Americast

Indictment Four Trump

15 Aug 2023

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Donald Trump has been criminally charged for the fourth time in a frenzied five months. Now he’s accused of trying to interfere with the result of t...

From Our US Correspondent

10 Aug 2023

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As Donald Trump prepares for a possible fourth indictment, Americast wonders if the word “unprecedented” has lost all meaning. To find out, we gat...

Americanswers: Can Trump Still Win Again?

03 Aug 2023

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As Donald Trump pleads not guilty over the Capitol riot, will his third criminal indictment impact his election chances?Is the ex-president allowed to...

Capitol Punishment

02 Aug 2023

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Donald Trump has been charged with a third set of crimes. This time he's accused of plotting to overturn his election defeat after an inquiry into the...

X-tra Terrestrials

27 Jul 2023

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Viral memes and alien themes: the Americast News Feed returns as we scroll through the biggest stories trending on social media.Twitter X and Threads ...

Barbie's Hot Right Now

19 Jul 2023

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Could global warming make some states uninhabitable? With parts of the US sweltering in record-breaking heatwaves, the Americast team wonders whether ...

Bidenwatch

11 Jul 2023

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Joe sets his sights on Nato but is being criticised at home.The Americast team reconvene early from their holidays to react to Joe Biden’s brief vis...

LGBT Rights Special: Padam Vice President

29 Jun 2023

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Rainbow flags symbolising LGBT freedoms are being flown in many parts of the world this Pride month, but in some parts of America they are being lower...

Let Bidens Be Bidens

21 Jun 2023

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Hunter Biden will plead guilty to tax and gun offences to avoid prison. The Americast team looks at whether the sins of his son could knock Joe Biden’...

Trump: For He’s A Jolly Good Felon?

14 Jun 2023

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On the eve of his 77th birthday, Donald Trump has appeared in court to face charges of mishandling classified documents. He even found time to stop by...

Who’s Taking On Trump?

08 Jun 2023

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The Republican race for the White House is getting crowded. With eight candidates all gathering in Iowa to campaign, eat roast pork and ride motorbike...

Conspiracies: Inside the Rabbit Hole

01 Jun 2023

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Journalists and podcast hosts Jon Ronson and Gabriel Gatehouse join Marianna for a special episode of Americast delving deep down the rabbit hole of c...

Ron and Elon: A Failed Launch?

25 May 2023

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It’s Elon Musk’s latest launch… not a rocket this time, but Ron DeSantis’ campaign for president, live on Twitter! But after some technical hi...

America’s Murder Capital

18 May 2023

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Crime is a growing worry in many American cities and has divided Democrats. New Orleans had the unenviable title of the US murder capital in 2022 – ...

Trump, Texas and Title 42

10 May 2023

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Has Donald Trump’s sexual assault verdict damaged his reputation? The Americast team explains why a top Texas Republican thinks he’s toast, even t...

DeSantis vs Disney

04 May 2023

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Florida's Governor Ron DeSantis has escalated his feud with Disney, launching a lawsuit against one of the country’s biggest companies. The Americas...

Biden's Final Campaign

25 Apr 2023

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Joe Biden is officially running again! The 80-year-old president has posted a video promising “freedom” for Americans and to “finish the job”....

The Americast News Feed

20 Apr 2023

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Scrolling through the biggest stories in America right now. With Fox News forced to defend its editorial standards, Donald Trump attacking “pudding ...

The President in the Pub

13 Apr 2023

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President Biden has been travelling up and down the island of Ireland, where he’s promised to “keep the peace” but has also cracked some jokes d...

Elon Musk Speaks to the BBC

12 Apr 2023

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The multi-billionaire defended his ownership of Twitter in a last-minute interview live from the company’s Silicon Valley HQ.This extra episode of A...

Trump On Trial

05 Apr 2023

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Donald Trump pleads not guilty to criminal charges.The former (and aspiring future) president has been accused of falsifying business records after an...

Stopping The Shootings

02 Apr 2023

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Donald Trump might be dominating the news again, but Nashville is still grieving after six people were murdered in the latest school shooting. The Ten...

Trump Indicted

30 Mar 2023

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Donald Trump becomes the first ex-president to be charged with a crime. It comes after an investigation into hush money payments to a porn star.What d...

Trump Under Arrest?

23 Mar 2023

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America waits to find out if a former president will find himself in handcuffs.A close ally of Donald Trump joins the Americast team to explain why it...

"Marianne Williamson For President"

17 Mar 2023

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Sarah is on holiday so the BBC's US Special Correspondent Katty Kay steps into her breach on Americast, equipped with stories of Dr Anthony Fauci savi...

