The News Agents - USA

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Politics #213

Join Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel in a weekly podcast that unpicks everything you need to know about the world of US politics - all of it delivered with Emily and Jon’s astute analysis, world-class insight and wry sense of humour.Episodes are available every Tuesday/Wednesday.The News Agents USA is a Global Player Original podcast and production.For advertising opportunities on this podcast email: dax@global.com

Recent Episodes
  • Has Trump's Pentagon “trial run“ blown up?
    Apr 23, 2025 – 34:39
  • Trump defies the Supreme Court
    Apr 16, 2025 – 42:03
  • Will Trump tariffs tear MAGA apart?
    Apr 9, 2025 – 33:16
  • Joe Rogan slams Trump's “horrific” deportation mistakes
    Apr 2, 2025 – 34:42
  • Is MAGA coming for Greenland?
    Mar 26, 2025 – 30:57
  • Trump goes to war with the law
    Mar 19, 2025 – 36:46
  • Trump puts the ball in Putin’s court
    Mar 12, 2025 – 36:18
  • Trump turns congress into a MAGA rally
    Mar 5, 2025 – 35:44
  • Trump’s Gaza Fantasyland
    Feb 26, 2025 – 34:52
  • What does Trump really want from Putin?
    Feb 18, 2025 – 37:32
  • Elon Musk in the Oval Office
    Feb 12, 2025 – 31:20
  • Why is Trump purging the FBI?
    Feb 5, 2025 – 34:36
  • Will a vaccine sceptic become America's next Health Secretary?
    Jan 29, 2025 – 28:39
  • Have Trump's critics lost their voice?
    Jan 23, 2025 – 34:27
  • Women, woke and drink: meet the man Donald Trump backs to lead US Defence
    Jan 15, 2025 – 27:29
  • 12 days to Trump
    Jan 8, 2025 – 34:32
  • Will the media stand up to Trump 2.0?
    Dec 18, 2024 – 33:45
  • Could Trump remove the right to be born American?
    Dec 11, 2024 – 28:36
  • Has Joe Biden just made life harder for Democrats?
    Dec 4, 2024 – 35:40
  • Where do the Democrats go now?
    Nov 27, 2024 – 34:09
  • How Wrestlemania influenced Donald Trump’s cabinet picks
    Nov 20, 2024 – 38:30
  • The Manhattan Project for our time
    Nov 13, 2024 – 25:12
  • Q&A Special: "Live" from Washington DC
    Nov 11, 2024 – 29:06
  • How will Keir Starmer handle Donald Trump? - The News Agents
    Nov 7, 2024 – 30:15
  • Trump takes BACK control - The News Agents
    Nov 6, 2024 – 29:48
  • Donald Trump: The Sequel - The News Agents
    Nov 6, 2024 – 18:22
  • Hope and fear as America heads to the polls - who will win? - The News Agents
    Nov 5, 2024 – 27:21
  • Harris vs Trump: The final arguments - The News Agents
    Nov 4, 2024 – 34:15
  • Is there a real surge for Kamala Harris? - The News Agents
    Nov 3, 2024 – 37:29
  • One week to go: Early votes, racist jokes, and Bob Woodward
    Oct 29, 2024 – 37:31
  • Trump goes off message - but is that the plan?
    Oct 22, 2024 – 40:36
  • Why is Kamala Harris struggling with minority voters?
    Oct 16, 2024 – 33:12
  • Is this the most gendered election ever?
    Oct 9, 2024 – 37:47
  • Vance vs. Walz - Who won the veep debate?
    Oct 2, 2024 – 35:37
  • Will porn site posts cost Trump a state?
    Sep 25, 2024 – 34:58
  • Will the assassination attempts decide the election?
    Sep 18, 2024 – 33:00
  • Kamala Harris wins the debate - and a Taylor Swift endorsement
    Sep 11, 2024 – 31:13
  • Why has Trump just admitted he interfered with the last election?
    Sep 4, 2024 – 32:58
  • Who stands to gain from the Trump Harris TV debate?
    Aug 28, 2024 – 30:54
  • “Yes She Can“ - The Obamas on Stage for Kamala
    Aug 21, 2024 – 38:07
  • Is Trump losing his grip on the race?
    Aug 14, 2024 – 37:14
  • Could Tim Walz win over Trump voters?
    Aug 7, 2024 – 31:31
  • How is Trump coping with being called ‘weird’?
    Jul 31, 2024 – 31:45
  • Donations, Diversity and Dirty campaigns: The presidential campaign heats up
    Jul 23, 2024 – 32:05
  • Special Episode: President Biden quits 2024 race - The News Agents
    Jul 21, 2024 – 17:44
  • Live in Milwaukee: Trump's grip on the GOP tightens as Biden is on the brink
    Jul 18, 2024 – 39:24
  • Trump shot: What does it mean for the election? - The News Agents
    Jul 14, 2024 – 26:18
  • The sharks circle Joe Biden
    Jul 10, 2024 – 40:32
