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How do the parties select their presidential candidates?
This episode was hosted by Justin Webb (Today Programme host and Americast host) alongside Sarah Smith (BBC North America editor and Americast host) and Ned Foley (director of the election law program at Ohio State University).
Producers: Dan Gordon and Alix Pickles
Production coordinator: Sabine Schereck
Senior News Editor: Sam Bonham

What happens on the road and who actually pays for it all?
This episode was hosted by Justin Webb (Today Programme host and Americast host) alongside Anthony Zurcher (BBC North America correspondent) and Mary Frances Berry (Professor of American Social Thought, History and Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania).
Producers: Dan Gordon and Alix Pickles
Production coordinator: Sabine Schereck
Senior News Editor: Sam Bonham

How important is it for a candidate to "win" the live TV debate?
This episode was hosted by Justin Webb (Today Programme host and Americast host) alongside Sarah Smith (BBC North America editor and Americast host) and Margaret O’Mara (Chair of American History at the University of Washington).
Producers: Dan Gordon and Alix Pickles
Production coordinator: Sabine Schereck
Senior News Editor: Sam Bonham

What can the president do (and not do) when they are in office?
This episode was hosted by Justin Webb (Today Programme host and Americast host) alongside Anthony Zurcher (BBC North America correspondent) and Margaret O’Mara (Chair of American History at the University of Washington).
Producers: Dan Gordon and Alix Pickles
Production coordinator: Sabine Schereck
Senior News Editor: Sam Bonham

How does election day work?
This episode was hosted by Justin Webb (Today Programme host and Americast host) alongside Anthony Zurcher (BBC North America correspondent) and Mary Frances Berry (Professor of American Social Thought, History and Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania).
Producers: Dan Gordon and Alix Pickles
Production coordinator: Sabine Schereck
Senior News Editor: Sam Bonham

Katya Adler and guests explain the history and context of the decades-long conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. In this episode we focus on life in the Palestinian territories of the Gaza strip and the West Bank and explore the history of how the state of Israel was created.