Americast

BBC

Americast is the authoritative US news and politics podcast from the BBC. Read more

Politics

Episodes

Americanswers… On 5 Live! Do the new Epstein files "absolve" Trump?

02/02/2026 00:31:52Can Trump really save the midterms for the Republicans?

01/30/2026 00:34:41 Will Trump “de-escalate” Minneapolis tensions after Alex Pretti killing?

01/28/2026 00:33:30Americanswers… On 5 Live! Another US citizen shot dead by ICE. What happens next?

01/26/2026 00:40:42Are ICE immigration agents acting outside the law?

01/23/2026 00:30:21 Show all episodes

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Americast is a podcast by BBC that focuses on American politics. The podcast hosts are Jon Sopel, Emily Maitlis and Anthony Zurcher. Earlier, the podcast initially gave more concentration on the 2020 US elections. During this period, Americast was the most reliable source of updates, from interviews to live rallies and analyzes. After the elections, Americast had already garnered enough acceptance and could not be discontinued by BBC Radio 4. ‘Americast’ covers topics like happenings around the white house, affairs related to politics, and the never-ending political differences between Democrats and Republicans.