American Friction
Want to understand what's happening in US politics? Join us on American Friction
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Show overview
American Friction has been publishing since 2024, and across the 2 years since has built a catalogue of 223 episodes, alongside 1 trailer or bonus episode. That works out to roughly 180 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a several-times-a-week cadence.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 37 min and 1h 1m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. Roughly 43% of episodes carry an explicit flag from the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language News show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 4 days ago, with 81 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Podmasters.
From the publisher
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