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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...
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The political fight for American men
There was a gender divide in the US in 2024 and one of the criticisms of the failed Democrat presidential campaign was that they appealed to women and...
Will Trump invade Cuba?
What is President Trump’s plan for the future of Cuba? His oil blockade has crippled the island’s economy and could lead to a humanitarian catastrophe...
Trump gets “forever” immunity on his past tax affairs
US tax authorities will be barred from pursuing claims against Donald Trump, some members of his family and the Trump organisation. This pledge is pa...
Americanswers... on 5 Live! Has Zohran Mamdani achieved a miracle in New York?
NYC’s new mayor says his new budget will save the city billions without having to cut key services. In a social media post, Zohran Mamdani told New Yo...
Why Democrats are panicking about losing California
It’s the world’s fourth largest economy, with over 40 million people and home to some of the world’s most powerful tech companies. So why aren’t the D...
Does Trump need China to end the war in Iran?
It’s Donald Trump vs President Xi, as the US president is on his first China visit in nearly a decade. A fragile truce exists after both countries cam...
Americanswers! Vance vs Rubio… who will take over from Trump in 2028?
A viral video of Marco Rubio has sparked speculation over who might take over the Republican party in 2028. Whilst president Trump muses over his suc...
Trump takes his revenge on disloyal Republicans
The US president is going after his fellow Republicans in Kentucky and Indiana.
Donald Trump is getting involved in key state primaries - ofte...
Is Donald Trump close to finishing his war with Iran?
What is really going on beyond the rhetoric? We unpick the mixed messages from the Trump administration with the war on Iran. It started with the pres...
Americanswers… LIVE at Castfest! Who could lead the Democrats into 2028?
Sarah’s recent phone call with Donald Trump told us more about the president’s thoughts on the war with Iran, as well as his relationship with the UK...
Will ICE agents stay away from the 2026 World Cup?
Controversy continues to surround the build-up to the 2026 World Cup after reports emerged that Trump officials had asked FIFA to replace Iran with It...
LIVE at Maida Vale studios… How popular is Donald Trump in the US?
Why aren’t Democrats more popular, given the president’s low approval ratings in significant areas such as the economy? And what do Americans really t...
Why is Donald Trump calling for Jimmy Kimmel to be fired... again?
The fallout continues from the shooting at the White House Correspondent’s Dinner with Donald Trump using the incident to argue the case for his new W...
Americanswers… on 5 Live! Could Trump have been evacuated from the shooting more quickly?
Conspiracy theories are swirling, and in this episode we answer your questions about the shooting - targeting the president and top figures from his a...
Who is Trump’s “would-be assassin”… were there security failings at DC shooting?
The US president says the gunman who stormed a security perimeter at the White House correspondents’ dinner had written a “manifesto”.
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Donald Trump gets on the phone... with Sarah
What happened when Americast’s Sarah Smith cold called the US president? In this episode, Sarah and Anthony thoroughly unpack her phone call with Dona...
Democrats fight back against Trump in Virginia… and win
A small election in Virginia looks set to have a major impact on Donald Trump’s power, and the capacity to derail the rest of the president’s second t...
Americanswers… on 5 Live! Is insider training corrupting Trump's White House?
BBC News investigates claims that traders have been betting millions of dollars just before president Trump makes major announcements over Iran. Some...
Have the Democrats found a new strategy to scare Trump?
Why has an oyster fisherman from Maine - criticised for having a Nazi tattoo - become a frontrunner for the Democrats, and one of their best hopes to...
Has Trump given up on the midterms?
Donald Trump is losing public support over the war in Iran, but how much does the president care? He said in a recent interview with Fox News that gas...
Americanswers... on 5 Live! Donald Trump vs Pope Leo on Iran
President Trump has become entangled in a very public row with Pope Leo XIV, who has been critical of the US war with Iran. The US president has slamm...
Is Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth waging a holy war against Iran?
Why has Hegseth fired top generals from the military, and how does he use religion to justify America’s war aims? We look at the frontman for the US w...
Trump pulls back from the brink...but for how long?
Donald Trump’s MAGA base - and the Republican party - are divided over his threats to wipe out an entire civilisation. In this episode, Justin, Antho...
Americanswers! Can Zohran Mamdani keep his promises as New York mayor?
Since it began last month, the Iran War has dominated global headlines and deflected attention away from other important stories happening across the...
Are the Democrats ready to win back Congress?
Excitement has been building among some Democrats after the party won a special election in Florida last week in a district that includes Donald Trump...
Trump v Supreme Court: The battle over birthright citizenship
It was an historic day in the Supreme Court on Wednesday as it began hearing arguments on Donald Trump’s effort to ban birthright citizenship. The pre...
Americanswers! Why does Trump want to take Iran’s Kharg Island?
Donald Trump has said the US will “conclude” its war in Iran by “blowing up and completely obliterating” key assets in the country, including Kharg Is...
What is RFK doing to vaccines for children in America?
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from making big changes to vaccines for children in the United States. It is a blow t...
Will Trump succeed in changing the US voting system?
Should voters be required to prove they are US citizens and show photo ID before being allowed to cast their ballots?
Donald Trump is pushing fo...
Americanswers… on 5 Live! Trump claims Iran wants to "make a deal" to end the war
Donald Trump has told reporters there have been talks between the US and Iran in which the two sides had “major points of agreement” and both wanted “...
Trump vs Anthropic... the battle over who controls AI
Away from the war in Iran, the Pentagon is engaged in another battle, with Anthropic and its AI chatbot Claude. After awarding the company a contract...
Trump threatens TV networks over unpatriotic Iran coverage
Donald Trump’s fight with US media has entered a new chapter since the start of the US-Israel war with Iran. The president has taken issue with Wall S...
Americanswers… on 5Live! Will Trump lose his MAGA base over Iran?
How serious is the growing split within Trump’s MAGA base, as prominent Republican commentators and influencers criticise why the US started a war wit...
Is Cuba Trump’s next target after Iran?
President Trump has renewed his threat of a “friendly takeover” of Cuba, saying the island is in deep trouble and that the Cuban government is despera...
Can Trump persuade Americans to ignore oil prices and back his war on Iran?
Does Donald Trump actually have a plan for the war in Iran? Eleven days on from the start of the conflict - with rising oil prices, and worries over o...
Americanswers… on 5Live! Why is Trump’s White House comparing the war in Iran to a video game?
The US-Israel war with Iran has continued into a second week, with America’s allies still scrambling to respond. Oil prices are dominating the headlin...
Trump's war with Iran... what we still don't know
Saturday marks one week of the US-Israel war on Iran. In that time, we have heard shifting stories and opposing justifications from the Trump administ...
What did we learn about Epstein from the Clintons?
In this episode, Justin and Anthony look at other news stories happening in the United States, away from the US-Israel war with Iran.
Anthony i...
Americanswers…on 5 Live! Are Trump’s Iran strikes breaking the law?
Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Defence Secretary has defended the US/Israeli war with Iran, refuting concerns from the “fake news” media that the conflict woul...
Trump's Iran Gamble... What is the US president up to?
In the biggest political gamble of his presidency so far, Donald Trump has defended his decision for the United States to bomb Iran - alongside Israel...