Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchA Merry Cast: Past, Present and Future of US Politics
Americast reimagines the Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol, to understand the changing landscape of American politics.
They are joined by Heather Co…
2 years ago
Colorado Kicks Trump Off the Ballot
The Colorado Supreme Court has ruled that Trump cannot run for president in the state.
The Trump team has called the decision “completely flawed” and…
2 years ago
Beto on the Border: Ex Presidential Candidate on the US Immigration Crisis
In a week dominated by legal cases, the team takes you into the virtual Americast courtroom to dissect the various trials involving Donald Trump and …
2 years ago
Donald Trump: Dictator in Chief?
The shadow looming over the fourth Republican debate was the party’s most recent president, Donald Trump.
But while the other candidates traded blows…
2 years, 1 month ago
Rachel Maddow on Kissinger, Trump and Misinformation
Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has died at the age of 100.
The team take a world tour of the polarising statesman’s legacy with his biog…
2 years, 1 month ago
Sam Altman: A Silicon Valley Soap Opera
Happy Thanksgiving Americasters! OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman is returning as boss just days after he was fired by the board. The team talk about…
2 years, 1 month ago
US x China: Friends Reunited?
Sarah didn’t quite make it to dinner with Xi Jinping at the APEC Summit, but we spoke to someone who did, an old friend he met in 1985 at a potluck i…
2 years, 1 month ago
Trump’s Poll Position
As votes from Election Day 2023 were tallied up this week, wins for Democrats may have given a preview into next year’s presidential election. But ne…
2 years, 2 months ago
Americanswers LIVE: One Year To Go
Twelve months until the US election, Americasters join us on the recording to ask some of the big questions about an era-defining presidential poll a…
2 years, 2 months ago
Confessions From Trump's White House
The aide to Donald Trump’s White House Chief of Staff opens up to Americast about her mistakes and why she believes that the former president should …
2 years, 2 months ago