Friday 29 August
Big ructions at both the Centers for Disease Control and Federal Reserve where key players are either being fired or resigning. Trump’s claims to have ended six or seven wars, plus the role and impact of third parties.
Monday 1 September
Firings and mass walkouts amid turmoil at the CDC, while Health Secretary RFK Jr stokes fears about vaccines. Trump furious after a court rules most of his global tariffs are illegal. Plus the FBI raids on John Bolton.
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Friday 5 September
Chas and John look at the ‘Trump is dead’ rumours and how Trump accused the Left of a conspiracy and fake news. Plus the latest on tariffs, the Epstein files and Trump’s threat to send in the National Guard to Chicago.
Monday 8 September
Trump escalates his war on cartels and threatens to send troops into Chicago. Also, the key moments from RFK Jr’s heated Senate hearing, plus the industry that’s straining family budgets and pricing kids out of playing sport.
Monday 15 September
How influential was Charlie Kirk on the MAGA movement? Chas and John discuss Kirk’s controversial legacy, America’s deep divide and the political fallout. Plus Trump’s bold plan to turbocharge his mass deportation machine.
Friday 18 September - UPDATED
Hate speech vs free speech, with journalists and media personalities such as Jimmy Kimmel losing their jobs for their comments about Charlie Kirk and Trump’s threatened crackdown on NGOs. Plus mental health and UFOs.
Monday 22 September
Trump’s push to go after his opponents leaves Republicans divided. We ask Trump’s former White House lawyer Ty Cobb “Is free speech under attack”? How FCC chair Brendan Carr took down Jimmy Kimmel, plus Trump’s war with Antifa.
Charlie Kirk related sackings
Planet America: During the episode which aired on Monday September 22, the presenter said a number of people on TikTok have claimed to have been fired over comments they made about Charlie Kirk. A Youtube clip was then played. It has since come to light that not all people in that clip had been fired over Charlie Kirk, and one person was a satirist.
Friday 26 September
Chas and John take a closer look at the week including Jimmy Kimmel’s return, Trump’s comments on the ‘link between autism and Tylenol’, plus the bribery scandal engulfing border tsar Tom Homan.
Monday 29 September 9:35 pm
Trump warns “there will be others” after the indictment of ex-FBI chief Comey. An update on the Epstein files as Dems release new evidence. Plus Kimmel returns to late-night TV as NYC Mayor Eric Adams slips out the side door.
That video from last week’s episode will feature on Media Watch tonight.
Update
Jade Macmillan filled in for Chas on tonight’s episode.
Ombudsman’s report
Friday 3 October
The US government has shut down after a spending bill stalemate with the Senate now in recess. Plus Trump’s Gaza peace plan; 100% tariff on movies made outside the US; ICE, immigration, law enforcement and gun violence.
Monday 6 October
Get a head start on the week. Chas and John break down the latest from the US, as Donald Trump tests the limits of Presidential power using Executive Orders, tariffs, government agencies and the Courts to try and get his way.
Friday 10 October
President Trump says Hamas and Israel have agreed to the first phase of a Gaza peace deal, with hostages and prisoners to be released soon. Chas and John cover the week’s big stories including the US government shutdown.
Monday 13 October
Trump’s peace plan achieves a breakthrough in Gaza, but is it “everlasting”? No peace in DC as the shutdown continues, and another Trump enemy is crossed off the list after the indictment of NY Attorney General Letitia James.
Friday 17 October
Chas and John bring you the latest on the Gaza ceasefire, the mass journalist walk-out at the Pentagon over the new ‘reporting restrictions’, plus do scandals really matter anymore to a candidate’s chances at election?
Monday 20 October
Trump mulls a land attack on Venezuela after admitting he sent in the CIA. Millions march against Trump in ‘No Kings’ rallies, the government shutdown drags on, plus John Bolton pleads not guilty but George Santos walks free.
Friday 24 October
Anthony Albanese has signed a major deal with the US President on critical minerals and secured Trump’s support for the AUKUS defence agreement. But the White House meeting wasn’t so smooth for US Ambassador Kevin Rudd.
Monday 27 October
Private donors are paying for the White House ballroom and even the US military. Who are they and what do they get in return? And is it legal? Plus the shutdown threatens food stamps and the “hostile act” of a Canadian TV ad.
Friday 31 October
Donald Trump expected to meet with China’s President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the APEC Summit to discuss fentanyl, critical minerals, trade and global security. Chas and John discuss the latest from America
Monday 3 November
Testing times as Trump talks up nuclear options for weapons and ending the government shutdown. Is NYC ready for a Democratic Socialist Mayor? Plus the other elections, and what Trump’s deal with Xi did and didn’t agree on.