The 2024 presidential election could hinge on the state of Pennsylvania, with polls currently indicating that the crucial swing state is locked in a dead heat. On the next stage of our pop-up podcast studio, Justin and Marianna travel to Philadelphia to speak to three first-time Democratic voters who are planning to vote for Kamala Harris. Sitting down in a family home, we chat to them about their reaction to Joe Biden’s intervention in the campaign, whether they’d consider voting for a third-party in the campaign and what they believe Harris needs to do between now and November 5th. HOSTS: • Justin Webb, Radio 4 presenter • Marianna Spring, Social Media Investigations Correspondent GET IN TOUCH: • Join our online community: https://discord.gg/qSrxqNcmRB • Send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp to +44 330 123 9480 • Email Americast@bbc.co.uk • Or use #Americast This episode was made by Purvee Pattni in Pennsylvania, with George Dabby and Catherine Fusillo on London. The series producer is Purvee Pattni. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham. If you want to be notified every time we publish a new episode, please subscribe to us on BBC Sounds by hitting the subscribe button on the app. You can now listen to Americast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Americast”. It works on most smart speakers. US Election Unspun: Sign up for Anthony’s BBC newsletter: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68093155 Americast is part of the BBC News Podcasts family of podcasts. The team that makes Americast also makes lots of other podcasts, including The Global Story, The Today Podcast, and of course Newscast and Ukrainecast. If you enjoy Americast (and if you're reading this then you hopefully do), then we think that you will enjoy some of our other pods too. See links below. The Global Story: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/w13xtvsd The Today Podcast: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0gg4k6r Newscast: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/p05299nl Ukrainecast: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0bqztzm
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Hey AmeriCasters, it's getting very close to the big US election and before we get going with the podcast properly, I just wanted to let you know we're making daily episodes at the moment, taking the AmericasT Pop up podcast studio on the road every single day all the way until election night and I suspect quite a long way beyond as well.
And I know you Americasters are a smart bunch, but in case you, like me, didn't know, if you want to be notified as soon as new episodes drop in our podcast feed, please make sure you are subscribed to AmericasT on BBC Sounds and have push notifications turned on on your phone settings.
That way, Marianna, Sarah, Anthony and I will land direct onto your phone as soon as it's ready.
Just what you have always wanted.
Anyway, here's today's episode.
Enjoy.
BBC Sounds Music Radio Podcasts we are in Pennsylvania.
I'm in Pennsylvania, which is exciting because I've been doing these podcasts from South London for too long now.
Not only in Pennsylvania, but in Philadelphia, the place where America essentially was invented in 1776.
Declaration of Independence and all of that.
We're not actually in Independence hall, we're in a rather lovely house which belongs to someone about whom we will talk in a second or two.
But this is going to be the first of our podcasts that has dealt particularly with first time voters.
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There was blood pouring everywhere and yet I had God on my side.
So I've decided the best way forward is to pass the torch to a new generation.
You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?
We were effectively run in this country by a bunch of childless cat ladies.
You know it, you feel it.