Planet America
Planet America

Planet America

8 Seasons 134 Episodes ⭐ 8.0 News Comedy

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.

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.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Episode 1

Chas and John talk to Anthony Scaramucci (aka The Mooch) who has some advice for the President; a look at the first blac

EP 2

Episode 2

Congress contemplates a divided State of the Union, while race scandals and a sex scandal rock the extraordinary state o

EP 3

Episode 3

A National Emergency and the President's latest bid to build that wall. The Democrats' Green New Deal: socialist utopia

EP 4

Episode 4

Spotlight on 2020: will voters feel the Bern again? Former presidential frontrunner Howard Dean has some advice for the

EP 5

Episode 5

This week; Fire and Fury Part 2? What's next after the Trump-Kim summit collapse in Hanoi? Also, a former fixer's reveng

EP 6

Episode 6

Trumps former campaign manager ponders his future behind bars; the anti-Semitism claims that split House Democrats. As i

EP 7

Episode 7

Beto O'Rourke confirms he is running for Democratic nomination, joining a long list of diverse candidates. Plus a look b

EP 8

Episode 8

The candidates lining up to take on Donald Trump in 2020; a chat with the White House Chief of Staff who lost his emails

EP 9

Episode 9

Trump celebrates as Mueller submits his report, but is this really all over? A look back at where it all began and what

EP 10

Episode 10

Presidential frontrunner Joe Biden faces his own #MeToo moment. Plus NATOs uncertain future in the era of Trump, and the

EP 11

Episode 11

As the US awaits his extradition, what's next for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange? Also, did American intelligence agen

EP 12

Episode 12

Its game on as Bernie slips and Biden becomes frontrunner, but will the former VPs history work against him? Also, what'

EP 13

Episode 13

Taxing times for Donald Trump, did he lose $1 billion on purpose? Also, what next if Trump Jr defies his subpoena? Plus

EP 14

Episode 14

A trade war, an abortion ban and a possible war with Iran. John and Chas try to make sense of another week in Trumps Ame

EP 15

Episode 15

Breaking ranks with the President; is this the beginning of the end for Donald Trump? Has America descended into a land

EP 16

Episode 16

Mueller breaks his silence but is 'Spygate' the real scandal? Also, Assange and the blueprint turning journalists into f

EP 17

Episode 17

Chas and John watch as the Trump circus descends on London. The clock is ticking on a new trade war, but is it also tick

EP 18

Episode 18

Another Trump loyalist departs the White House. The polls are tightening, but is history repeating itself for a former V

EP 19

Episode 19

Trump is running for re-election, but will Keeping America Great mean a war with Iran? Also, the police raid that change

EP 20

Episode 20

In the final episode before a two week midyear break Chas and John cover the first Democratic Primary Debate and how the

EP 21

Episode 21

Chas and John return bringing you up to speed on Trump's America as a tweet becomes a rally chant. What's next for disgr

EP 22

Episode 22

A reluctant Robert Mueller gets a grilling but did we learn anything new? The gloves are off in the fight for the Democr

EP 23

Episode 23

Join Chas and John for a Planet America special on the top moments of this week's Democratic Presidential Debates. Guest

EP 24

Episode 24

A nation mourns after two mass shootings, but is it fair to blame the President? Is the Second Amendment really what the

EP 25

Episode 25

As conspiracy theories swirl over Jeffrey Epstein's death, is the net closing in on his associates? The household produc

EP 26

Episode 26

Trump eyes Greenland as the battle for Arctic real estate heats up. The Dems' polarising plans for the Supreme Court and

EP 27

Episode 27

The Republican candidates taking on Trump in 2020, but do any of them stand a chance? The subversives fighting mass surv

EP 28

Episode 28

The hurricane and #SharpieGate - why President "Weatherman-In-Chief" Trump is in the eye of the storm. The former FBI Di

EP 29

Episode 29

Another big week in Trump's America. Democratic Presidential hopefuls face off on the debate stage, Trump sacks his thir

EP 30

Episode 30

Whats killing America's vapers? Is Spygate bigger than Watergate? Plus why has Sean Spicer swapped the White House for n

EP 31

Episode 31

A whistleblower, an impeachment inquiry and one furious President. Is this the end of the road for Donald Trump? Plus Ch

EP 32

Episode 32

Chas and John speak with 'The Mooch' Anthony Scaramucci about Trump, impeachment and Rudy Giuliani. Plus why are we seei

EP 33

Episode 33

Did the Democrats finally get their smoking gun or can the White House slow the march to impeachment? Trump's decision t

