Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchCivil war gaffes and robotic smiles: can anyone beat Trump?
Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, Chris Christie, Vivek Ramaswamy and Asa Hutchinson are all still putting on a brave face and trying to convince Republican…
2 years, 6 months ago
Revisited: Al Sharpton on 60 years since the march on Washington
The Politics Weekly America team are taking a break. So this week, we’re looking back at one of our favourite episodes of the year. From August: Jona…
2 years, 6 months ago
Revisited: why do Republicans hate the Barbie movie?
The Politics Weekly America team are taking a break. So for the next two weeks, we’re looking back at a couple of our favourite episodes of the year.…
2 years, 6 months ago
Why did Colorado kick Donald Trump off the ballot?
In a shock decision overnight, the Colorado supreme court ruled that Donald Trump is ineligible to run for the White House again in that state. The 4…
2 years, 6 months ago
Would the US survive a second Trump presidency?
Last week, Donald Trump was asked whether he would use power as retribution if he were to win a second term in the White House. The former US preside…
2 years, 6 months ago
Why are third party candidates a threat to Biden in 2024?
This week, Joe Biden admitted that he probably would not be running for re-election if Donald Trump was not likely to be the Republican candidate. Th…
2 years, 7 months ago
Copping out? Biden skips UN climate conference
The UN’s Cop28 climate conference has kicked off in Dubai this week – but one notable absence will be the US president. Joe Biden pledged to make the…
2 years, 7 months ago
Henry Kissinger and the man who wanted to confront him
Henry Kissinger, the former secretary of state under Richard Nixon, died at the age of 100 this week. One of the most famous and powerful diplomats o…
2 years, 7 months ago
Did the assassination of JFK kickstart the conspiracy theory movement?
This week marked 60 years since President John F Kennedy was shot dead as he travelled in the back of a car through the streets of Dallas, Texas. Fro…
2 years, 7 months ago
Will Biden lose voters over response to Israel-Hamas war?
On Wednesday, the UN security council voted to back a resolution calling for a humanitarian pause in Gaza and the release of all the Israeli hostages…
2 years, 7 months ago