The US Election in Conspiracyland
Why Do You Hate Me? USA x The Coming Storm x Americast.
A special episode on how social media, and conspiracy theories, are directly impacting the U.S. election in a new way. Who are the Americans sharing their theories online, and what is the real world impact on the election and those people affected by it? Marianna shares insights with Justin from her reporting in the United States for her new BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds podcast Why Do You Hate Me USA, where she hears the views of two women from different backgrounds who believe Trump\u2019s assassination was staged. She also investigates the impact on election workers who are having to work underground. Also joining today\u2019s conversation is Gabriel Gatehouse, presenter of the Coming Storm podcast, which looks at why millions of Americans are convinced their democracy has been hijacked by a sinister Deep State cabal. How did this happen, and what might happen after this November's election regardless of which candidate wins?
Why Do You Hate Me USA: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0jmlph9\nThe Coming Storm: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/m001324r
HOSTS: \n\u2022 Justin Webb, Radio 4 presenter\n\u2022 Marianna Spring, BBC\u2019s Disinformation and Social Media Correspondent
GUEST:\nGabriel Gatehouse, presenter of \u201cThe Coming Storm\u201d podcast on Radio 4 and BBC Sounds
GET IN TOUCH: \n\u2022 Join our online community: https://discord.gg/qSrxqNcmRB \n\u2022 Send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp to +44 330 123 9480\n\u2022 Email Americast@bbc.co.uk\n\u2022 Or use #Americast
This episode was made by Rufus Gray and Purvee Pattni. The technical producer was Jonny Hall. The series producer is Purvee Pattni. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.
If you want to be notified every time we publish a new episode, please subscribe to us on BBC Sounds by hitting the subscribe button on the app.
You can now listen to Americast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Americast\u201d. It works on most smart speakers.
US Election Unspun: Sign up for Anthony\u2019s BBC newsletter: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68093155
Americast is part of the BBC News Podcasts family of podcasts. The team that makes Americast also makes lots of other podcasts, including The Global Story, The Today Podcast, and of course Newscast and Ukrainecast. If you enjoy Americast (and if you're reading this then you hopefully do), then we think that you will enjoy some of our other pods too. See links below.
The Global Story: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/w13xtvsd\nThe Today Podcast: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0gg4k6r\nNewscast: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/p05299nl\nUkrainecast: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0bqztzm