Elon Musk And The Twitter Trolls

09 Mar 2023

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Twitter insiders have told the BBC that the company is now much less able to protect users from trolling, state-co-ordinated disinformation and child ...

Trouble At Fox News

03 Mar 2023

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America's conservative cable TV channel is being sued for airing false 2020 election fraud claims. And court documents suggest that Fox News anchors r...

America And The War In Ukraine

24 Feb 2023

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A busy week for President Biden! On the first anniversary of the Russian invasion, he made a surprise trip to Kyiv to meet President Zelensky, pledgin...

Aliens Or Air Balloons?

17 Feb 2023

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As a growing number of flying objects are shot down in US airspace, the Biden administration is still trying to explain just what’s going on...and e...

Will Joe Biden run to be president (again)?

09 Feb 2023

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What clues were there in President Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech that suggest he's considering a run for a second presidential term? The Ame...

The Killing of Tyre Nichols

03 Feb 2023

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After shocking video footage was released of the 29-year-old African-American being beaten to death by five black police officers in Memphis, we ask w...

We Need To Talk About Congressman George Santos

26 Jan 2023

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Lies, lies and more lies.We chat to Republican and newspaper publisher Grant Lally who's known George Santos for years. Why were the concerns he raise...

Abortion in America

20 Jan 2023

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As America approaches 50 years since the Supreme Court made abortion access a constitutional right, the Americast team investigates how the country ha...

Biden under investigation

13 Jan 2023

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A special counsel has been appointed to investigate President Joe Biden after aides found classified documents at his private office and home. The Ame...

Chaos at the Heart of US Government

05 Jan 2023

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The House of Representatives tries (and so far fails) to elect a Speaker. The US House of Representatives has been in deadlock for days after the new ...

Is Elon Musk Curing Twitter?

14 Dec 2022

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The online discussion continues... Since Americast spoke to Dr Anthony Fauci, he has been the subject of Elon Musk tweets. And that’s not all Musk h...

Dr Anthony Fauci Talks: Covid, China and Online Misinformation

08 Dec 2022

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Americast speaks to the doctor who has served seven US presidents about the US coronavirus response, clashes with Donald Trump and his family being ta...

The Growing Legalisation of Marijuana in the US

01 Dec 2022

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As more states legalise marijuana, the team explore how America's relationship with the drug has changed. They interview a drug historian and a former...

Is Elon Musk Killing Twitter?

23 Nov 2022

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The blue tick, Silicon Valley sackings and Donald Trump. What impact is all this having on America? A former content moderator at the company, who was...

Donald Trump launches White House bid

16 Nov 2022

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The former US President says he will "save" the US by once again running for the White House. One of his advisers, Jason Miller, takes us through his ...

Trump v DeSantis

10 Nov 2022

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As the midterm results continue to come in, the Americast team are back together in Washington DC taking a closer look at the rivalry between Florida ...

Everything we know about the midterms (part two)

09 Nov 2022

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The Americast team are together in the studio in Washington DC for the first time as results in the midterms continue to come in. In their second epis...

Everything we know about the midterms (part one)

09 Nov 2022

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The Republicans look set to take control of the House of Representatives, but the battle for control of the Senate is on a knife-edge. Sarah, Anthony ...

A history of US political violence

03 Nov 2022

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President Biden says there is no place for "political violence in America". His warning follows an attack on Paul Pelosi, the husband of US House of R...

How crime is shaping the US elections

28 Oct 2022

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There are less than two weeks to go to the midterms. The Americast team look at why Republicans have seized upon the issue of crime and what the Democ...

The US election deniers running for office

20 Oct 2022

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The Americast team look at the threat that election deniers could pose to democracy if they are elected to office in the upcoming US midterms. The tea...

Alex Jones: The billion dollar conspiracy theorist

13 Oct 2022

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After claiming the 2012 shooting in Sandy Hook was a hoax, it’s a moment of reckoning for America’s conspiracy-theorist-in-chief Alex Jones as he ...

How social media changed America

05 Oct 2022

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The Americast team delve into how conspiracy theories evolve online and how misinformation is affecting US politics, with the help of our Undercover V...

Kiss My Midterms

28 Sep 2022

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We’re racing towards the US midterms but don’t worry, the full Americast team is back together to get stuck into the key issues, characters and ra...

Trump's heir apparent?

21 Sep 2022

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There is growing political tension in America over immigration. States such as Florida, Texas and Arizona have sent thousands of migrants to cities li...

