American Friction
A podcast by Podmasters

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60 Episodes
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Why Trump is totally wrong about immigration
Published: 17/03/2025 -
Trump tanks the economy and becomes a Tesla salesman!
Published: 14/03/2025 -
Do Native Americans have a voice in the United States?
Published: 10/03/2025 -
Why did Trump say that?! – His first major speech unpacked
Published: 07/03/2025 -
Trump and Zelenskyy’s Oval Office clash – what happens now?
Published: 03/03/2025 -
Is the tide turning on Elon Musk?
Published: 28/02/2025 -
How to fight the Trump-Musk power grab – with former Alabama senator Doug Jones
Published: 24/02/2025 -
Donald Trump’s first month review!
Published: 21/02/2025 -
Can Trump really ignore the courts? – plus, Your guide to being hopeful as MAGA ruins everything
Published: 14/02/2025 -
Why is Trump letting Musk stage a coup? – Plus, the history of the new American empire
Published: 07/02/2025 -
Donald Trump takes on the world — plus, are China and America heading for war?
Published: 31/01/2025 -
Trump’s first week review — Great for fascists, terrible for America
Published: 24/01/2025 -
Trump’s inauguration explained – Lies, executive orders and a Nazi salute
Published: 21/01/2025 -
What can Trump do straight away?
Published: 17/01/2025 -
Why is Trump so obsessed with Greenland? – Plus: Why Zuckerberg is as bad as Musk
Published: 10/01/2025 -
Why is Donald Trump supporting Musk over MAGA?
Published: 03/01/2025 -
US Politics in 2024 recap: Weird bits, worst bits and what we learned
Published: 27/12/2024 -
Trump's hush money fight fails – plus, why is everyone obsessed with drones?
Published: 20/12/2024 -
Trump’s plan for America: “Don’t blame me!” – Plus, the Electoral College, an unsolvable problem? – with Latif Nasser
Published: 13/12/2024 -
Why did Joe Biden pardon Hunter? – plus a New York deep dive with Brian Lehrer
Published: 06/12/2024
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?, The Bunker and Paper Cuts. Every Friday, we’ll speak to leading experts and 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). Out every Friday. Support us on Patreon, to get ad free and bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/AmericanFriction