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Supreme Court to the rescue? The key takeaways from Donald Trump's immunity case. Plus protests and arrests as campus tensions escalate.
45:00Defendant in chief: with all 12 jurors seated, what's next for Trump's hush-money trial? We ask former Watergate prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks. Plus the Great Dechurching - why millions of Americans have stopped going to church.
45:00Biden's last remaining Democratic presidential rival Marianne Williamson on why she's still in the race plus a national security expert on what a breakdown in bipartisanship means for Ukraine and the future of US defence.
45:00Do facts stand a chance against spin and fake news? We ask an expert. Plus the crime wave that wasn't, and why the Buckeye state is turning red. (Planet America takes a two week Easter break and returns Wed 10 April)
45:00RFK Jr's controversial VP shortlist, the attempt to ban TikTok, plus the meltdown over Biden's 'secret migrant flights'.
45:00Joe Biden takes on Donald Trump in a feisty State of the Union, but is it enough? Plus meet the Republican candidate who says feminism is the work of the devil.
45:00Justice delayed, or justice denied? Trump gets special treatment from the Supreme Court. Plus Mitch McConnell's controversial legacy, and could the 'uncommitted' vote over Gaza cost Joe Biden the election?
45:00Is South Carolina Nikki Haley's last chance to take on Donald Trump? Also why some Republicans believe Taylor Swift is rigging the election, plus is Kim Jong Un preparing for war?
45:00America's economy is booming, so why isn't President Biden getting the credit for it? Two leading economists weigh in. Plus judgement day looms for Julian Assange. Chas and John discuss the week in America.
45:00Senior momentum: 'Elderly' Biden hits back as Democrats panic. And borderline farce creates chaos in Congress.
45:00'Patriots' at the border: why a stand-off in Texas could become a constitutional crisis. Plus it's looking like Trump/Biden 2.0 - but what do the polls say?
50:00And then there were two. As Donald Trump claims a second state, Nikki Haley ponders the road ahead. Why Joe Biden's best chance could be Donald Trump, plus is the US push for a two-state solution doomed to fail?
50:00Can Donald Trump be stopped? New Hampshire may seal the deal after a landslide in Iowa. Plus could Joe Biden's strikes on Houthis be illegal? And why evangelicals worship Trump. Chas and John unpack another big week.
50:00Trump goes to the Supreme Court to try and stay on the ballot. Also, how do the Iowa caucuses work and why do they matter? Plus insights from Iowa stalwarts Steve Deace and Kay Henderson with UVA legal expert Sai Prakesh.
Season 2023
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50:00Chas, John and politics guru Bill Wyman join former Watergate prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks on the trials of Trump, writer Peter Beinart on the campus free speech controversy and strategist Doug Gross on the Iowa caucuses.
45:00Swings and misses but who was the winner? Republican strategist Ford O'Connell on the good, bad and ugly of the Fourth GOP debate. The clock ticks down on aid for Ukraine, plus Trump's "dictator" re-election pledge.
55:00Death of a statesman: a look back at Kissinger's blood-stained legacy. Plus eyes in the sky - the secret in-flight mission to spy on travellers and also Chas and John debunk Trump's '10,000 troops' malarkey.
45:00Was JFK overrated? Author/journalist Nick Bryant and veteran Democrat strategist Bob Shrum join Chas and John to talk Kennedys, conspiracies and what might have been.
45:00What's driving the increasing polarization in Congress? Political scientist Lee Drutman has some theories. Plus author McKay Coppins joins us to discuss the juiciest revelations from Mitt Romney's tell-all biography.
45:00Season 2024, Episode 15
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The land of the free and home of the brave or is Washington broken and America's democracy a farce? Chas and John look at gridlock in Congress, chaos on the border, plus questions over age, eligibility and legitimacy.