Our (belated) predictions for the year... The 2025 Time Capsule!
Americast
BBC
4.2 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 14 February 2025
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
Americast makes its predictions for 2025 as Donald Trump continues to create headlines with his first 100 days as president. Justin, Sarah, Anthony and Marianna make an audio time capsule of predictions, with plenty of suggestions from Americasters. It’s something we promised to do after the election, but with a packed news schedule, we’re belatedly bringing it to you now!
How many stars will be on the US flag by the end of the year? Who will be the winner of the tech world? How will the Trump presidency end? Only the time capsule well tell…
HOSTS: • Justin Webb, Radio 4 presenter • Sarah Smith, North America Editor • Marianna Spring, Social Media Investigations Correspondent • Anthony Zurcher, North America Correspondent
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, Ameriasters, there is so much going on at the moment because we're now well into Donald Trump's first hundred days as president. |
| 0:06.1 | So this is a bonus episode for you to enjoy over the weekend. |
| 0:09.3 | It is a new, updated version of our AmeriCast Time Capsule for 2025. Enjoy. |
| 0:16.0 | BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:19.8 | Okay, it's confession time. |
| 0:20.9 | You might remember, we pledged last year to start a new time capsule with our predictions |
| 0:25.3 | for 2025. |
| 0:27.8 | It's February, because there's been an awful lot else going on, hasn't there? |
| 0:32.4 | It's been so busy we haven't got around to it. |
| 0:34.3 | But now we have got round to it or we are about to get round to it. So it's not just us. In fact, we're not the important part here. We've had so many |
| 0:42.6 | suggestions from you that we didn't want to let the opportunity go. So, let us say it is now |
| 0:49.6 | time a little bit late to open our brand new belated time capsule. |
| 0:55.3 | Welcome to AmeriCast. |
| 0:58.8 | AmeriCast from BBC News. |
| 1:01.9 | God spared my life for a reason. |
| 1:05.3 | Only when it is dark enough, can you see the stars. |
| 1:09.6 | A star is born, Elon. |
| 1:11.5 | I'm not just Maga. I'm dark Gothic Maga. |
| 1:15.1 | This is what happens when the machine comes after you. |
| 1:18.4 | I'm terrified for this country, and I'm so hurt that America let this happen. |
| 1:22.1 | I think that we just witnessed the greatest political comeback in the history of the United States of America. |
| 1:37.9 | Hello is Justin in the worldwide headquarters of AmeriCast in London, England. |
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