America and the Queen

14 Sep 2022

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How is the US reacting?From Truman to Biden, the Queen met thirteen of the fourteen US presidents who held office during her reign and left a lasting ...

Erin Brockovich

07 Sep 2022

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Legendary environmental activist talks America’s contaminated water supply.The entire population of Jackson, Mississippi lost access to safe running...

Mar-a-Legal Trouble

31 Aug 2022

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Donald Trump, some top secret documents and the FBI. Welcome to episode one of the new-look Americast!Classified documents stored at former President'...

Introducing... the New Administration

30 Aug 2022

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We're back! With Justin Webb, Sarah Smith, Marianna Spring and (of course) the Zurch. Join us every Wednesday for all the latest news and gossip from ...

Thanks Americasters

16 Mar 2022

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A message to Americasters from the Zurch.

Vlad's army

23 Feb 2022

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Biden imposes sanctions on Russia over “beginning of invasion”… Former U.S. ambassador to Russia, Michael McFaul joins Emily, Jon and Anthony ...

A New York?

15 Feb 2022

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Prince Andrew has settled the civil sex assault case brought against him in the US by Virginia Giuffre. He’s agreed to make a substantial donation t...

Party in the USA

09 Feb 2022

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The American media’s been full of stories about Boris Johnson – so why is the US fascinated with the British prime minister? Mark Landler from the...

What the Truck?

01 Feb 2022

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As Canadian truckers protest over vaccine regulations, Emily, Jon and Anthony take a look at what it means for the US and whether demonstrations could...

Crimea river

27 Jan 2022

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As the Ukraine crisis escalates, we hear why Kyiv is so important to Moscow.Retired Lt Col Alexander Vindman, who testified before Congress about the ...

Playing Chicken in Kyiv

20 Jan 2022

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Joe Biden defends his first year of presidency in a rare press conference, but his comment about a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine is what gets E...

Duke in New York?

13 Jan 2022

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A New York judge has ruled the civil sex assault case against the Duke of York can go ahead. Emily, Jon and Anthony explain why Prince Andrew’s lawy...

Unhappy anniversary

07 Jan 2022

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A year after the Capitol riot, the people who were there tell us it’s still dividing America today. US Democratic Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett call...

Let's Talk About Texts, Cheney

15 Dec 2021

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The committee investigating the assault on the Capitol have seen text messages urging White House staff to get the president to stop the riot. Donald ...

‘PS: Santa, please bring ammo’

08 Dec 2021

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“Don’t do it.” The parents of the suspect in a school shooting in Michigan have been charged with involuntary manslaughter. Former NRA lobbyist ...

Foetal position: The end of abortion?

01 Dec 2021

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The case that could radically change abortion laws in the US

We Need to Talk About Brandon

24 Nov 2021

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Emily, Jon and Anthony discuss who Brandon is and why Americans are chanting his name.Also, three white men have been found guilty of murdering a blac...

Proud to be an Americast

17 Nov 2021

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A judge’s “God Bless the USA” ringtone raised eyebrows when it went off in the Rittenhouse murder trial. And as the jury deliberates its verdict...

Ted Cruz v Big Bird

10 Nov 2021

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Big Bird’s been tweeting about his Covid jab but Senator Cruz isn’t impressed, calling the post “government propaganda for your 5-year-old”. ...

Americast Reunited

03 Nov 2021

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As Virginia elects a new governor, Emily, Jon and Anthony get back together to ask why things went so wrong for the Democrats and so right for the Rep...

The Fall of Kabul

17 Aug 2021

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Maitlis and Sopes return for an emergency episode to mark the end of America's decades long 'forever war'. We talk to US Airforce veteran Veronica Hoy...

It's been a blast, Americast!

02 Jul 2021

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We're signing off for a while, Americasters. Thanks for your company and your support. We'll be back next year to bring you all the build up to the mi...

Aliens Ate My Podcast

23 Jun 2021

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The truth is out there... or at least it's about to be. Former Blink 182 frontman and UFO hunter Tom DeLonge speaks to Emily, Jon and Anthony ahead o...

Putin His Foot Down

16 Jun 2021

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We're behind the scenes at the Swiss Chateau where Biden and Putin meet for their first talks – but did they see eye to eye? Emily, Jon and Anthony ...

Summit Going On

09 Jun 2021

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As Joe Biden touches down in the UK for his first foreign trip, the G7 summit of world leaders in Carbis Bay, Jon speaks exclusively to the president’...

Guess Who's Back?

