America Explained

About America Explained

America Explained is a podcast about American politics, foreign policy & culture for an international audience. Every fortnight it brings you the voices and perspectives shaping America - and its impact on the world - today. Hosted by historian and columnist Andy Gawthorpe, each fortnightly episode features analysis and interviews which help you understand a key issue in a way the regular news cycle never will. If something really big happens in-between, we’ll drop a bonus episode to keep you up to date.

Publisher

Andy Gawthorpe

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Oct 2020

Latest episode

24 Aug 2025

Latest episodes

3 of 121 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   24 Aug 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Trump's first six months

   Hosts Andy and Martijn analyze the initial six months of Donald Trump's presidency, examining the achievements and failures of the Republican Congress.

2. 

   30 Jun 2025TRANSCRIPT

   A dismal NATO summit

   Hosts Andy and Catherine analyze the outcomes of the recent NATO summit, focusing on achievements and shortcomings in international cooperation.

3. 

   12 Jun 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Trump is unpopular. Does it matter?

   Hosts Andy and Martijn analyze Donald Trump's declining approval ratings and explore their potential impact on upcoming elections.

Inside a recent episode

Trump's first six months

Published 24 Aug 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So that means that it won't necessarily be the Trump administration that will pay for this bill. It will be future generations, future taxpayers that will have to bear the brunt of all these. So I think that really begs the question and concerns about increasing federal debt. That really leads to questions and concerns about will it help future Republicans and the future Macabase? It undermines the Republican traditional focus on limiting increases in federal debt, right? It will also harm part of the Republican base. You've got people that are dependent on Medicaid that will simply lose money on a yearly basis because of this bill. […]

Who has been a guest on America Explained

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Jeff Le
• Catherine Rampell
• Andy Roth

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

12 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

17 ratings