Americast

BBC

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

Politics

Episodes

Trump vs Anthropic... the battle over who controls AI

Yesterday (03/20/2026) 00:26:47Trump threatens TV networks over unpatriotic Iran coverage

03/18/2026 00:26:54 Americanswers… on 5Live! Will Trump lose his MAGA base over Iran?

03/16/2026 00:36:54Is Cuba Trump’s next target after Iran?

03/13/2026 00:32:07Can Trump persuade Americans to ignore oil prices and back his war on Iran?

03/11/2026 00:27:36 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.