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We Speak To Prof Joseph Stiglitz (Nobel Laureate) On The UK/US Trade Deal…
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As more details of the trade deal between the UK and United States emerge, we get a view from the Novel prize winning economist and author, Professor ...
Who’s the real winner from the UK’s trade deal with the US?
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At a press conference inside the Oval Office on Thursday, Donald Trump - with the British PM Keir Starmer on the phone - announced changes to tariffs ...
Joe Biden's BBC Interview
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In his first interview since leaving the White House, Joe Biden accused the Trump administration of "modern-day appeasement" in pressuring Ukraine to ...
Americanswers... on 5 Live! Are the US and Canada friends again?
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Carney, Canada’s new prime minister, made a high-stakes visit to the White House on Tuesday in his first meeting with Donald Trump since winnin...
Is Donald Trump losing public support?
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As Donald Trump surpasses 100 days in office for the second time, new polls suggest he might not be quite as popular as he claims. Justin, Sarah, and ...
100 Days of Trump (Part 5)… Has He Redefined What It Means To Be President?
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is a special Americast mini series, looking at five ways Donald Trump has changed America in his first 100 days back, as President of the United...
100 Days of Trump (Part 4)… Has Elon Musk Changed Government Forever?
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is a special Americast mini series, looking at five ways Donald Trump has changed America in his first 100 days back, as President of the United...
100 Days of Trump (Part 3)… Who Is Welcome in America, Now?
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is a special Americast mini series, looking at five ways Donald Trump has changed America in his first 100 days back, as President of the United ...
100 Days of Trump (Part 2)… What Has He Done to the US Economy?
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is a special Americast mini series, looking at five ways Donald Trump has changed America in his first 100 days back, as President of the United...
100 Days of Trump (Part 1)… Is Trump winning his war on woke?
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is a special Americast mini series, looking at five ways Donald Trump has changed America in his first 100 days back, as President of the United...
Americanswers… on 5 Live! Is the Trump/Zelensky relationship back on track?
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After the two leaders were reunited at Pope Francis’s funeral over the weekend, the Americast inbox has been filled with correspondence on whether T...
Signal chats, leaks, and sackings... What's going on in the Pentagon?
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There’s trouble in the Pentagon - again! Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump have dismissed new reports that the defence secretary sent details of confide...
Americanswers…on 5 Live! Is Elon Musk being forced out of the White House?
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Elon Musk says he’s stepping back from his role at DOGE and refocusing on Tesla after the electric car firm reported a huge drop in profit and sales...
How the ‘world’s coolest dictator’ is helping Trump
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Justin and Sumi take a closer look into the deepening relationship between Donald Trump and El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele, as the row over th...
Can Harvard afford to fight Trump?
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump has given Harvard University a long list of demands, but the university has refused to give in to them.The president has frozen $2.2bn...
Americanswers! Does Trump want to bring back the man his administration mistakenly deported?
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
‘If I had all the money in the world, I’d spend it all just to buy one thing: a phone call to hear Kilmar’s voice again.’ Those were the pleas...
Trump's Tariffs... Chaos or a cunning plan?
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Everything has changed…again! Or has it? The team assemble after President Trump scrapped his tariff plans (for 90 days at least) and reverted for a...
Trump’s Tariffs...
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump's latest wave of tariffs came into force on Wednesday only for him to announce a 90-day pause on higher tariffs for dozens of countries e...
Americanswers! Which news stories are being overshadowed by Trump's tariffs?
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The first US measles death in a decade, mass protests against Trump and El Salvador’s mega-jail…In today’s Q&A Anthony, Justin and Mariana s...
Is Elon Musk leaving the White House?
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There was a bright spot for Democrats this week after a liberal judge beat her conservative rival in the most expensive judicial election in US histor...
Will Trump’s tariffs start a global trade war?
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump has announced sweeping new universal tariffs tonight on all imports into the United States. Justin, Sarah and Anthony unpack the U.S. pr...
Americanswers…on 5 Live! Could Trump run for a third term?
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
‘A lot of people want me to do it’ was Donald Trump’s answer when asked in an NBC interview on Saturday if he wanted to serve a third term as US...
Will US-Canada relations ever be the same again?
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump announced this week 25% tariffs on US car imports, a move that will impact neighbours Mexico and Canada. Canadian prime minister Mark Car...
We speak to the journalist behind Signalgate
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The journalist who was inadvertently included in a group chat among Trump’s senior cabinet leaders and national security officials tells Sarah Smith...
Can Donald Trump shrug off the Signal chat leak?
