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American Friction

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

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All Episodes

34:02

Trump thinks all news should be propaganda

American Friction ·

2026/10/04

Trump has cranked his media attacks up to eleven as he accuses journalists of committing treason for saying mean things about him. How worrying is this? And does he even know what he’s saying? Matt Gertz, senior fellow at Media Matters, joins Jarv to discuss.Back us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/AmericanFriction Follow us on social media: Bluesky Instagram TikTok Advertisers! Want to reach smart, engaged, influential people with money to spend? (Yes, they do exist). Some 3.5

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54:51

Trump and the GOP are getting desperate

American Friction ·

2026/10/02

Trump and his cronies know they’re facing trouble in the midterms. Their plan? Replay the 2018 tactics and hope for the best… Nikki, Jarv and Chris discuss.Back us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/AmericanFriction Follow us on social media: Bluesky Instagram TikTok Advertisers! Want to reach smart, engaged, influential people with money to spend? (Yes, they do exist). Some 3.5 MILLION people download and watch our podcasts every month – and they love our shows. Why not get YOUR

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43:32

Trump doesn’t understand A.I. or anything else

American Friction ·

2026/09/28

Donald Trump does not know what’s going on with artificial intelligence but he does know it might make him money. Jeff Jarvis, author of Hot Type and mega media expert, joins Jarv to discuss the White House’s wild approach to A.I. and what it means for the rest of us.Buy Hot Type through our affiliate bookshop and you’ll help fund American Friction by earning us a small commission for every sale. Bookshop.org’s fees help support independent bookshops too. Back us on Patreon

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55:25

Donald Trump hates free speech!

American Friction ·

2026/09/25

Trump used to bang on about free speech but clearly he doesn’t give a sh*t about it. Just how draconian has the president become? Jarv and Nikki discuss.Back us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/AmericanFriction Follow us on social media: Bluesky : https://bsky.app/profile/americanfric.bsky.social Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/americanfric TikTok : https://www.tiktok.com/@americanfric Written and presented by Jacob Jarvis and Nikki McCann Ramirez. Audio/ video editor: Simon

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43:23

Trump vs. Carney – Lessons from Canada's MAGA battle

American Friction ·

2026/09/20

Canada’s Mark Carney is sticking it to Trump, what can we learn from him? Chris and Jarv ask Drew Fagan, professor at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy.Back us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/AmericanFriction Follow us on social media: Bluesky Instagram TikTok Written and presented by Jacob Jarvis and Chris Jones. Audio/ video editor: Simon Williams. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Executive producer: Martin Bojtos. Artwork by James Parrett. Music: Orange Factory

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47:35

Trump gets told no and throws a massive tantrum!

American Friction ·

2026/09/18

Trump has been told no he can’t attack mail-in voting how he wants and he is predictably angry. Nikki, Chris and Jarv discuss. Back us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/AmericanFriction Follow us on social media: Bluesky Instagram TikTok Written and presented by Jacob Jarvis, Chris Jones and Nikki McCann Ramirez. Audio/ video editor: Chris Jones. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Executive producer: Martin Bojtos. Artwork by James Parrett. Music: Orange Factory Music. AMERICAN

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41:42

Trump’s enablers – Who else is to blame for this mess?!

American Friction ·

2026/09/14

Trump’s powerdidn’tcomeautomatically,a lot of people had to roll over to let him have the control of America he has. Jacob Weisberg joins Jarv and Chris to discuss the pushovers who enabled the president, as outlined in his new bookProfiles in Cowardice: Buy Profiles in Cowardice through our affiliate bookshop andyou’llhelp fund American Friction by earning us a small commission for every sale.Bookshop.org’sfees help support independentbookshops too. Backus on Patreon

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60:36

Trump vs. Geography

American Friction ·

2026/09/11

Donald Trump’s threatening everyone’s sovereignty by changing every map ever. Dr Casey Burgat joins Chris to discuss Trump’s strategy here (spoiler, there isn’t one) and loads more. Plus, Nikki joins Chris from the Republican National Convention where she’s still recovering from the revelation that Trump plans to bribe the electorate in the midterm elections. Listen to The Bunker’s mini-series, TERROR CENTURY, reflecting on the devastation and aftermath of the 9/11 attacks 25 years ago Dr

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38:20

Trump and the neo-Nazis – How the president revived a...

American Friction ·

2026/09/07

Hate crimes carried out by Neo-Nazi Americans are on the rise. Why? And do white supremacist groups feel like they now have an ally in the White House? Eric Lichtblau is aPulitzer Prize winning journalist and author of the book American Reich: A Murder in Orange County, Neo-Nazis, and a New Age of Hate. He joins Chris and Jarv to discuss his extensive research on Neo-Nazi America. Buy Eric Lichtblau’s book American Reich here Back us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/AmericanFriction Follow us

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49:11

Trump and the MAGA gang get racist!

American Friction ·

2026/09/04

Trump and his cronies are trying to target their opponents in the best way they know how – racism! Nikki and Jarv discuss the fallout around Abdul El-Sayed and how weird the right are being.Back us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/AmericanFriction Follow us on social media: Bluesky : https://bsky.app/profile/americanfric.bsky.social Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/americanfric TikTok : https://www.tiktok.com/@americanfric Written and presented by Jacob Jarvis and Nikki McCann

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36:00

America is lurching right. Is this man to blame?

