Americast Podcast
Has political violence become the new normal? We answer your questions.
Americast is the authoritative US news and politics podcast from the 成人论坛.
Each week we provide audiences with the best analysis from across the 成人论坛, with on-the-ground observations and big picture insights about the stories which are defining America right now.
The podcast is hosted by trusted 成人论坛 journalists including the 成人论坛鈥檚 North America editor, Sarah Smith, 成人论坛 Radio 4 presenter, Justin Webb, the 成人论坛鈥檚 disinformation and social media correspondent, Marianna Spring, and 成人论坛 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 成人论坛鈥檚 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 night on 成人论坛 Radio 4 and every weekend on the 成人论坛 News Channel.
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.
By the way, you can now listen to Americast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say 鈥樷滱sk 成人论坛 Sounds to play Americast鈥. It works on most smart speakers.
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Episodes to download
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Caribbean Cruz
Fri 19 Feb 2021
Winter weather devastates Texas and a political storm hits Ted Cruz's Cancun holiday.
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Americast's Got Talent with Piers Morgan
Fri 22 Jan 2021
Piers judges Americast's Got Talent and tells us an incredible story about Donald Trump.
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United State of Emergency
Fri 8 Jan 2021
President Trump calls for an 'orderly transition of power'.
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'Find me more votes'
Mon 4 Jan 2021
Has Donald Trump committed an offence that could land him in jail?
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The Americast Advent Calendar
Wed 23 Dec 2020
Maitlis, Sopel and Anthony take a look back at an extraordinary year in US politics.
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Barack Obama's Big Book
Wed 18 Nov 2020
Maitlis and Sopes dive into Barack Obama's new book with the historian, David Olusoga.
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President-elect Biden & Resident Trump
Sat 7 Nov 2020
Joe Biden has won the race to become the next US president.
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Voice Note from Sopes鈥 Apartment
Fri 6 Nov 2020
The presidency is slipping away from Donald Trump. Here's a quick update from Sopes.