

Planet America
The Chaser's Chas Licciardello and the ABC's John Barron set out to discover the real America - its politics and its people - with US and Australian experts coming along for the ride.
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- Ep 1
1.Episode 1
01-02-201943mChas and John talk to Anthony Scaramucci (aka The Mooch) who has some advice for the President; a look at the first black woman to run a major presidential campaign plus what does...
- Ep 2
2.Episode 2
08-02-201943mCongress contemplates a divided State of the Union, while race scandals and a sex scandal rock the extraordinary state of politics in Virginia. Plus a look back at how Jesse Jackso...
- Ep 3
3.Episode 3
15-02-201943mA National Emergency and the President's latest bid to build that wall. The Democrats' Green New Deal: socialist utopia or a whole lot of nothing? Plus the challenge of fact-checki...
- Ep 4
4.Episode 4
22-02-201943mSpotlight on 2020: will voters feel the Bern again? Former presidential frontrunner Howard Dean has some advice for the Democrats. And an update from America's most controversial p...
- Ep 5
5.Episode 5
01-03-201943mThis week; Fire and Fury Part 2? What's next after the Trump-Kim summit collapse in Hanoi? Also, a former fixer's revenge; is the President a crook? And a look back at the man who...
- Ep 6
6.Episode 6
08-03-201943mTrumps former campaign manager ponders his future behind bars; the anti-Semitism claims that split House Democrats. As illegal immigration continues to surge, some tips on building...
- Ep 7
7.Episode 7
15-03-201943mBeto O'Rourke confirms he is running for Democratic nomination, joining a long list of diverse candidates. Plus a look back at the celebrity-turned President's uphill battle to win...
- Ep 8
8.Episode 8
22-03-201943mThe candidates lining up to take on Donald Trump in 2020; a chat with the White House Chief of Staff who lost his emails to Wikileaks (via Russia); plus a look back at JFK's compli...
- Ep 9
9.Episode 9
29-03-201943mTrump celebrates as Mueller submits his report, but is this really all over? A look back at where it all began and what we still don't know. Plus Chas gets a grip on a yield curve...
- Ep 10
10.Episode 10
05-04-201943mPresidential frontrunner Joe Biden faces his own #MeToo moment. Plus NATOs uncertain future in the era of Trump, and the battle to protect free speech on college campuses.
- Ep 11
11.Episode 11
12-04-201943mAs the US awaits his extradition, what's next for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange? Also, did American intelligence agencies really spy on Donald Trump? And where did it all go wro...
- Ep 12
12.Episode 12
03-05-201943mIts game on as Bernie slips and Biden becomes frontrunner, but will the former VPs history work against him? Also, what's next after the Mueller report? Plus why Bill Barr is Trump...
- Ep 13
13.Episode 13
10-05-201943mTaxing times for Donald Trump, did he lose $1 billion on purpose? Also, what next if Trump Jr defies his subpoena? Plus Biden is racing ahead in the polls, but will a family scanda...
- Ep 14
14.Episode 14
17-05-201943mA trade war, an abortion ban and a possible war with Iran. John and Chas try to make sense of another week in Trumps America.
- Ep 15
15.Episode 15
24-05-201943mBreaking ranks with the President; is this the beginning of the end for Donald Trump? Has America descended into a land of partisan hacks? Plus the New Yorker everyone loves to hat...
- Ep 16
16.Episode 16
31-05-201943mMueller breaks his silence but is 'Spygate' the real scandal? Also, Assange and the blueprint turning journalists into felons. And the rising star hoping to take on Trump in 2020.
- Ep 17
17.Episode 17
07-06-201943mChas and John watch as the Trump circus descends on London. The clock is ticking on a new trade war, but is it also ticking on a real war? Also, Biden's change of heart on one of t...
- Ep 18
18.Episode 18
14-06-201943mAnother Trump loyalist departs the White House. The polls are tightening, but is history repeating itself for a former VP? Plus have the Democrats really become a bunch of wild-eye...
- Ep 19
19.Episode 19
21-06-201943mTrump is running for re-election, but will Keeping America Great mean a war with Iran? Also, the police raid that changed the history of Americas Gay Rights Movement. Plus more con...
- Ep 20
20.Episode 20
28-06-201943mIn the final episode before a two week midyear break Chas and John cover the first Democratic Primary Debate and how the candidates stack up. Who is likely to emerge frontrunner fo...
- Ep 21
21.Episode 21
19-07-201943mChas and John return bringing you up to speed on Trump's America as a tweet becomes a rally chant. What's next for disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein? Plus 50 years on, a look bac...