EP 34

Episode 34

Democrats take to the stage for the fourth debate. Chas and John look at how the Presidential hopefuls are shaping in th

EP 35

Episode 35

Explosive new testimony as the impeachment crisis deepens. Will 'black sheep' Hunter Biden's past threaten his father's

EP 36

Episode 36

More damaging testimony for Trump as the impeachment inquiry steps up. It's getting serious for 2020 Democrats as they h

EP 37

Episode 37

Evidence of a Trump quid pro quo continues to mount with a key witness dramatically changing his story. Beto O'Rourke bo

EP 38

Episode 38

Another bombshell revelation as impeachment hearings go public and Republicans plot their strategy. Plus the circus tria

EP 39

Episode 39

The most talked-about Quid Pro Quo ever; the Ambassador who dropped the bombshell; can Mayor Pete sustain his Iowa bounc

EP 40

Episode 40

The rise of Pete Buttigieg; Michael Bloomberg's impact on the 2020 race; the CIA's top Russia expert warns America might

EP 41

Episode 41

Chas & John speak with Wikileaks Editor-In-Chief Kristinn Hrafnsson about Julian Assange's future. Kamala drops out of t

EP 42

Episode 42

The impeachment of President Donald Trump is marching steadily forward.. but is it a waste of time? What will it mean fo

EP 1

Episode 1

Chas and John return to look at the start of Trump's Impeachment Trial with special guest former Republican Senator Jeff

EP 1

Biden's Inauguration and the First 100 Days (22/1/2021)

Chas and John break down Joe Biden's Inauguration with former presidential speechwriter Jim Fallows and trail-blazing Se

EP 1

Friday 22/07/2022

In a Planet America Special, John Barron and Chas Licciardello examine what's been revealed at hearings into the events

EP 2

Monday 26/9/2022

John Barron and Chas Licciardello return for a new season of Planet America. Can Democrats avoid a midterm wipe-out? Wil

EP 3

Monday 3/10/2022

Hurricane Ian continues its trail of destruction, but can Biden and DeSantis put politics aside during the storm? Plus t

EP 4

Monday 10/10/2022

Only 30 days to go until Midterms. A new FBI report claims murders are increasing, but is the data really what it seems?

EP 5

Monday 17/10/2022

Are the walls closing in on Donald Trump? Slate's Dahlia Lithwick on the former president's mounting legal woes. Plus th

EP 6

Monday 24/10/2022

With midterms looming, are the polls swinging back to Republicans? John and Chas look at some key races and the fearmong

EP 7

Monday 31/10/2022

Chas and John talk to Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen who says his old boss won't run for President again. Plus all

EP 8

Monday 7/11/2022

As Republicans and Democrats make their final pitches, Chas and John bring you the latest polls and races to watch. Plus

EP 9

Wednesday 9/11/2022

Join Chas, John and special guests for all the latest news and analysis in a one hour Planet America Midterm Election Sp

EP 10

Monday 14/11/2022

Is it the end for the Donald and the beginning for the Ronald? Join Chas and John for all the latest midterms analysis a

EP 11

Trump announces 2024 presidential candidacy

It's official - Donald Trump has announced his intention to run for President in 2024. In a bonus extra episode of Plane

EP 12

Monday 21/11/2022

Trump is investigated by a Special Counsel, while House Republicans vow to investigate the Bidens. Plus Nancy Pelosi's f

EP 1

Fireside Chat (4/8/2023)

Is Trump heading for the White House or the Big House? Will mounting legal woes dent his status as Republican frontrunne

EP 2

Fireside Chat (11/8/2023)

America's economy is taking off, but Joe Biden isn't getting the credit. Who else is running for President in 2024? Plus

EP 3

Fireside Chat (18/8/2023)

Is the Georgia indictment the most perilous threat to Trump? Plus the special counsel probe into Hunter Biden, the anniv

EP 4

Fireside Chat (25/8/2023)

Stumped by Trump? Republican presidential candidates spar on the debate stage and a former president surrenders to polic

EP 5

Fireside Chat (1/9/2023)

Could America's deadliest wildfires in a century have been prevented? Plus tracking Trump's trials, the presidential can

EP 6

Fireside Chat (8/9/2023)

'Act of terrorism': the Proud Boys go to jail, so will Trump be next? We ask special guest and Trump 2020 challenger Bil

EP 7

Fireside Chat (15/9/2023)

Payback time for Donald Trump as Republicans launch an impeachment inquiry into President Biden. Plus 50 years after bac

EP 8

Fireside Chat (22/9/2023)

