Americast

BBC

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

Politics

Episodes

The Jan 6th Capitol riots five years on… Why America is still divided

01/16/2026 00:25:47Can Denmark convince Trump not to “conquer” Greenland?

01/15/2026 00:32:01 Americanswers...On 5 Live! What do Americans really think of Donald Trump?

01/12/2026 00:33:07Can the US really rebuild Venezuela’s oil industry?

01/10/2026 00:26:28The fatal Minneapolis ICE shooting

01/08/2026 00:29:05 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.