The Americast News Feed
Americast
BBC
4.3 • 3.1K Ratings
🗓️ 20 April 2023
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Scrolling through the biggest stories in America right now. With Fox News forced to defend its editorial standards, Donald Trump attacking “pudding fingers” Ron DeSantis and a conservative beer boycott spilling over, the Americast team take a few of this week’s most talked about topics and explain the context behind the clickbait.
What’s been happening? Why does it matter? And why are we seeing so much of it all on social media?
We also talk about the spate of shootings of people for tragically turning up in the wrong place and the effect of “stand your ground” laws on how gun owners view self-defence.
HOSTS: • Justin Webb, Radio 4 presenter • Sarah Smith, North America editor • Marianna Spring, disinformation and social media correspondent • Anthony Zurcher, North America correspondent
GET IN TOUCH: • Send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp to +44 330 123 9480 • Email Americast@bbc.co.uk • Or use #Americast
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This episode was made by Daniel Wittenberg with Alix Pickles, Ivana Davidovic and Isobel Gough. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC sounds, music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:04.8 | Okay, first off, I want to start by thanking you, |
| 0:07.3 | Americaasters, for all your questions, your comments, |
| 0:09.5 | about the specific thing. |
| 0:11.2 | It was the interview that Twitter's head hon show, |
| 0:13.4 | Elon Musk, did with our colleague James Clayton |
| 0:16.2 | in Silicon Valley last week. |
| 0:18.2 | We uploaded it to the feed in full. |
| 0:20.0 | Aaron Vaughn in Tennessee, you've inspired us. |
| 0:23.6 | Since I joined Twitter 15 years ago, |
| 0:26.0 | I've met my husband, some of my absolute best friends |
| 0:29.0 | on this platform. |
| 0:30.1 | It has helped me follow world events |
| 0:32.1 | all the way from the Arab Spring |
| 0:34.4 | to right now with Russia's war on Ukraine. |
| 0:36.8 | Twitter has always been the town square |
| 0:39.4 | from world leaders and governments talking to each other |
| 0:42.3 | to finding out the absolute fastest breaking news. |
| 0:45.4 | It's been completely critical. |
| 0:47.2 | And now, Elon bought it. |
| 0:49.3 | It was a very difficult interview to listen to, |
| 0:51.5 | but it was important that you did it, |
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