Americanswers… on 5 Live! Why has Melania Trump entered the abortion debate?
Americast
BBC
4.3 • 3.1K Ratings
🗓️ 7 October 2024
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
Americast is back on BBC Radio 5 Live! The whole team assembled to join Matt Chorley to answer your questions live on air.
With almost four weeks until the election, Melania Trump has entered the campaign with the release of snippets from her upcoming memoir in which she forcefully defends abortion rights. Does this present a problem for her husband, as he tries to win over voters who are pro-choice?
We unpack how Kamala Harris has changed the Democrat's social media strategy and how different it is covering an election in the US compared to the UK.
And, a caller offers Justin a thoughtful gift...
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts. |
| 0:04.6 | Hey AmeriCasters here is something super exciting. |
| 0:07.0 | This episode of AmeriC answers that you're about to hear was recorded live earlier today. That's not unusual, but it was recorded live earlier today. |
| 0:13.0 | That's not unusual, but it was recorded live with Matt Chorley on 5 Live. |
| 0:17.0 | In other words, it went out on the wireless as well as we used to call it. |
| 0:21.0 | And we're going to be doing a few more of these before the election |
| 0:23.0 | so if you want your question answered live on the radio like they used to do back in I don't know |
| 0:28.5 | the 1970s well get in touch in the normal way so that's the what's up. 44330. |
| 0:34.1 | one two three nine four eight zero it's America's at BBC.co. UK the |
| 0:38.6 | hashtag is America cast on discord the link is in the description of this program. |
| 0:44.0 | Enjoy. |
| 0:45.0 | America. |
| 0:48.0 | Americaast from BBC News. |
| 0:50.0 | There was blood pouring everywhere |
| 0:52.0 | and yet I had God on my side. |
| 0:55.0 | So I decided the best way forward is the past the torch for a new generation. |
| 0:59.0 | You think you just fell out of a coconut tree? |
| 1:01.0 | We're effectively run in this country by a bunch of |
| 1:04.3 | childless cat ladies. You know it you feel it these guys are creepy and yes just |
| 1:08.8 | weird as hell. Let Trump on media run wild brother. Let us choose Joe Trump, America, Run Wild Brother. |
| 1:13.0 | Let us choose Joy! Yeah, we've got every base covered for you in this election. Thanks to America |
| 1:29.2 | cast four presenters who we've assembled them all. |
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