American Friction

A podcast by Podmasters

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65 Episodes

  1. "Democrats need to grow a f*cking spine!” – Kat Abughazaleh on her run for Congress

    Published: 3/31/2025
  2. Signal sh*tshow gives the Dems some ammunition!

    Published: 3/28/2025
  3. Pete Hegseth vs. the US Military

    Published: 3/26/2025
  4. Trump and Musk vs. America’s safety net

    Published: 3/24/2025
  5. The Trump dictatorship begins

    Published: 3/21/2025
  6. Everything Trump is getting wrong about immigration

    Published: 3/17/2025
  7. Trump tanks the economy and becomes a Tesla salesman!

    Published: 3/14/2025
  8. Do Native Americans have a voice in the United States?

    Published: 3/10/2025
  9. Why did Trump say that?! – His first major speech unpacked

    Published: 3/7/2025
  10. Trump and Zelenskyy’s Oval Office clash – what happens now?

    Published: 3/3/2025
  11. Is the tide turning on Elon Musk?

    Published: 2/28/2025
  12. How to fight the Trump-Musk power grab – with former Alabama senator Doug Jones

    Published: 2/24/2025
  13. Donald Trump’s first month review!

    Published: 2/21/2025
  14. Can Trump really ignore the courts? – plus, Your guide to being hopeful as MAGA ruins everything

    Published: 2/14/2025
  15. Why is Trump letting Musk stage a coup? – Plus, the history of the new American empire

    Published: 2/7/2025
  16. Donald Trump takes on the world — plus, are China and America heading for war?

    Published: 1/31/2025
  17. Trump’s first week review — Great for fascists, terrible for America

    Published: 1/24/2025
  18. Trump’s inauguration explained – Lies, executive orders and a Nazi salute

    Published: 1/21/2025
  19. What can Trump do straight away?

    Published: 1/17/2025
  20. Why is Trump so obsessed with Greenland? – Plus: Why Zuckerberg is as bad as Musk

    Published: 1/10/2025

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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