- Ep 22
22.Episode 22
26-07-201943mA reluctant Robert Mueller gets a grilling but did we learn anything new? The gloves are off in the fight for the Democratic Presidential nomination, plus a warning from the past f...
- Ep 23
23.Episode 23
02-08-201943mJoin Chas and John for a Planet America special on the top moments of this week's Democratic Presidential Debates. Guest and former presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich helps rat...
- Ep 24
24.Episode 24
09-08-201943mA nation mourns after two mass shootings, but is it fair to blame the President? Is the Second Amendment really what the founding fathers had in mind? Plus a former Presidential Ca...
- Ep 25
25.Episode 25
16-08-201943mAs conspiracy theories swirl over Jeffrey Epstein's death, is the net closing in on his associates? The household product that's been poisoning Americans for decades. A look at Pre...
- Ep 26
26.Episode 26
23-08-201943mTrump eyes Greenland as the battle for Arctic real estate heats up. The Dems' polarising plans for the Supreme Court and the filibuster. Plus the quarter-century-old Crime Bill bec...
- Ep 27
27.Episode 27
30-08-201943mThe Republican candidates taking on Trump in 2020, but do any of them stand a chance? The subversives fighting mass surveillance - are their fears justified? Plus an inconvenient t...
- Ep 28
28.Episode 28
06-09-201943mThe hurricane and #SharpieGate - why President "Weatherman-In-Chief" Trump is in the eye of the storm. The former FBI Director's awkward report card. Plus the 2020 Presidential hop...
- Ep 29
29.Episode 29
13-09-201943mAnother big week in Trump's America. Democratic Presidential hopefuls face off on the debate stage, Trump sacks his third national security advisor John Bolton, Afghan peace talks...
- Ep 30
30.Episode 30
20-09-201943mWhats killing America's vapers? Is Spygate bigger than Watergate? Plus why has Sean Spicer swapped the White House for neon-lime ruffles?
- Ep 31
31.Episode 31
27-09-201943mA whistleblower, an impeachment inquiry and one furious President. Is this the end of the road for Donald Trump? Plus Chas and John look at how the 2020 Presidential hopefuls are d...
- Ep 32
32.Episode 32
04-10-201943mChas and John speak with 'The Mooch' Anthony Scaramucci about Trump, impeachment and Rudy Giuliani. Plus why are we seeing more of Donald Trump than ever, despite the White House n...
- Ep 33
33.Episode 33
11-10-201943mDid the Democrats finally get their smoking gun or can the White House slow the march to impeachment? Trump's decision to pull troops from northern Syria, Fox ramps up attacks on E...
- Ep 34
34.Episode 34
18-10-201943mDemocrats take to the stage for the fourth debate. Chas and John look at how the Presidential hopefuls are shaping in the polls. Plus the White House in damage control, are the flo...
- Ep 35
35.Episode 35
25-10-201943mExplosive new testimony as the impeachment crisis deepens. Will 'black sheep' Hunter Biden's past threaten his father's campaign? We chat with the first black female Republican ele...
- Ep 36
36.Episode 36
01-11-201943mMore damaging testimony for Trump as the impeachment inquiry steps up. It's getting serious for 2020 Democrats as they head to Iowa. Plus melting ice ups the ante in Trump's battle...
- Ep 37
37.Episode 37
08-11-201943mEvidence of a Trump quid pro quo continues to mount with a key witness dramatically changing his story. Beto O'Rourke bows out while Biden is sliding. Plus why the end of the Open...
- Ep 38
38.Episode 38
15-11-201943mAnother bombshell revelation as impeachment hearings go public and Republicans plot their strategy. Plus the circus trial of Trump fixer Roger Stone. Another Democrat joins the rac...
- Ep 39
39.Episode 39
22-11-201943mThe most talked-about Quid Pro Quo ever; the Ambassador who dropped the bombshell; can Mayor Pete sustain his Iowa bounce? Plus trouble ahead in the race for the White House: can D...
- Ep 40
40.Episode 40
29-11-201943mThe rise of Pete Buttigieg; Michael Bloomberg's impact on the 2020 race; the CIA's top Russia expert warns America might be stumbling towards World War III; the President at war wi...
- Ep 41
41.Episode 41
06-12-201943mChas & John speak with Wikileaks Editor-In-Chief Kristinn Hrafnsson about Julian Assange's future. Kamala drops out of the 2020 race, the latest on impeachment, Trump's UK trip plu...
- Ep 42
42.Episode 42
13-12-201943mThe impeachment of President Donald Trump is marching steadily forward.. but is it a waste of time? What will it mean for the Democrats' hopes of winning back the White House? Join...
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