Americast

BBC

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

Politics

Episodes

The battle in rural America against AI data centres

06/12/2026 00:38:05The Democrats fight back Trump-style in Maine… but have they messed up?

06/11/2026 00:39:35 Americanswers… on 5 Live! Why did Trump walk out of his TV interview with Meet The Press?

06/08/2026 00:28:31The most expensive World Cup ever? (With Football Daily, part 3)

06/05/2026 00:32:23Will War Overshadow the World Cup? (With Football Daily, part 2)

06/05/2026 00:25:10 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.