American Friction

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Subscribers: 104
Reviews: 2
Episodes: 64


 Jan 24, 2025


 Aug 10, 2024

Description

Does what’s going on in American politics scare and bemuse you? Want to know what Trump is up to, without pulling your hair out? Then you need American Friction, the UK podcast about US politics – from the makers of Oh God, What Now? and The Bunker. Every Friday and Monday, we unpack the big issues, speak to leading experts and talk with blockbuster commentators from the United States to explain the latest news and the big issues with hosts Jacob Jarvis (ex-Newsweek), Chris Jones (Podmasters) and Nikki McCann Ramirez (Politics Reporter at Rolling Stone). Support us on Patreon, to get ad free and bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/AmericanFriction    

Episode Date
"Democrats need to grow a f*cking spine!” – Kat Abughazaleh on her run for Congress
Mar 31, 2025
Signal sh*tshow gives the Dems some ammunition!
Mar 28, 2025
Pete Hegseth vs. the US Military
Mar 26, 2025
Trump and Musk vs. America’s safety net
Mar 24, 2025
The Trump dictatorship begins
Mar 21, 2025
Everything Trump is getting wrong about immigration
Mar 17, 2025
Trump tanks the economy and becomes a Tesla salesman!
Mar 14, 2025
Do Native Americans have a voice in the United States?
Mar 10, 2025
Why did Trump say that?! – His first major speech unpacked
Mar 07, 2025
Trump and Zelenskyy’s Oval Office clash – what happens now?
Mar 03, 2025
Is the tide turning on Elon Musk?
Feb 28, 2025
How to fight the Trump-Musk power grab – with former Alabama senator Doug Jones
Feb 24, 2025
Donald Trump’s first month review!
Feb 21, 2025
Can Trump really ignore the courts? – plus, Your guide to being hopeful as MAGA ruins everything
Feb 14, 2025
Why is Trump letting Musk stage a coup? – Plus, the history of the new American empire
Feb 07, 2025
Donald Trump takes on the world — plus, are China and America heading for war?
Jan 31, 2025
Trump’s first week review — Great for fascists, terrible for America
Jan 24, 2025
Trump’s inauguration explained – Lies, executive orders and a Nazi salute
Jan 21, 2025
What can Trump do straight away?
Jan 17, 2025
Why is Trump so obsessed with Greenland? – Plus: Why Zuckerberg is as bad as Musk
Jan 10, 2025
Why is Donald Trump supporting Musk over MAGA?
Jan 03, 2025
US Politics in 2024 recap: Weird bits, worst bits and what we learned
Dec 27, 2024
Trump's hush money fight fails – plus, why is everyone obsessed with drones?
Dec 20, 2024
Trump’s plan for America: “Don’t blame me!” – Plus, the Electoral College, an unsolvable problem? – with Latif Nasser
Dec 13, 2024
Why did Joe Biden pardon Hunter? – plus a New York deep dive with Brian Lehrer
Dec 06, 2024
Trump’s legal cases: What you need to know — plus, how powerful is Fox News?
Nov 29, 2024
Why did Matt Gaetz drop out – and how long will Musk last?
Nov 22, 2024
Who's in the Trump horror cabinet? – plus, Ro Khanna on the Democrats’ future
Nov 15, 2024
Are the Democrats ready to face reality? – The Trump-Harris aftermath
Nov 08, 2024
Trump won. What now? – Election result special episode
Nov 06, 2024
Trump or Harris: Who's going to win then?! - With guest Molly Jong-Fast
Nov 01, 2024
Trump-Harris: How ugly is the election aftermath going to get?
Oct 25, 2024
Taster – ‘Why do people join cults?’ – from the new series of Why? with Emma Kennedy
Oct 24, 2024
Is Trump's campaign falling apart?
Oct 18, 2024
Harris's interview frenzy sparks new Trump meltdown – plus, do celeb endorsements matter?
Oct 11, 2024
The violent world of Trump: New Jan 6 revelations and more
Oct 04, 2024
What did we learn from the Vance and Walz debate?
Oct 02, 2024
What the latest scandals mean for Trump and Harris
Sep 27, 2024
Harris-Trump countdown: Everything you need to know with 50 days to go
Sep 20, 2024
Trump assassination attempt: Will this change the election race?
Sep 17, 2024
Trump's revenge fantasies: Why they matter
Sep 13, 2024
US election debate: How Donald Trump took Kamala Harris's bait
Sep 11, 2024
Is Trump losing his mind?
Sep 06, 2024
Trump's QAnon posting spree explained – plus, Harris’s first interview: What we learned
Aug 30, 2024
DNC highlights: Harris, Walz and Obama mania – plus, is Trump ok?
Aug 23, 2024
Does Trump really think Musk can save his campaign?
Aug 16, 2024
Tim Walz: Is Harris's VP pick really so perfect? — plus, Project 2025 madness explained
Aug 09, 2024
Why calling Trump and JD Vance “weird” works – plus, where the election will be won
Aug 02, 2024
Kamala Harris, Brat Summer, JD Vance's couch and more – with guest Molly Jong-Fast
Jul 26, 2024
Joe Biden quits the race… what now?
Jul 21, 2024
Trump and JD Vance take over the GOP — plus, how did American politics get so volatile?
Jul 19, 2024
Trump shooting: What comes next?
Jul 14, 2024
Clooney Tunes: The Presidential race gets weirder – Plus, can the Supreme Court ever be fixed?
Jul 12, 2024
Trump’s Supreme Court victory - Plus, why do so many Christian voters support a convicted felon?
Jul 05, 2024
Biden's election debate horror show – plus the global events voters care about most
Jun 28, 2024
The Trump vs. Biden brain battle – plus, what the hell is a ‘cheap fake’?
Jun 21, 2024
Does Hunter's conviction hurt Joe Biden's campaign? – plus, why the American media is f*cked
Jun 18, 2024
Guilty verdict sends Trump world loco – plus, right-wingers fight themselves
Jun 05, 2024
Trump trial verdict: Don found guilty on 34 charges — plus, is abortion 2024’s key election issue?
May 31, 2024
How to p*ss off Trump, with The Lincoln Project — plus, Nikki Haley loves Don, Biden gets nasty and more court drama
May 24, 2024
The Trump vs Biden TV debates are GO – Plus “Satire IS the opposition,” says boss of The Onion
May 17, 2024
Trump gets a Stormy ‘spanking’ — and how QAnon continues to warp minds in 2024
May 10, 2024
Alarm before the storm! – The Biden vs. Trump countdown, with guest Molly Jong-Fast
May 03, 2024
Trailer
Apr 26, 2024