Americanswers… LIVE at Castfest! Who could lead the Democrats into 2028?
Americast
BBC
4.3 • 3.1K Ratings
🗓️ 4 May 2026
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Sarah’s recent phone call with Donald Trump told us more about the president’s thoughts on the war with Iran, as well as his relationship with the UK and NATO allies, but what’s he like when he’s away from TV cameras?
In this special live edition of Americanswers recorded at Maida Vale Studios in London as part of Castfest, the entire Americast team assemble on stage to answer your questions. As well as Sarah’s phone call with the president, we discuss whether the president is a symptom or a cause of America’s political environment.
And, the team look at the runners and riders to lead the Democrats into the 2028 presidential election. Who are the frontrunners to replace Kamala Harris in two year’s time?
HOSTS: • Justin Webb, Radio 4 Presenter • Sarah Smith, North America Editor • Anthony Zurcher, North America Correspondent • Marianna Spring, Social Media Investigations Correspondent
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:07.2 | If you're the person always being asked, what's happening in the news? |
| 0:10.9 | You could do with a podcast wingman. |
| 0:13.3 | Newscast is just that, a little voice in your ear, |
| 0:16.5 | giving you a deeper understanding of what's going on in the world. |
| 0:19.5 | We won't even mind if you try and take the credit yourself. |
| 0:22.4 | Listen to Newscast every day on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:26.0 | This is all four Ameriastlers in the same place at once, which is a very, very rare event |
| 0:31.1 | with Anthony, Justin Mariana, alongside me, Sarah Smith. |
| 0:34.3 | And we are in the BBC's Made A Ale Studios doing our first ever live event, |
| 0:39.4 | I think. So we have an audience of AmeriCasters here to ask us some questions. And even though |
| 0:45.4 | it's a Saturday, not a Monday, we're going to do AmeriCansors. So whatever questions you have |
| 0:50.0 | for us, we will attempt to answer anyway. Once we get on with this episode, it just leads me to say, |
| 0:56.3 | welcome to AmeriCast. |
| 1:00.3 | AmeriCast from BBC News. You hear that sound? Oh, I think when I hear that sound, it reminds me of money. |
| 1:08.2 | We didn't start this war, but under President Trump, we are finishing it. |
| 1:12.4 | This is a big cover up, and this administration is engaged in it. |
| 1:15.8 | This guy has Trump Arrangement Syndrome. |
| 1:17.6 | I have four words for you. |
| 1:21.3 | Turn the volume up. |
| 1:25.9 | Hello, it is Mariana, aka Misinformation, in the not quite worldwide headquarters of Americas, but in Madovel Studios. |
| 1:34.1 | And it's Justin sitting right next to, which we often do, but... |
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