Planet America

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2018
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Episode 1
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John and Chas are making Planet America great again with a new extended show and more time to dissect the good, the bad and the ugly. This week: reaction to a very Trumpian State of the Union, plus that controversial memo.
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Episode 2
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Should Trump talk to Mueller? Is he headed for impeachment? Chas and John ask Watergate whistleblower John Dean what advice he has for the President. Plus is the death penalty in America on the way out?
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Episode 3
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Another week, another mass shooting. Planet America asks one of the FBI's top profilers why schools are so often the target. Also, is Russia up to its old tricks? And why are the knives out again in the Trump White House?
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Episode 4
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Pandering to racists while the rich cash in. Was this the most inept and corrupt administration in US history? The forgotten legacy of another US President. Plus a deep dive into Russia's strategy of information warfare.
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Episode 5
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Who's afraid of the NRA? What's Jared got to hide? And is President Trump really saving the world? Planet America dissects another roller coaster week in the White House
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Episode 6
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As he swaggers towards a full-blown trade war, President Trump agrees to meet 'Rocket Man' Kim Jong-Un. Planet America looks back on another dysfunctional week in the White House as it braces for a battle with a porn star.
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Episode 7
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Why does Vladimir Putin have such a hold over Trump? Foreign policy takes centre stage as Planet America tries to make sense of Russia - and braces for yet more turmoil in the Trump White House.
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Episode 8
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Another week, another high-profile sacking at the White House. Also, what does history reveal about Trump's chances of winning a second term? And is the President really going to enforce the death penalty for drug-dealers?
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Episode 9
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This week, trading blows with China. Is Trump's trade war just another storm in a tweet cup? Also on the show, why are child brides still legal in America? And is another trusted Trump advisor not so trustworthy after all?
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Episode 10
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Crossing red lines and more fire and fury on Twitter. Also, the scandal and the President: a flashback to the Teapot Dome affair. And why do men still earn more than women? Chas takes a deep dive into the gender pay gap.
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Episode 12
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Comey attacks Trump, Stormy attacks Cohen and Jordan Peele attacks fake news. Plus the lasting legacy of an inspiring former First Lady and gone to pot - Chas examines the highs and lows of legalised marijuana.
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Episode 13
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Will a budding bromance convince Trump to change his tune? Also, Chas takes a deep dive into America's deep debt and examines the new law that's making America's one million sex workers fear for their lives.
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Episode 14
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Revelations from Dr Feel Bad about Trump's "astonishingly excellent" health. Lessons from the campaign trail with NBC's Katy Tur. Plus has Rudy Giuliani's bombshell implicated Trump?
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Episode 15
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Did Donald Trump's lawyer pay off a porn star with Russian money? Also this week, the real reason Trump pulled out of the Iran deal. And is the US heading closer to war?
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Episode 16
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Is President Trump's Nobel Peace Prize in jeopardy? More 'confusion' from Don Junior as the Russia investigation closes in; Chas goes deep on drugs; John gets cosy with Russian journalist & anti-Putin campaigner Masha Gessen.
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Episode 17
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What next for North Korea after President Trump's 'Dear Jong' letter? Chas debunks some myths in the so-called 'war on cops'; John reveals why Mueller may only just be getting started, one year after the investigation began.
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Episode 18
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Changing the game on gun violence with a radical call to schools. Also, Puerto Rico's forgotten victims, Roseanne's demons and remembering Bobby Kennedy, 50 years after his assassination.
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Episode 19
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From Kim to Kim: President Trump flexes his muscles ahead of Singapore, while celebrity power wins him over. How reporting a crime can get you kicked out of home. The battle triggered by the murder of Bobby Kennedy continues.
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Episode 20
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From ‘madman’ to ‘very honourable’ leader, has Trump has been duped? Also, why Americans have stopped making more Americans and … why Hillary’s still not guilty, and still not president.
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Episode 21
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Children separated from their parents, international outrage and a rare back down from the President. Plus a former Republican goes rogue and a trip back in time to the forgotten crisis that lost Bill Clinton an election.
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Episode 22
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Republicans smile as Trump gets another go at shifting America's Supreme Court to the right. From cocktail waitress to election victory; the young trailblazer taking on NY. Plus America's troubled relationship with Mexico.
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Episode 23
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President Trump names the date he'll nominate a new judge to the highest court; the legal immigrants the Government is trying to force not to work; and a look back at one of Americas most divisive cases - Roe versus Wade.