Why America is unprepared for war. Defence expert Kori Schake explains Washington's cluster bomb of risk. Plus as anothe

EP 9

Fireside Chat (29/9/2023)

Trump looms large at the Republican debate, despite being a no-show. Ron Reagan Jr on what his Dad would think of today'

EP 10

Fireside Chat (13/10/2023)

Israel-Gaza War: unpacking the politics as Joe Biden's foreign policy is put to the test. Plus chaos in the House as Rep

EP 11

Fireside Chat (20/10/2023)

President Joe Biden seeks billions for Israel and Ukraine in a rare Oval Office address. Plus the frontrunners who fizzl

EP 12

Wednesday 25/10/2023

Chaos in Congress - Congressman Ro Khanna on the speaker paralysis. Trump's National Security Advisor John Bolton on why

EP 13

Fireside Chat (27/10/2023)

An end to the Speaker standoff in Congress as Trump ally Mike Johnson gets elected. Guest Michael O'Hanlon on the next p

EP 14

Wednesday 1/11/2023

Cornel West on why he's running for president, even if it risks putting Trump back in the White House. The latest dropou

EP 15

Fireside Chat (3/11/2023)

Just one year to go until America elects a new president, Politico's Ryan Lizza has the latest on the 2024 campaign. Mor

EP 16

Wednesday 8/11/2023

Trump comes out swinging after his day in court. Biden faces calls to not seek re-election. Why the Middle East crisis i

EP 17

Fireside Chat (10/11/2023)

Republican candidates clash in another Trumpless debate, while Democrats are boosted in state elections where abortion a

EP 18

Wednesday 15/11/2023

Tensions flare as the House passes a bill to avoid a government shutdown. Plus while Trump appears to take inspiration f

EP 19

Fireside Chat (17/11/2023)

What's driving the increasing polarization in Congress? Political scientist Lee Drutman has some theories. Plus author M

EP 20

Wednesday 22/11/2023

On the 60th Anniversary of the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Chas and John ask veteran newsman Darwin Payn

EP 21

Fireside Chat (24/11/2023)

Was JFK overrated? Author/journalist Nick Bryant and veteran Democrat strategist Bob Shrum join Chas and John to talk Ke

EP 22

Wednesday 29/11/2023

Gaza's fragile truce, how Nikki Haley got Don worried and why Fox News invented a terrorist attack.

EP 23

Fireside Chat (1/12/2023)

Death of a statesman: a look back at Kissinger's blood-stained legacy. Plus eyes in the sky - the secret in-flight missi

EP 24

Wednesday 6/12/2023

Chas and John bid a fond farewell to disgraced Congressman George Santos and talk to one of America's top pollsters Celi

EP 25

Fireside Chat (8/12/2023)

Swings and misses but who was the winner? Republican strategist Ford O'Connell on the good, bad and ugly of the Fourth G

EP 26

Wednesday 13/12/2023

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's desperate day in Washington, Hunter Biden's X-Rated expenses, plus the latest

EP 27

Fireside Chat (15/12/2023)

Chas, John and politics guru Bill Wyman join former Watergate prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks on the trials of Trump, writer

EP 1

Friday 12/1/2024

Trump goes to the Supreme Court to try and stay on the ballot. Also, how do the Iowa caucuses work and why do they matte

EP 2

Friday 19/1/2024

Can Donald Trump be stopped? New Hampshire may seal the deal after a landslide in Iowa. Plus could Joe Biden's strikes o

EP 3

Friday 26/1/2024

And then there were two. As Donald Trump claims a second state, Nikki Haley ponders the road ahead. Why Joe Biden's best

EP 4

Wednesday 31/1/2024

Donald Trump racks up losses in the courtroom, while ceasefire activists disrupt Joe Biden's campaign. Plus as a 2024 Bi

EP 5

Fireside Chat (2/2/2024)

'Patriots' at the border: why a stand-off in Texas could become a constitutional crisis. Plus it's looking like Trump/Bi

EP 6

Wednesday 7/2/2024

Could Stormy's hush money become Trump's first big trial? Plus dead on arrival - Biden blames Trump after the border bil

EP 7

Fireside Chat (Friday 9/2/2024)

Senior momentum: 'Elderly' Biden hits back as Democrats panic. And borderline farce creates chaos in Congress.