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What constitutes a ‘war plan’ and when is information ‘classified’? After the revelation that the editor of The Atlantic was included in a sen...
Americanswers… on 5 Live! Why does Trump want to shut down the Education Department?
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Americanswers! Sarah, Anthony and Marianna join Matt Chorley from 5 Live to answer your questions. Today, can Donald Trump dismantle the Depa...
The Trump Comeback... Michael Wolff’s Inside Story
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How did Donald Trump get close to Elon Musk? What is the story behind his relationship with Melania, and how did Trump get re-elected against all the ...
Is Donald Trump ready to defy the courts?
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The U.S. President is setting up a major showdown with America’s judicial system. Sarah and Justin pick apart claims that Donald Trump defied a cou...
Americanswers…on 5 Live! Is Trump standing up to Putin?
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump says he and Vladimir Putin will hold Ukraine peace talks on Tuesday.Sarah, Anthony, Justin and Marianna answer your questions on what the...
Where do the Democrats go from here?
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Democrats may be on the retreat politically but they're hoping to bounce back after an actual retreat this week in Leesburg, Virginia.One of the s...
Can Donald Trump afford a trade war with Canada?
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The world is bracing itself as Donald Trump enacts his global tariffs. As the president begins to enforce them upon the rest of the world, the America...
Americanswers…on 5 Live! Is Trump worried about the US economy?
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump has not ruled out the possibility of the US going into recession. Sarah, Anthony, Justin and Marianna answer your questions on how Trump...
How should Trump deal with Putin?
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What do we know about President Trump’s long term strategy when it comes to dealing with Russia, and where does that leave America’s relationship ...
Trump’s GREAT BIG LONG Speech
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah and Anthony pick apart Donald Trump’s biggest speech since returning to the White House.He delivered it 24 hours after announcing he was pausi...
Americanswers... on 5 Live! Did Trump ambush Zelensky?
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Presidents Trump and Zelensky clashed on Friday night in a furious exchange at the White House, during which Trump accused the Ukrainian president of ...
Who’s Running America… Trump’s Health Secretary (RFK Jr)
02 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our latest mini series is here and this time we're profiling some of the key players in Donald Trump's presidency, who are now running America. We’r...
Ukrainecast: Trump and Zelensky clash in the Oval Office
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There were unprecedented scenes in the White House this afternoon when President Trump, Vice President JD Vance and President Zelensky clashed in an e...
Did Starmer win over Trump at the White House?
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How successful was Sir Keir Starmer’s meeting with President Trump at the White House on Thursday? Trump praised the Prime Minister as a “tough ne...
Why is Trump sharing an AI video of Gaza?
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump sparked a social media frenzy on Wednesday when he posted a video of Gaza generated by artificial intelligence on his site Truth Social. ...
Americanswers... on 5 Live! What's Elon Musk's latest threat to federal workers?
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
French president Emmanuel Macron is in Washington DC for talks with Donald Trump as he - and later in the week Keir Starmer - attempt to stop a deal o...
Who’s Running America… Trump’s Policy Chief (Stephen Miller)
23 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our latest mini series is here and this time we're profiling some of the key players in Donald Trump's presidency, who are now running America. Stephe...
How far away is a Ukraine peace deal?
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The past week has seen international diplomacy turned upside down as the US began talks with Russia to end the war in Ukraine. The decision to exclude...
Trump and Zelensky’s war of words
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As the Trump administration begins peace talks with Russian officials to end the war in Ukraine, President Trump himself seems to be blaming Ukraine f...
Americanswers... on 5 Live! Will the US leave NATO?
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
American and Russian leaders will meet in Saudi Arabia this week to begin negotiations about a peace deal for Ukraine. Trump said on Sunday he could b...
Who's Running America... Trump's Defence Chief (Pete Hegseth)
16 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our latest mini series is here and this time we're profiling some of the key players in Donald Trump's presidency, who are now running America. Over t...
Could Donald Trump stretch the power of the presidency?
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the first weeks of his second term, President Donald Trump has wasted no time in using Executive Orders to suspend all new asylum claims, freeze go...
Our predictions for the year... The 2025 Time Capsule!
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Americast makes its predictions for 2025 as Donald Trump continues to create headlines with his first 100 days as president. Justin, Sarah, Anthony a...
Elon Musk's 'Take Your Kid to Work' Day
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Elon Musk is already in uncharted territory with his role in Donald Trump's administration, but in a surprise appearance inside the Oval Office yester...
