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Americast

How social media changed America

Americast

BBC

Politics, Government, News

4.33.1K Ratings

🗓️ 5 October 2022

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

The Americast team delve into how conspiracy theories evolve online and how misinformation is affecting US politics, with the help of our Undercover Voters and Barack Obama’s former deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes.

US Special Correspondent Katty Kay is back from her trip on Route 66 meeting voters ahead of the midterms.

President Joe Biden and Florida’s Republican governor Ron DeSantis have put their political clashes on hold to show a united front over Hurricane Ian. The pair shook hands on the president’s visit to see the devastation left by the storm.

This episode is made by Phil Marzouk and Alix Pickles. The studio director is Emma Crowe. The assistant editor is Louisa Lewis. The senior news editor is Jonathan Aspinwall.

Email Americast@bbc.co.uk with your questions and comments. You can also send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp, to +44 330 1239480

Transcript

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0:00.0

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0:04.8

Sarah, we start with a question from an Americaaster,

0:07.4

and it is about another clip from our titles, this one.

0:10.6

And what a testament it is to Joe's character,

0:14.4

that he had the audacity to break one of the most substantial barriers

0:19.6

that exists in our country and select a woman as his vice president.

0:35.2

But while I may be the first woman in this office,

0:38.6

I will not be the last.

0:43.0

Yeah, the question comes from Paul, who's listening to us from France.

0:46.6

Following on from the question you had regarding the Ted Cruz quote in your intro,

0:51.5

I have another question.

0:53.6

You're still using the first woman quote from Kamala Harris,

0:57.4

which is nearly two years old.

0:59.8

Does that mean that she hasn't said anything memorable since then?

1:04.0

What is it about her?

1:05.8

It just doesn't come up with memorable lines. What's she doing?

1:09.1

She's doing the job of a vice president, arguably,

1:11.2

which is to stay in the background, be ready to take over if anything happens

1:14.8

to the president, which sometimes looks more or less necessary,

1:18.4

and not to overshadow him.

1:20.6

However, if you've got any presidential aspirations yourself,

1:23.0

as many vice presidents do, many have gone on to become president,

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