# Americast Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/americast-89638 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/americast-89638.md RSS feed: https://podcasts.files.bbci.co.uk/p07h19zz.rss Official site: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07h19zz Author: BBC Episodes: 592 ## Resource Americast is the authoritative US news and politics podcast from the BBC. Each week we provide audiences with the best analysis from across the BBC, with on-the-ground observations and big picture insights about the stories which are defining America right now. The podcast is hosted by trusted BBC journalists including the BBC’s North America editor, Sarah Smith, BBC Radio 4 presenter, Justin Webb, the BBC’s disinformation and social media correspondent, Marianna Spring, and BBC North America correspondent, Anthony Zurcher. As well as political analysis, we also specialise in social media. Each week Marianna Spring brings listeners the latest updates from the BBC’s Undercover Voters, our award-winning investigation into the content that is recommended to US voters on social media. The team is also joined by special guests each week, like CNN anchor, Christiane Amanpour, Emmy Award-winning TV host, Rachel Maddow, and Succession actress, J Smith-Cameron. Podcasts are published every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. As well as being a podcast, we are also available every Friday on the World Service. Oh, and by the way, you can now listen to Americast on a smart speaker. If you want to l… ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/americast-89638 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/americast-89638.md ## Episodes - [Does the US need new laws to protect elections?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/americast-89638/does-the-us-need-new-laws-to-protect-elections) — 2026-05-29T16:36:00+00:00 - [Are the Democrats ready to win in Texas?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/americast-89638/are-the-democrats-ready-to-win-in-texas) — 2026-05-27T21:30:00+00:00 - [The political fight for American men](https://stenobird.com/podcast/americast-89638/the-political-fight-for-american-men) — 2026-05-25T06:00:00+00:00 - [Will Trump invade Cuba?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/americast-89638/will-trump-invade-cuba) — 2026-05-22T00:08:00+00:00 - [Trump gets “forever” immunity on his past tax affairs](https://stenobird.com/podcast/americast-89638/trump-gets-forever-immunity-on-his-past-tax-affairs) — 2026-05-20T20:48:00+00:00 - [Americanswers... on 5 Live! Has Zohran Mamdani achieved a miracle in New York?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/americast-89638/americanswers-on-5-live-has-zohran-mamdani-achieved-a-miracle-in-new-york) — 2026-05-18T18:58:00+00:00 - [Why Democrats are panicking about losing California](https://stenobird.com/podcast/americast-89638/why-democrats-are-panicking-about-losing-california) — 2026-05-15T15:06:00+00:00 - [Does Trump need China to end the war in Iran?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/americast-89638/does-trump-need-china-to-end-the-war-in-iran) — 2026-05-13T18:28:00+00:00 - [Americanswers! Vance vs Rubio… who will take over from Trump in 2028?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/americast-89638/americanswers-vance-vs-rubio-who-will-take-over-from-trump-in-2028) — 2026-05-11T21:40:00+00:00 - [Trump takes his revenge on disloyal Republicans](https://stenobird.com/podcast/americast-89638/trump-takes-his-revenge-on-disloyal-republicans) — 2026-05-08T12:31:00+00:00 - [Is Donald Trump close to finishing his war with Iran?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/americast-89638/is-donald-trump-close-to-finishing-his-war-with-iran) — 2026-05-06T18:02:00+00:00 - [Americanswers… LIVE at Castfest! Who could lead the Democrats into 2028?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/americast-89638/americanswers-live-at-castfest-who-could-lead-the-democrats-into-2028) — 2026-05-04T05:00:00+00:00 - [Will ICE agents stay away from the 2026 World Cup?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/americast-89638/will-ice-agents-stay-away-from-the-2026-world-cup) — 2026-05-03T06:00:00+00:00 - [LIVE at Castfest! How popular is Donald Trump?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/americast-89638/live-at-castfest-how-popular-is-donald-trump) — 2026-04-30T23:01:00+00:00 - [Why is Donald Trump calling for Jimmy Kimmel to be fired... again?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/americast-89638/why-is-donald-trump-calling-for-jimmy-kimmel-to-be-fired-again) — 2026-04-29T21:47:00+00:00 - [Americanswers… on 5 Live! Could Trump have been evacuated from the shooting more quickly?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/americast-89638/americanswers-on-5-live-could-trump-have-been-evacuated-from-the-shooting-more-quickly) — 2026-04-27T22:59:00+00:00 - [Who is Trump’s “would-be assassin”… were there security failings at DC shooting?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/americast-89638/who-is-trump-s-would-be-assassin-were-there-security-failings-at-dc-shooting) — 2026-04-26T23:14:00+00:00 - [Donald Trump gets on the phone... with Sarah](https://stenobird.com/podcast/americast-89638/donald-trump-gets-on-the-phone-with-sarah) — 2026-04-23T19:51:00+00:00 - [Democrats fight back against Trump in Virginia… and win](https://stenobird.com/podcast/americast-89638/democrats-fight-back-against-trump-in-virginia-and-win) — 2026-04-22T20:51:00+00:00 - [Americanswers… on 5 Live! Is insider trading corrupting Trump's White House?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/americast-89638/americanswers-on-5-live-is-insider-trading-corrupting-trump-s-white-house) — 2026-04-20T20:05:00+00:00 - [Have the Democrats found a new strategy to scare Trump?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/americast-89638/have-the-democrats-found-a-new-strategy-to-scare-trump) — 2026-04-17T10:55:00+00:00 - [Has Trump given up on the midterms?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/americast-89638/has-trump-given-up-on-the-midterms) — 2026-04-15T17:22:00+00:00 - [Americanswers... on 5 Live! Donald Trump vs Pope Leo on Iran](https://stenobird.com/podcast/americast-89638/americanswers-on-5-live-donald-trump-vs-pope-leo-on-iran) — 2026-04-13T19:10:00+00:00 - [Is Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth waging a holy war against Iran?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/americast-89638/is-defence-secretary-pete-hegseth-waging-a-holy-war-against-iran) — 2026-04-10T09:47:00+00:00 - [Trump pulls back from the brink... but for how long?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/americast-89638/trump-pulls-back-from-the-brink-but-for-how-long) — 2026-04-08T17:30:00+00:00 - [Americanswers! Can Zohran Mamdani keep his promises as New York mayor?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/americast-89638/americanswers-can-zohran-mamdani-keep-his-promises-as-new-york-mayor) — 2026-04-06T06:00:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. A page view does not automatically enqueue transcription.