We Speak to Lord Mandelson (New UK Ambassador to US)
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On his first day in the role, Lord Mandelson talks to Americast about how the UK will handle Donald Trump. In his conversation with Sarah, Britain’...
Americanswers... on 5 Live! Why was Taylor Swift booed at the Super Bowl?
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One day on from a big US Super Bowl weekend, what happened with Taylor Swift, and what was her reaction? We also hear Donald Trump defending Elon Musk...
Who's Running America...Trump's Tech Bro (Elon Musk)
09 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our latest mini series is here and this time we're profiling some of the key players in Donald Trump's presidency, who are now running America. Over t...
Elon Musk vs The U.S. Government
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the three weeks since Donald Trump returned to the White House, Elon Musk has taken a wrecking ball to the federal government in what he has called...
Trump on Gaza..."We'll own it"
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In an extraordinary press conference alongside Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump suggested the US could “own” the Gaza Strip...
Americanswers... on 5 Live! What is the impact of Trump's tariffs?
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After announcing he would place tariffs on Canada and Mexico during his campaign, the president nearly followed through. After sending the world econo...
Who's Running America...Trump's Top Diplomat (Marco Rubio)
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our latest mini series is here and this time we're profiling some of the key players in Donald Trump's presidency, who are now running America. Over...
Is Trump’s ‘flood the media’ strategy working?
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With daily announcements, executive orders and press conferences from Trump’s presidency in its first fortnight, how should we be navigating the dai...
The Washington DC Plane Crash
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An air collision involving a commercial jet and a military helicopter is believed to have killed 67 people in Washington DC. The recovery operation co...
Why does Trump want government workers to quit?
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump's plans to reshape the federal government have gathered pace after almost all federal employees received an email on Tuesday offering the...
Americanswers... on 5 Live! What does Donald Trump think of Keir Starmer?
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been a week since President Trump took the oath of office for the second time, and his administration have wasted no time in issuing executive ...
Americanswers! Did Elon Musk make a Nazi salute?
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After he declared that "America's sovereignty is under attack” in an executive order, reports suggest that Donald Trump could send thousands of troo...
Trump gets to work… and releases Jan 6th prisoners
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the first full day of his presidency, Donald Trump defended his decision to release high-profile prisoners jailed over the Capitol riots and to par...
The return of President Trump
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump is back in the White House.The 45th and now 47th president of the United States is wasting no time putting his plans into action. We look...
Trump promises "historic" first day in power
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At a raucous rally in Washington DC, Donald Trump has promised "historic speed and strength" as he prepares for his inauguration on Monday.Thousands o...
Goodbye, Joe: Biden’s Legacy (Part 2)
18 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Biden has given his final address setting out the list of achievements that he would like to define his four years in the White House. Sarah and ...
Goodbye, Joe: Biden's Legacy (Part 1)
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Biden’s final week in the Oval Office coincided with an historic ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. Both he and President-Elect...
Is time up for TikTok in the US?
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TikTok’s future in the US lies in the hands of the Supreme Court, as the justices consider whether the app should be banned over alleged national se...
Americanswers...on 5 Live! What will President Trump do on Day 1?
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Three wildfires are still burning in the Los Angeles area and the death toll has risen to 24 as the LA mayor says 'urgent preparations' being made for...
Mark Zuckerberg sends Trump a friend request
10 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Social media giant Meta says it will abandon independent fact-checking practices on Facebook and Instagram. Is the new policy an attempt to improve re...
Will Trump really take Canada and Greenland?
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It was a press conference intended to showcase investment from a Dubai-based firm in new US data centres, but its focus quickly switched to what the i...
Americanswers… on 5 Live! Has Trump caused the Canadian prime minister to resign?
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Monday the Senate certified the results of the 2024 election, the first time it has done so since the January 6 riots in Washington DC four years a...
The New Orleans Attack
02 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New Orleans is mourning the loss of at least 14 people after a pick-up truck drove into a crowd of people in the city’s French Quarter in the early ...
A year closes… And a time capsule opens
31 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On a fateful Thursday evening in November 2023 - to mark a year to go until the election - Justin, Sarah, Marianna and Anthony made predictions for ou...
Jimmy Carter, former US president, dies
29 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Former US President Jimmy Carter has died aged 100. The 39th U.S. President and Nobel prize winner lived longer than any president in history. He c...
What to X-pect from Elon Musk in 2025
27 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Over the course of 2024, X has changed from what Elon Musk once described as a “digital town square,” to a platform that seems to reward users wit...