EP 8

Wednesday 14/2/2024

Is Trump checking out of NATO? And is Biden checking out of his mind? With Trump leading in the polls, could Democrats d

EP 9

Fireside Chat (Friday 16/2/2024)

America's economy is booming, so why isn't President Biden getting the credit for it? Two leading economists weigh in. P

EP 10

Wednesday 21/2/2024

Is Navalny's death a game changer? We ask activist and Navalny friend Bill Browder. Plus half a billion dollars and coun

EP 11

Fireside Chat (Friday 23/2/2024)

Is South Carolina Nikki Haley's last chance to take on Donald Trump? Also why some Republicans believe Taylor Swift is r

EP 12

Wednesday 28/2/2024

Politics or science? What Alabama's court ruling means for IVF. Plus have Trump's prosecutors in Georgia been caught in

EP 13

Fireside Chat (Friday 1/3/2024)

Justice delayed, or justice denied? Trump gets special treatment from the Supreme Court. Plus Mitch McConnell's controve

EP 14

Wednesday 6/3/2024

Trump dominates Super Tuesday, plus Biden's big moment. White House speechwriter Jim Fallows weighs in on a high stakes

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EP 1

Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Can the federal agents who killed Minnesota protestors Alex Pretti and Renee Good be charged with murder? Plus Trump's a

EP 2

Epstein files, plus the US-Russia nuclear treaty.

Chas and John guide you through the events in Trump's America including the fallout from the release of the Epstein file

EP 3

Pam Bondi

Attorney General Pam Bondi's fiery Epstein files hearing descends into chaos prompting more claims of a cover-up. Border

EP 4

Epstein, Tariffs and Immigration

As Epstein's billionaire backer denies knowing anything about the convicted sex trafficker's crimes, more allegations su

EP 5

Epic Fury, Epstein and Texas Senate race

Operation Epic Fury: America's "President of Peace" goes to war with Iran. Meanwhile the Clintons face awkward questions

EP 6

US War on Iran and Kristi Noem

America continues its attack on Iran, while Trump continues his ever-shifting rationale for war. Did Iran pose an immine

EP 7

US Iran War and The SAVE America Act

How and when will America's war with Iran end? We ask former US Navy Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery. Meanwhile on the home

EP 8

Iran War and Markwayne Mullin

Iran warns of retaliatory strikes if Trump follows through on his threat to attack Iranian power plants. So, what's Iran

EP 9

US War on Iran

As more American troops head to the Middle East, is a ground war next? We ask Ambassador Dan Shapiro, former Deputy Asst

EP 10

Trump Unhinged, US War Crimes & US Israel War impact on Ukraine

President Trump unleashes a social media F-bomb as he threatens Iran with yet more bombs. Is the US committing war crime

EP 11

US-Iran Peace talks, Viktor Orban and Melania's statements

President Trump threatens Hormuz blockade after US-Iran peace talks collapse without a deal. Meanwhile, Trump's favourit

EP 12

Trump's mental health

Insane, suffering dementia or just Donald? We ask psychologist Dr Mary Trump about her uncle's erratic behaviour and ext

EP 13

WCD Shooting, Iranian Executions & Kash Patel

Donald Trump escapes another would-be assassin; we ask reporter Eric Garcia what it was like to be in the room where it

EP 14

WHCD Conspiracies, James Comey and Voting Rights Act

Conspiracies swirl as Trump's alleged would-be-assassin faces court and former FBI Director James Comey is indicted over

EP 15

Gerrymandering and Epstein Distractions

Operation Epic Distraction? Trump's UFO file release sparks backlash over Epstein distraction. Plus as war and gas price

EP 16

Trump China Visit and Economic Uncertainty

Trump bows to Xi, but what did the China summit achieve? We ask former US Ambassador to China, Nick Burns. Also, more ec

EP 17

Blatant Corruption

Republicans revolt over Trump's taxpayer-funded slush fund. Is this Trump's most brazen act of corruption? Also, hopes f

EP 18

Cuba and Texas Senate race

Is Trump planning to attack Cuba? As tensions escalate, we ask exiled Assembly of the Cuban Resistance leader Orlando Gu

EP 19

Democratic senator possibility Graham Platner and the Slush Fund

Will a scandal-plagued political newcomer cost Democrats the Senate? We ask strategist Julie Roginsky whether Graham Pla

EP 20

Iran ceasefire deal on Trump's 80th Birthday

Trump claims victory after a long-awaited peace deal is agreed with Iran. Meanwhile, as Congress advances a US-Israel mi

EP 21

The Art of the Surrender

The Republican backlash intensifies after Trump makes a deal with Iran, then threatens a return to war. Meanwhile JD Van

EP 22

Not Racist?

The Supreme Court clears the way for mass deportations as Trump's White House declares America is closed. Plus the 'Gree

EP 23

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