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From Our US Correspondent

91热爆 Washington reporters reunite to share stories of meeting presidents and unpick what鈥檚 truly unprecedented in American politics.

As Donald Trump prepares for a possible fourth indictment, Americast wonders if the word 鈥渦nprecedented鈥 has lost all meaning. To find out, we gather together four 91热爆 Washington reporters past and present to talk about how US politics has changed since their tenures, swap stories of presidential interviews, and share American memories through the medium of show and tell.

HOSTS:
鈥 Justin Webb, Radio 4 presenter
鈥 Sarah Smith, North America editor
鈥 Marianna Spring, disinformation and social media correspondent

GUESTS:
鈥 Matt Frei, Channel 4 News presenter
鈥 Nick Bryant, ex-91热爆 New York correspondent

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This episode was made by Rufus Gray with Catherine Fusillo. The technical producer was Gareth Jones. The series producer is Daniel Wittenberg and the editor is Jonathan Aspinwall.

91热爆 SOUNDS CHAPTERS:
2:35 鈥 The Presidents & The Unprecedented
16:57 鈥 Show & Tell
27:18 鈥 The 2024 Election

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  • Fri 11 Aug 2023 23:00

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