A-Merry-Cast (The Q&A)
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The team go through your questions for the last time this year.How bid would the Watergate scandal be if it happened now? Should Supreme Court justice...
Why has Elon Musk been pushing for a government shutdown?
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The US could face a government shutdown at midnight on Saturday, and Elon Musk is pushing for it.President-elect Donald Trump followed his calls to re...
Why has ABC News given Donald Trump $15 million?
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump has achieved a legal victory after ABC News announced that it was paying Trump $15 million and legal fees to settle a defamation lawsuit ...
Americanswers… on 5 Live! Where has Kamala Harris gone?
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been over a month since Democrats lost the election, and questions linger over the future of the party. One prominent member who has stayed qui...
Why is the internet obsessed with a suspected CEO killer?
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Luigi Mangione was arrested in Pennsylvania on Monday after a days-long, multi-state manhunt following the suspected murder of UnitedHealthcare's CEO,...
What will Trump do about Syria?
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria fell over the weekend, president-elect Donald Trump posted on Truth Social “THIS IS NOT OUR FIGHT.” But how...
Americanswers... on 5 Live! What will Trump do on his first day back in the White House?
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump has sat down with NBC's Meet the Press in his first broadcast network interview since winning November's election. The president-elect re...
Donald Trump vs the media...Round 2!
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Key figures in Donald Trump’s transition team have suggested changing which journalists have access to the White House press briefing room, and who ...
Where do the Democrats go from here?
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been one month since Kamala Harris lost the US presidential election and soul-searching within the Democratic Party has already begun as the pa...
Americanswers… on 5 Live! Why has Joe Biden pardoned his son?
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In one of his final acts before leaving the White House, Joe Biden has taken the decision to pardon his son, Hunter, who was set to face sentencing th...
The Trump Trials... Cases Closed?
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week the last federal criminal case against Donald Trump was dropped. It's a dramatic end to a year in which began with Trump facing nearly 100 c...
Will Trumponomics crash the world economy?
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump has given the world an insight into what the economic vision for his second term might be, and it can be summarised in what he calls the ...
Americanswers…on 5 Live! Who will pay for Trump's inauguration?
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Social media platform Bluesky has passed the 20 million user mark and its growing popularity has some listeners wondering if it will lead people towar...
Will RFK Jr Make America Healthy Again?
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
RFK is seen as a controversial choice for Health Secretary, not least because he’s a vaccine sceptic who has also rallied against big pharmaceutical...
What will Trump do about Russia?
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As Donald Trump’s list of appointments becomes longer and more controversial, there’s one area that seems set for drastic change: defence.The anno...
Americanswers… on 5 Live! Biden's last effort to help Ukraine?
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Over the weekend, President Biden authorised Ukraine to use long-range missiles supplied by the US to strike Russia. Is this his last-ditch effort to ...
The Trump-whisperers
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The involvement of Donald Trump’s close-knit family defined his first term in the White House. Eight years later, his circle of advisers appears to ...
You’re hired! Trump chooses his top team
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
President-elect Donald Trump has spent the week since his election picking out his cabinet members and closest advisors who will help him through his ...
Americanswers… on 5Live! How did the polls get the election so wrong?
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
BBC News - Join Justin, Sarah and Marianna as they answer your questions live with Matt Chorley from 5Live. In today’s episode, the Americast team ...
Profile: Who is Donald Trump? (Part 2… The Politician)
09 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We look back at how Trump ran the United States during his 2016 presidency. In an administration defined by “building the wall”, North Korea, COV...
Profile: Who is Donald Trump? (Part 1… The Brand)
09 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Americast looks back at how Donald Trump succeeded in business by creating a franchise out of his most valuable commodity: himself. Sarah hears from ...
Why Trump won (and why Harris lost)
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As Republicans celebrate Donald Trump’s historic sweep of the US election, Democrats are left reckoning with how Kamala Harris failed to mobilize su...
Americanswers... on 5 Live! Will the US ever elect a female president?
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Biden has promised a peaceful transition of power after Donald Trump defeated Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election. He's also called on...
Election Results (Part 3): What Will Trump (And Harris) Do Now?
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump has become the 47th, as well as the 45th President. But the question is this: what will actually change when his new term begins? The tea...
Election Results (Part 2): Donald Trump Elected President
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump has been declared the winner of the 2024 presidential election.He's already delivered a victory speech in Florida in front of his support...
Election Results (Part 1): A Trump Win?
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The US presidential election is not yet decided but the race is tilting towards Donald Trump. North Carolina and Georgia were two states that the Demo...