American Friction ·

2026/09/01

America’s Supreme Court has been taken over by conservatives, and Samuel Alito is one of the most powerful of all. As a member of The Federalist Society, how did he rise to this position and how did this group seize such a vice grip of America’s legal system? Peter Canellos, author of Revenge for the Sixties Sam Alito and the Triumph of the Conservative Legal Movement, joins Jarv to discuss. Buy Revenge for the Sixties through our affiliate bookshop and you’ll help fund American Friction by earning

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56:22

Everybody hates Trump!

American Friction ·

2026/08/28

Trump is running out of mates everywhere as he goes on tariff tirades and has his offers of help in the midterms rejected. Nikki joins Jarv and Chris to discuss how his power is fading.Back us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/AmericanFriction Follow us on social media: Bluesky : https://bsky.app/profile/americanfric.bsky.social Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/americanfric TikTok : https://www.tiktok.com/@americanfric Written and presented byJacob Jarvis ,Chris Jones and Nikki

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29:28

Inside Trump's Truth Social swindle

American Friction ·

2026/08/23

Trump is working out new and inventive ways to grift, charging traders huge amounts of cash to get his Truth Social posts milliseconds early. What’s the point? How is it legal? Where will the cash get made? David Uberti from the Wall Street Journal joins Jarv and Chris to discuss. Read David Uberti’s work here: https://www.wsj.com/news/author/david-uberti Back us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/AmericanFriction Follow us on social media: Bluesky Instagram TikTok Written and

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55:56

Is Natalie Harp the most powerful woman in America?

American Friction ·

2026/08/21

Trump’s aide Natalie Harp has been thrust into the spotlight and he’s really mad even though absolutely nothing weird is going on… Nikki, Chris and Jarv unpack the latest predictable Trump scandal and try to work out what is going on.Back us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/AmericanFriction Follow us on social media: Bluesky Instagram TikTok Written and presented by Jacob Jarvis, Nikki McCann Ramirez, Chris Jones. Video and audio editor: Chris Jones. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison

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33:46

Musk, Kushner and China – How oligarchs are selling...

American Friction ·

2026/08/16

The US feels increasingly controlled by oligarchs. But who controls them? Casey Michel joins Chris and Jarv to discuss his new book United States of Oligarchy: How America's Wealthiest Ally with Dictators, Weaken the U.S., and Destroy Democracy,Buy United States of Oligarchy How America's Wealthiest Ally with Dictators, Weaken the U.S., and Destroy Democracy [https://uk.bookshop.org/a/13277/9781250430113] through our affiliate bookshop and you’ll help fund American Friction by earning us a small

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52:51

Inside Trump’s plot to jail Fauci

American Friction ·

2026/08/14

Dr Anthony Fauci has come under intense fire from the GOP over his role during the Covid-19 pandemic. Chris and Nikki discuss the evidence Rand Paul and Ron Johnson have (and don’t have) in their crusade to jail Fauci, and whether this is all just part of Donald Trump’s revenge tour.One Woman’s Message From the Hell of ICE Detention: https://www.thenation.com/article/society/maryam-tahmasebi-iran-ice-essay/ Back us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/AmericanFriction Follow us on social

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42:28

Who is Larry Ellison? – How Trump’s buddy is...

American Friction ·

2026/08/09

Larry Ellison is one of the most prominent tech billionairesofthe moment. Jeff Jarvis, author of theBuzzMachineblog, joins Jarv to discuss how he built his business in the first place and why his influence on the media is so concerning.Buy Hot Type through our affiliate bookshop andyou’llhelp fund American Friction by earning us a small commission for every sale.Bookshop.org’s fees help support independent bookshops too. Backus on Patreon! Follow us on social

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46:52

Trump and the GOP – The battle of the embarrassments!

American Friction ·

2026/08/06

Donald Trump is embarrassing everyone and Republicans are trying to make themselves look even more stupid than him! Jarv and Nikki discuss the latest scandals and fallouts making everyone look ridiculous.• Find out if you’re owed on car finance at refundclub.co.uk/amfric • Refund Club is a trading style of Sandsford Law Limited, authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA no. 8008114). Checking is free. A fee is payable only if your claim is successful. Eligibility:

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31:16

The new red scare – Will Trump’s communism attacks work?

American Friction ·

2026/08/02

Donald Trump won’t stop calling his enemies communists – but is it too old a reference for anyone to care? Jarv and Chris are joined by Maurice Isserman, author of Reds: The Tragedy of American Communism, to discuss the history of communism in America and why it might struggle to work as an attack line for MAGA to use on the left.Buy Reds: The Tragedy of American Communism through our affiliate bookshop and you’ll help fund American Friction by earning us a small commission for every sale

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57:52

Trump vs. RFK Jr. – Less vaccines, more food poisoning!

American Friction ·

2026/07/31

Donald Trump is angry at RFK Jr. for not being enough of a conspiracy theorist. Yeah, you read that right. What’s going on? Plus, why was the president so weird at Lindsey Graham’s funeral? Nikki, Chris and Jarv discuss. • Find out if you’re owed on car finance at refundclub.co.uk/amfric • Refund Club is a trading style of Sandsford Law Limited, authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA no. 8008114). Checking is free. A fee is payable only if your claim is successful

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