  • Has the Supreme Court given Trump the power to be a dictator?
    Jul 2, 2024 – 35:35
  • Biden's TV debate disaster - will he now be replaced?
    Jun 28, 2024 – 33:14
Recent Reviews
  • TDubz123
    Elitist leftist Brits at work
    Truly awful pod from far left ex bbc activitists
  • AceByLori
    Mandate?
    Do some digging Emily. It was not a mandate and there will be no smooth sailing of that ship. 3rd Lowest vote total, loss less than 2mil, house has just four more than Dems.
  • saperlo
    Elitist Echo Chamber
    What a terrible vanity project this is. The smugness and pandering to the Democrats, the denigration of conservatives and of Trump in particular was insufferable…but today after the election it is karma for you lot. If you think your show is credible you need a massive reset.
  • inveterate itinerant
    Worst takes on US race
    I’m a daily listener to the main pod and so I feel inclined to listen to this one during the election cycle, but my God are the takes on US candidates poor. Literally saying things no other political pundits are, and for good reason. Why bother?
  • Hadassah Irit
    Please Don’t Invite Randy Zelin Back
    I was astonished by guest Randy Zelin’s predictions for the Trump trial. His misstated the case and favorably compared Trump to participants of the Boston Tea Party, while providing none of the insight that a trial lawyer might have about jury deliberations. Usually, your show challenges guests when they’re over the top. But this time, you let a person who sounded like one of Rudy Giuliani’s drinking partners carry on. It wasn’t edifying, and it wasn’t you. Please don’t bring Mr. Zelin back!
  • avidposcastfan
    Turning into Democratic propaganda
    Absolutely loved this podcast when it started. As European citizen and an American citizen, I appreciated Emily Mathis and her stellar well thought out observations. However, recently the show has become almost democratic propaganda and spends most of the time bashing Trump and Republicans. Will be unsubscribing if this continues. I’m a centrist and want to hear both sides of story and unbiased, balanced opinions.
  • El Phantsmo
    News AGENTS is appropriate
    Same with their other show, there is a deeper agenda. I’m neither republican nor democrat.
  • matt2377review
    Very good perspective
    Enjoying listening to an outsider perspective on the US as an American. Keep up the great work.
  • Jasperdoodke
    Biden
    Called “ The 80,year-old” in episode notes. Shame on you. Emily: “ I don’t have a US passport “ Spicer: “thank god”.
  • englishmanintexas
    Losing its purpose
    I started listening to the Newsagents last summer as it launched. The journalists drew me in: Sopel and Maitlis were the backbone of a different time at the BBC. A better time. Clearly they were done and their fresh approach outside the org was welcome. A mixture of US and UK politics made it worth following. However, a year down the road it has become obsessed with Johnson and Trump. Both buffoons who neither call out. Ms Maitlis is like a giggly sixth form student who seldom takes their guest to task, and Sopel has resorted to dropping the F-bomb and thinks it is cool. His recent kissing up to Farage was unfortunate. Enough said. I will happily listen to Lewis Goodall’s solo broadcasts, they have granularity and make sense minus the egos, but enough of the old BBC celebrity journalists. Their pedigree was strong, this product less so. Better and broader content is available from the unlikely pairing of Campbell and Stuart.
  • kc6108
    The cat’s meow
    It’s about time you began a USA. Great so far.
  • soda mixer
    Scary but necessary
    I’m an American who has been fascinated by British politics ever since the 2016 Brexit referendum was an early indicator of the global insanity that was beginning to unfold that year. Following the craziness across the pond helped to keep me sane during the dire Trump years, so I guess it’s kind of fitting that you lot will be here to help us try and make sense of things in the USA as we try to deal with the ongoing threat posed by Trumpist extremism.
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