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The Best Episodes of Planet America Season 12

Every episode of Planet America Season 12 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Planet America Season 12!

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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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Planet America Season 12 Episode 1 - Fireside Chat (4/8/2023)
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    #1 - Fireside Chat (4/8/2023)

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    Is Trump heading for the White House or the Big House? Will mounting legal woes dent his status as Republican frontrunner? Plus the struggles and scandals of Hunter Biden and a check-in on the 2024 presidential campaign.

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  2. Planet America Season 12 Episode 2 - Fireside Chat (11/8/2023)
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    #2 - Fireside Chat (11/8/2023)

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    America's economy is taking off, but Joe Biden isn't getting the credit. Who else is running for President in 2024? Plus Ohio's win for abortion rights, Trump's lead in the polls and the "fat spat" with Chris Christie.

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  3. Planet America Season 12 Episode 3 - Fireside Chat (18/8/2023)
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    #3 - Fireside Chat (18/8/2023)

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    Is the Georgia indictment the most perilous threat to Trump? Plus the special counsel probe into Hunter Biden, the anniversary of America's chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan and all the fun of the fair in the Hawkeye state.

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  4. Planet America Season 12 Episode 4 - Fireside Chat (25/8/2023)
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    #4 - Fireside Chat (25/8/2023)

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    Stumped by Trump? Republican presidential candidates spar on the debate stage and a former president surrenders to police. Chas and John break down the winners, losers, and prisoners with Lanhee Chen and Mariana Alfaro.

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  5. Planet America Season 12 Episode 5 - Fireside Chat (1/9/2023)
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    #5 - Fireside Chat (1/9/2023)

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    Could America's deadliest wildfires in a century have been prevented? Plus tracking Trump's trials, the presidential candidate who's already called it quits and the final verdict: did skipping the debate hurt Trump?

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  6. Planet America Season 12 Episode 6 - Fireside Chat (8/9/2023)
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    #6 - Fireside Chat (8/9/2023)

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    'Act of terrorism': the Proud Boys go to jail, so will Trump be next? We ask special guest and Trump 2020 challenger Bill Weld. Reagan's lessons for Biden, America's plan to cut drug prices and what a Tucker! Is Carlson's Obama interview a conspiracy too far?

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  7. Planet America Season 12 Episode 7 - Fireside Chat (15/9/2023)
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    #7 - Fireside Chat (15/9/2023)

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    Payback time for Donald Trump as Republicans launch an impeachment inquiry into President Biden. Plus 50 years after backing a coup in Chile, has America learned its lesson? Chas and John unpack the week in the USA.

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  8. Planet America Season 12 Episode 8 - Fireside Chat (22/9/2023)
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    #8 - Fireside Chat (22/9/2023)

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    Why America is unprepared for war. Defence expert Kori Schake explains Washington's cluster bomb of risk. Plus as another GOP debate looms without Trump, we ask past presidential candidate Gary Bauer whether the abortion issue is losing the former president support from Christian conservatives.

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  9. Planet America Season 12 Episode 9 - Fireside Chat (29/9/2023)
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    #9 - Fireside Chat (29/9/2023)

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    Trump looms large at the Republican debate, despite being a no-show. Ron Reagan Jr on what his Dad would think of today's GOP, chaos and desperation at the southern border plus scandal engulfing someone other than Trump.

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  10. Planet America Season 12 Episode 10 - Fireside Chat (13/10/2023)
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    #10 - Fireside Chat (13/10/2023)

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    Israel-Gaza War: unpacking the politics as Joe Biden's foreign policy is put to the test. Plus chaos in the House as Republicans scramble to find a speaker, and could another Kennedy upend the presidential election?

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  11. Planet America Season 12 Episode 11 - Fireside Chat (20/10/2023)
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    #11 - Fireside Chat (20/10/2023)

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    President Joe Biden seeks billions for Israel and Ukraine in a rare Oval Office address. Plus the frontrunners who fizzled in the race for the White House, and still no speaker as the battle descends into death threats.

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  12. Planet America Season 12 Episode 12 - Wednesday 25/10/2023
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    #12 - Wednesday 25/10/2023

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    Chaos in Congress - Congressman Ro Khanna on the speaker paralysis. Trump's National Security Advisor John Bolton on why his old boss is unfit for office. What do Americans think of Biden's handling of the Middle East crisis?

