Americast

BBC

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

Politics

Episodes

Did Donald Trump fall asleep at a cabinet meeting?

12/03/2025 00:34:56Americanswers… On 5 Live! Why has the US been accused of war crimes off the Venezuelan coast?

12/01/2025 00:30:49 The Donald Trump v Zohran Mamdani Show

11/28/2025 00:33:01Has Trump's retribution campaign been derailed (for now)?

11/26/2025 00:27:38Americanswers… on 5 Live! What’s really going on with Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine?

11/24/2025 00:31:21 Show all episodes

Our take on Americast podcast

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.