Putin His Foot Down

What did the Americast team get right when they made their predictions for what the big news stories of 2025 might be? Justin, Anthony, Sarah and Marianna look back at a tumultuous year for Donald Trump in his second term, which include deportation raids, Elon Musk’s role, the wa ...  Show more

The US justice department was forced by law to release documents relating to Jeffrey Epstein at the end of last week, but by Saturday, at least 13 files were removed, leading to accusations of the department violating its obligations. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche later sa ...  Show more

In the wake of the greatest crisis to hit Europe since the Second World War, former Moscow correspondent Tim Whewell examines the president, people and processes that led to that momentous decision, and others like it. Radical advisers, tame oligarchs, intelligence agencies scare ...  Show more

Gideon talks to Catherine Belton, author of the bestselling book Putin’s People, about who is likely to be influencing the Russian president as he decides whether to step back or press on with the war in Ukraine.

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First, Chris discusses President Biden's meeting with Vladimir Putin with Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Then, Chris goes one-on-one with the Russia expert who advised President Biden on Summit with Putin Rose Gottemoeller. Chris wraps up the show with Former Trump ...  Show more