2025

Americanswers… on 5 Live! What next after US government shutdown?

27 mins; October 01, 2025

Trump vs Comey (and the city of Portland)

34 mins; September 29, 2025

Is America's health secretary RFK Jr a danger to public health?

31 mins; September 26, 2025

Americanswers… on 5 Live! Can we trust what Donald Trump says about Ukraine?

27 mins; September 24, 2025

MAGA’s “righteous fury” at Charlie Kirk’s memorial

32 mins; September 22, 2025

Has Trump cancelled Jimmy Kimmel over Charlie Kirk?

29 mins; September 18, 2025

What does Donald Trump want from his UK state visit?

36 mins; September 17, 2025

Americanswers…on 5 Live! Who is Tyler Robinson, Charlie Kirk’s suspected killer?

44 mins; September 15, 2025

Charlie Kirk's killing: A dangerous moment for America?

34 mins; September 11, 2025

How could a young Ukrainian's killing change the U.S?

25 mins; September 10, 2025

Americanswers…on 5 Live! “Chipocalypse Now”… has Trump declared war on Chicago?

34 mins; September 08, 2025

Will Epstein's victims force Trump to release more files?

40 mins; September 05, 2025

Why is Trump targeting America's most powerful bank?

30 mins; September 02, 2025

Americanswers…on 5 Live! Why did the internet think Trump was dead?

26 mins; September 01, 2025

Will the Democrats go "dark woke" to take on Trump?

29 mins; August 28, 2025

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