Americast Podcast
Weekly insight and analysis on what's happening inside President Trump's White House.
Americast is the authoritative US news and politics podcast from the 大象传媒.
Each week we provide audiences with the best analysis from across the 大象传媒, with on-the-ground observations and big picture insights about the stories which are defining America right now.
The podcast is hosted by trusted 大象传媒 journalists including the 大象传媒鈥檚 North America editor, Sarah Smith, 大象传媒 Radio 4 presenter, Justin Webb, the 大象传媒鈥檚 disinformation and social media correspondent, Marianna Spring, and 大象传媒 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 大象传媒鈥檚 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 大象传媒 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鈥n 5 Live! Is Trump standing up to Putin?
Monday
The presidents are speaking on the phone.
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Can Donald Trump afford a trade war with Canada?
Last Wednesday
And can Elon Musk afford a tumble in Tesla's share price?
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Americanswers鈥n 5 Live! Is Trump worried about the US economy?
Mon 10 Mar 2025
And will the US President backtrack (again) on tariffs?
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How should Trump deal with Putin?
Thu 6 Mar 2025
Advice from an expert who鈥檚 been in the room with the Russian leader.
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Americanswers... on 5 Live! Did Trump ambush Zelensky?
Mon 3 Mar 2025
And is he still the 'leader of the free world'?
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Who鈥檚 Running America鈥 Trump鈥檚 Health Secretary (RFK Jr)—Who鈥檚 Running America
Sun 2 Mar 2025
Our profile of Robert F Kennedy Jr
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Ukrainecast: Trump and Zelensky clash in the Oval Office
Fri 28 Feb 2025
Zelensky leaves White House after angry meeting
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Did Starmer win over Trump at the White House?
Fri 28 Feb 2025
... What happened, and did the Prime Minister get his way?
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Why is Trump sharing an AI video of Gaza?
Wed 26 Feb 2025
And what does it tell us about his media strategy?
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Americanswers... on 5 Live! What's Elon Musk's latest threat to federal workers?
Mon 24 Feb 2025
And will the president listen to European leaders this week?
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Who鈥檚 Running America鈥 Trump鈥檚 Policy Chief (Stephen Miller)—Who鈥檚 Running America
Sun 23 Feb 2025
Our profile of Trump鈥檚 right-hand man
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Trump and Zelensky鈥檚 war of words
Wed 19 Feb 2025
The US and Ukrainian presidents get into a public row.
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Americanswers... on 5 Live! Will the US leave NATO?
Mon 17 Feb 2025
And will Trump exclude Europe from Ukraine peace talks?
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Who's Running America... Trump's Defence Chief (Pete Hegseth)—Who鈥檚 Running America
Sun 16 Feb 2025
Our profile of the former Fox News host
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Could Donald Trump stretch the power of the presidency?
Fri 14 Feb 2025
And will the courts stop him?
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Elon Musk's 'Take Your Kid to Work' Day
Wed 12 Feb 2025
He brought his son to the Oval Office for a surprise press conference
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We Speak to Lord Mandelson (New UK Ambassador to US)
Tue 11 Feb 2025
A conversation on day one of the job
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Americanswers... on 5 Live! Why was Taylor Swift booed at the Super Bowl?
Mon 10 Feb 2025
And is TikTok blocking anti-Trump content?
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Who's Running America...Trump's Tech Bro (Elon Musk)—Who鈥檚 Running America
Sun 9 Feb 2025
Our profile of the world's richest person
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Americanswers... on 5 Live! What is the impact of Trump's tariffs?
Mon 3 Feb 2025
It's Canada, Mexico and China v Donald Trump!
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Who's Running America...Trump's Top Diplomat (Marco Rubio)—Who鈥檚 Running America
Sun 2 Feb 2025
Our profile of the new US Secretary of State
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Is Trump鈥檚 鈥榝lood the media鈥 strategy working?
Fri 31 Jan 2025
How to navigate Trump's constant news announcements
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