02 Jun 2021

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Ben Rhodes, the ex-White House deputy national security adviser and confidante to President Obama, comes on to talk about the global rise of authorita...

George Floyd: One Year On

25 May 2021

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It’s been a year since the world watched as the life of a black man was extinguished under the knee of a white police officer, sparking months of pr...

BudPfizer

19 May 2021

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The BBC’s legendary New York correspondent Nick Bryant swaps in for Sopes. He comes carrying a cocktail of stories, including how some states are us...

Cheney Reaction

13 May 2021

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Following a long and bitter public spat, House Republicans have voted to remove their number three, Liz Cheney, from leadership - Emily, Jon and Antho...

Blocked

05 May 2021

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Facebook's Trump ban is upheld for six more months. Emily, Jon and Anthony discuss the decision and what Nick Clegg has to do with it. And it's war fo...

Not Biden his time

29 Apr 2021

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What has President Biden achieved in 100 days?Emily, Jon and Anthony discuss President Biden’s first 100 days in office and historic first address i...

Guilty

21 Apr 2021

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After just ten hours of deliberation, a jury finds Derek Chauvin guilty of the murder of George Floyd. Emily and Jon reflect on what this huge moment ...

Anger and Protests in Minneapolis

14 Apr 2021

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As the Chauvin trial enters its third week in Minneapolis, the city’s streets saw the tragic death of Daunte Wright at the hands of the police. Jon ...

GaetzGate

07 Apr 2021

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Trump finally breaks his silence over the alleged sex crimes of Congressman Gaetz. Emily, Jon and Anthony get the inside track on Gaetz-Gate from one ...

March Madness

31 Mar 2021

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Biden builds bridges and Trump crashes weddings.As the trial of Derek Chauvin is finally underway, Americast regular, Ron Christie, shares his thought...

Bolder After Boulder?

26 Mar 2021

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Two familiar issues are already threatening to cause a major political headache for President Biden’s administration: gun laws and the southern bord...

O’Mericast

17 Mar 2021

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Happy St Patrick’s Day! We Americanswer just how much of an influence the Irish have on American politics. And as Biden embarks on his stimulus vict...

AmeriKerryAnswer

11 Mar 2021

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The U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, John Kerry, has landed in London – and makes a podcast pitstop to Americanswer your questions. And ...

Star Mangled Banner

01 Mar 2021

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Trump’s back – but did his CPAC appearance hit the right notes? Emily, Jon and Anthony talk to Ron Christie about whether the former president’s...

Status Cuomo

24 Feb 2021

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Political big beast Andrew Cuomo has landed himself in hot water with a nursing home scandal. As the NY Governor faces calls for his impeachment, Emil...

Caribbean Cruz

19 Feb 2021

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While Texas battles devastating winter weather, Ted Cruz’s badly timed trip to Mexico leaves him at the centre of a political storm – Emily, Jon a...

Mitch Ado About Nothing

14 Feb 2021

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The Senate acquits Trump... again.Emily, Jon and Anthony love nothing more than spending a cold Saturday night recording an Emergency Americast about ...

Fight Like Hell!

12 Feb 2021

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The impeachment trial heats up.The Democrats have finished laying out their arguments against Donald Trump in the impeachment trial by looking at the ...

Americat

11 Feb 2021

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From the viral court-zoom cat, to day two of Trump’s impeachment trial – it’s been a day of high legal drama in the USA.Emily, Jon and Anthony t...

Trump’s Bit Parts

05 Feb 2021

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Trump may have quit the Screen Actors Guild, but his presence in the GOP looms large as ally Marjorie Taylor Greene gets party support. Emily, Jon and...

We Need to Talk about Kevin

29 Jan 2021

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Is the House GOP leader back to backing Trump? Emily, Jon and Anthony discuss why Kevin McCarthy took a trip to Mar-a-Lago to visit the former preside...

Who Let The Dogs Out?

26 Jan 2021

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President Biden says Donald Trump's impeachment trial "has to happen". House impeachment managers deliver the article of impeachment against Donald Tr...

Americast's Got Talent with Piers Morgan

22 Jan 2021

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Piers Morgan tells us an incredible story about how Donald Trump was called on Air Force One last year by a prankster posing as... Piers Morgan.Piers ...

It’s Biden Time

21 Jan 2021

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The new president begins dismantling Trump’s legacy... After all the festivities, Biden promises to get straight to work, signing executive orders a...

DT Flown Home

20 Jan 2021

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On his final day in office, President Trump gives his farewell address and gets ready to head back to Florida. And on the eve of their inauguration, J...