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  13. Planet America Season 12 Episode 13 - Fireside Chat (27/10/2023)
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    #13 - Fireside Chat (27/10/2023)

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    An end to the Speaker standoff in Congress as Trump ally Mike Johnson gets elected. Guest Michael O'Hanlon on the next phase of the Israel-Gaza war. Could presidential candidate Cornel West help Trump get re-elected?

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  14. Planet America Season 12 Episode 14 - Wednesday 1/11/2023
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    #14 - Wednesday 1/11/2023

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    Cornel West on why he's running for president, even if it risks putting Trump back in the White House. The latest dropouts in the election campaign, and why House Speaker 'Maga Mike' marks a new turn for the religious right.

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  15. Planet America Season 12 Episode 15 - Fireside Chat (3/11/2023)
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    #15 - Fireside Chat (3/11/2023)

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    Just one year to go until America elects a new president, Politico's Ryan Lizza has the latest on the 2024 campaign. More from presidential candidate Cornel West and what he thinks about RFK Jr's run for the White House.

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  16. Planet America Season 12 Episode 16 - Wednesday 8/11/2023
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    #16 - Wednesday 8/11/2023

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    Trump comes out swinging after his day in court. Biden faces calls to not seek re-election. Why the Middle East crisis is sparking division among Democrats. Plus Chas and John look ahead to the Third Republican debate.

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  17. Planet America Season 12 Episode 17 - Fireside Chat (10/11/2023)
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    #17 - Fireside Chat (10/11/2023)

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    Republican candidates clash in another Trumpless debate, while Democrats are boosted in state elections where abortion and marijuana are on the ballot. Republican stalwarts Liz Mair and Stuart Stevens chat with Chas and John.

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  18. Planet America Season 12 Episode 18 - Wednesday 15/11/2023
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    Tensions flare as the House passes a bill to avoid a government shutdown. Plus while Trump appears to take inspiration from fascists, another Republican presidential hopeful bites the dust.

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  19. Planet America Season 12 Episode 19 - Fireside Chat (17/11/2023)
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    #19 - Fireside Chat (17/11/2023)

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    What's driving the increasing polarization in Congress? Political scientist Lee Drutman has some theories. Plus author McKay Coppins joins us to discuss the juiciest revelations from Mitt Romney's tell-all biography.

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  20. Planet America Season 12 Episode 20 - Wednesday 22/11/2023
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    On the 60th Anniversary of the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Chas and John ask veteran newsman Darwin Payne what it was like to cover the biggest story of his generation.

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  21. Planet America Season 12 Episode 21 - Fireside Chat (24/11/2023)
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    Was JFK overrated? Author/journalist Nick Bryant and veteran Democrat strategist Bob Shrum join Chas and John to talk Kennedys, conspiracies and what might have been.

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  22. Planet America Season 12 Episode 22 - Wednesday 29/11/2023
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    #22 - Wednesday 29/11/2023

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

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  23. Planet America Season 12 Episode 23 - Fireside Chat (1/12/2023)
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    Death of a statesman: a look back at Kissinger's blood-stained legacy. Plus eyes in the sky - the secret in-flight mission to spy on travellers and also Chas and John debunk Trump's '10,000 troops' malarkey.

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  24. Planet America Season 12 Episode 24 - Wednesday 6/12/2023
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    #24 - Wednesday 6/12/2023

    S12:E24

    Chas and John bid a fond farewell to disgraced Congressman George Santos and talk to one of America's top pollsters Celinda Lake about President Joe Biden's sagging polls.

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  25. Planet America Season 12 Episode 25 - Fireside Chat (8/12/2023)
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    #25 - Fireside Chat (8/12/2023)

    S12:E25

    Swings and misses but who was the winner? Republican strategist Ford O'Connell on the good, bad and ugly of the Fourth GOP debate. The clock ticks down on aid for Ukraine, plus Trump's "dictator" re-election pledge.

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Season 12 Ratings Summary

"Fireside Chat (4/8/2023)" is the best rated episode of "Planet America" season 12. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 8/4/2023. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Fireside Chat (11/8/2023)".