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Episode 26
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Is the President a traitor? We ask a former US Ambassador to Moscow what he thinks; The sleeper election issue that's turning into a nightmare for Republicans; The Nixon Supreme Court case that could decide Trump's future.
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Episode 26
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Is the President a traitor? We ask a former US Ambassador to Moscow what he thinks; The sleeper election issue that's turning into a nightmare for Republicans; The Nixon Supreme Court case that could decide Trump's future.
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Episode 27
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The President, the media and Fox News. Also trusted former Trump advisor Manafort on trial. Plus are the Democrats heading for oblivion? Presented by Chas Licciardello and John Barron.
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Episode 28
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Is the US heading for a blue wave wipe-out? Also, the Alex Jones conspiracy theories and his spectacular fall from grace. And Chas goes on a fact-finding mission with the President's tweets.
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Episode 29
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Chas and John look back at the events of another big week in Trump's America. Omarosa's revelations cripple the White House. Trump's 'improbable' golfing comes under scrutiny. Plus is Russia already targeting the midterms?
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Episode 30
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GUILTY! The Don's former lawyer admits a felony, but says the President told him to do it. Could a toxic red tide in Florida create a blue wave in November? Plus the decades-old story about a President and a witch-hunt.
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Episode 31
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Tirelessly seeking the truth on the state of the United States, Chas Licciardello and John Barron dig through a mountain of facts, graphs and expert opinions to separate the fake news from the reality of Trump's White House.
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Episode 32
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A White House in meltdown - is America being protected from its own President? Plus a deep dive into America's deep state, as well as an insider's perspective on 'Crazy Town'.
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Episode 33
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A hurricane takes White House in-fighting off the front page, but Trump's approval rating still cops a battering. Also America's disastrous proxy war in Yemen. Plus is Obama taking the credit for Making America Great Again?
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Episode 34
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His word against hers; is history coming back to bite Trump’s Supreme Court nominee? Also, why is a Democrat now taking the lead in the deep red heart of Texas? And … salacious revelations about the President leave even comedians baffled.
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Episode 35
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She was nervous, he was outraged. Who will be believed?
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Episode 36
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A country divided; how will the Kavanaugh debacle affect the midterms? Also, the accusations against Bill Clinton that just won’t go away. And … will big business be a buzzkill for America’s potheads?
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Episode 37
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The man at the centre of the Trump-Russia scandal talks secret meetings, Moscow hotel rooms & THAT tape; the sinister story of the disappearing Washington Post journalist & why does America's longest war keep getting longer?
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Episode 38
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What does the grisly death of a dissident journalist mean for US-Saudi relations? Will the Trump Effect influence a key race in the Sunshine State? Plus why do America's richest (yes you Jared Kushner) pay so little tax?
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Episode 39
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Ahead of the midterm election, Chas Licciardello and John Barron take the temperature across US as expert and pundits separate fake news from opinions in Trump's America.
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Episode 40
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Just days before America Votes in the midterm election, Chas Licciardello and John Barron dig through a mountain of facts, graphs and expert opinions to separate the facts from the fake news in Trump's America.
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Episode 41
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In a special edition, Chas Licciardello and John Barron wade through the fallout of this week's Midterm Election to determine the mood of America as voters pass judgement on the first two years of the Trump administration.
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Episode 42
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As California burns, the President spars with his European counterparts. Meanwhile, Democrats notch up more midterm victories, while Florida grapples with echoes of Bush v Gore.
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Episode 43
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The President and his war on everything. Meanwhile, is a civil war looming amongst the Democrats? And … as the 2020 presidential campaign gets underway, could a familiar face be the frontrunner?
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Episode 44
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Deal or no deal? What a loyal fixer's guilty plea could mean for the President. Mueller turns up the heat as the probe closes in, plus the New York Times' Peter Baker reporting from the front line of Trump's War On The Media.
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Episode 45
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Death of a President: remembering the good and the bad of America's 41st Commander in Chief. Was it really a more civilised era? Plus why are Americans dying younger? And what will Mueller do about Roger Stone?
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Episode 46
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Deal or no deal? What a loyal fixer’s guilty plea could mean for the President. Also, Mueller turns up the heat as the probe closes in. And … the New York Times’ Peter Baker reporting from the front line of Trump’s War On The Media.

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