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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.
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Episode 1 - Friday 22/07/2022
Release Date: 2022-07-22In a Planet America Special, John Barron and Chas Licciardello examine what's been revealed at hearings into the events of the Capitol riot attacks on January 6 2021. The latest hearing details how President Trump responded.
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Episode 2 - Monday 26/9/2022
Release Date: 2022-09-26John Barron and Chas Licciardello return for a new season of Planet America. Can Democrats avoid a midterm wipe-out? Will mounting legal woes spell the end for Donald Trump? Plus the migrants caught up in a political stunt.
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Episode 3 - Monday 3/10/2022
Release Date: 2022-10-03Hurricane Ian continues its trail of destruction, but can Biden and DeSantis put politics aside during the storm? Plus the bipartisan move to prevent another January 6 attack, and Biden's senior moment as he summons the dead.
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Episode 4 - Monday 10/10/2022
Release Date: 2022-10-10Only 30 days to go until Midterms. A new FBI report claims murders are increasing, but is the data really what it seems? Biden pardons federal marijuana convictions, plus Herschel Walker hands a gift to the Democrats.
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Episode 5 - Monday 17/10/2022
Release Date: 2022-10-17Are the walls closing in on Donald Trump? Slate's Dahlia Lithwick on the former president's mounting legal woes. Plus the key Senate races ahead of the midterms and an update on the economy as America braces for recession.
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Episode 6 - Monday 24/10/2022
Release Date: 2022-10-24With midterms looming, are the polls swinging back to Republicans? John and Chas look at some key races and the fearmongering campaign on crime. Guest Jon Ralston explains why Democrat-controlled Nevada could be seeing red.
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Episode 7 - Monday 31/10/2022
Release Date: 2022-10-31Chas and John talk to Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen who says his old boss won't run for President again. Plus all the latest midterm election news and polls. Is red the new purple?
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Episode 8 - Monday 7/11/2022
Release Date: 2022-11-07As Republicans and Democrats make their final pitches, Chas and John bring you the latest polls and races to watch. Plus more unhinged conspiracy theories and Trump drops his strongest hint yet about a 2024 presidential run.
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Episode 9 - Wednesday 9/11/2022
Release Date: 2022-11-09Join Chas, John and special guests for all the latest news and analysis in a one hour Planet America Midterm Election Special. Will Republicans see their predicted red wave, or will it be more of a ripple?
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Episode 10 - Monday 14/11/2022
Release Date: 2022-11-14Is it the end for the Donald and the beginning for the Ronald? Join Chas and John for all the latest midterms analysis and how the results might shape the 2024 race for the White House.
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Episode 11 - Trump announces 2024 presidential candidacy
Release Date: 2022-11-16It's official - Donald Trump has announced his intention to run for President in 2024. In a bonus extra episode of Planet America, Chas and John bring you the latest news and analysis on the 2024 race to the White House.
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Episode 12 - Monday 21/11/2022
Release Date: 2022-11-21Trump is investigated by a Special Counsel, while House Republicans vow to investigate the Bidens. Plus Nancy Pelosi's former deputy pays tribute to one of the "most consequential" House Speakers in history.