Next Episode of Planet America is
Season 2026 / Episode 29 and airs on 28 September 2026 11:35
Chas Licciardello and John Barron set out to discover the real America - its politics and its people - with analysis from US and Australian experts.
The US-Canada trade war escalates as Trump's distraction game steps up. Meanwhile, as the Iran war drags on and midterms loom, is Trump's low approval rating dragging Republicans down?
Crisis at the Pentagon as military purges prompt calls for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to be sacked. Meanwhile, struggling Republicans urge Trump to open his $400M war chest, and two Dan Sullivans face off in the Alaska Senate primary.
Donald Trump promises Americans $5000 if Republicans win November's midterms, but will it be enough to save them? Plus is the president already undermining the elections? We ask election law expert Professor Rick Hasen.
Trump announces the creation of 'AI Force' but continues to call AI apocalypse fears a "hoax". We ask an expert why creating an AI kill switch is harder than it sounds. Plus Trump bans major media outlets from the White House and declares victory in Greenland, but is it just a Danish masterclass?
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