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MAGA's next big scandal? – Insider trading explained with Kate Knibbs from Wired
May 3, 2026
32m 01s
Trump: Never let an assassination attempt go to waste!
May 1, 2026
52m 46s
American Friction does Hot Take Time Machine – Crossover special from The Bunker!
Apr 30, 2026
40m 56s
‘Trump is the most stupid leader in history’ – with Revolutions host Mike Duncan
Apr 26, 2026
39m 49s
Is the pressure getting to Trump and his minions?!
Apr 24, 2026
57m 07s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 5/3/26 |  MAGA's next big scandal? – Insider trading explained with Kate Knibbs from Wired✨ | insider tradingscandal+3 | Kate Knibbs | WiredPodmasters+6 | — | insider tradingscandal+5 | — | 32m 01s | |
| 5/1/26 |  Trump: Never let an assassination attempt go to waste!✨ | Trumpassassination attempt+3 | — | American FrictionPodmasters+2 | — | TrumpMAGA+3 | Patreon | 52m 46s | |
| 4/30/26 |  American Friction does Hot Take Time Machine – Crossover special from The Bunker!✨ | crossoverpolitics+3 | — | PodmastersTHE BUNKER | — | Hot Take Time MachineDonald Trump+3 | Patreon10% off | 40m 56s | |
| 4/26/26 |  ‘Trump is the most stupid leader in history’ – with Revolutions host Mike Duncan✨ | American empireTrump+3 | Mike Duncan | American FrictionRevolutions+5 | — | TrumpAmerican empire+3 | — | 39m 49s | |
| 4/24/26 |  Is the pressure getting to Trump and his minions?!✨ | Trumppolitics+4 | — | American FrictionPodmasters+3 | — | Trumpcabinet chaos+4 | — | 57m 07s | |
| 4/19/26 | Inside the downfall of a president – From Biden to Trump✨ | presidential historyBiden administration+3 | Prof. Julian E. Zelizer | American FrictionPodmasters+3 | — | BidenTrump+5 | Bookshop.org | 36m 54s | |
| 4/17/26 |  Has Trump finally gone too far for everyone?!✨ | TrumpMAGA supporters+3 | — | PodmastersOrange Factory Music+1 | — | TrumpMAGA+5 | — | 51m 43s | |
| 4/13/26 |  How Fox News became Trump’s state media channel✨ | media biasTrump+4 | Juliet Jeske | Fox NewsDecoding Fox News+5 | — | Fox NewsTrump+5 | — | 44m 48s | |
| 4/10/26 |  Trump vs. Himself – Is anyone more confused than the president right now?✨ | Trumppolitics+4 | — | PatreonAmerican Friction+3 | — | Trumpconfusion+7 | — | 54m 53s | |
| 4/7/26 |  Is Tucker Carlson the next president?✨ | Tucker Carlsonpolitics+4 | Jason Zengerle | American FrictionPodmasters+3 | — | Tucker CarlsonJason Zengerle+5 | Bookshop.org | 37m 09s | |
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| 4/3/26 |  Will Donald Trump get impeached again?!✨ | impeachmentDonald Trump+5 | Casey Burgat | American FrictionPodmasters+4 | — | Donald Trumpimpeachment+5 | — | 1h 14m 20s | |
| 3/30/26 |  How Trump and the Epstein Files broke conspiracy world✨ | conspiracy theoriesTrump+4 | Mike Rothschild | PodmastersPatreon+3 | — | TrumpEpstein+5 | — | 40m 58s | |
| 3/27/26 |  Trump vs. Pete Hegseth – Battle of the Warmongers!✨ | politicswar+3 | — | PodmastersAmerican Friction+4 | — | TrumpPete Hegseth+4 | — | 1h 00m 22s | |
| 3/22/26 |  Has Trump changed what 'America' means? | Trump loves talking about being American and saying other people or things aren’t. What does he even mean? And what should America mean, if we can be positive about it? Nikki and Jarv are joined by Beth and Sarah from Pantsuit Politics to discuss. Back us on Patreon – we need your help to keep going. Get ad free episodes, extra bits and merch: https://www.patreon.com/c/americanfriction We’re now on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@AmericanFrictionPod Follow us on social media: BlueSky Instagram TikTok Written and presented by Nikki McCann Ramirez and Jacob Jarvis. Video and audio editor: Simon Williams. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis Executive producer: Martin Bojtos. Artwork by James Parrett. Music: Orange Factory Music. AMERICAN FRICTION is a Podmasters Production. www.podmasters.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 42m 21s | ||||||
| 3/20/26 |  Why it's all going wrong for Donald Trump! | Trump is trying to backtrack on Iran as he realises he’s created a level of chaos he can’t handle or control. Nikki, Chris and Jarv discuss this and more in our latest episode and also answer the question of who is their “evil crush”. Back us on Patreon – we need your help to keep going. Get ad free episodes, extra bits and merch: https://www.patreon.com/c/americanfriction We’re now on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@AmericanFrictionPod Follow us on social media: BlueSky Instagram TikTok Written and presented by Chris Jones, Nikki McCann Ramirez and Jacob Jarvis. Video and audio editor: Simon Williams. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis Executive producer: Martin Bojtos. Artwork by James Parrett. Music: Orange Factory Music. AMERICAN FRICTION is a Podmasters Production. www.podmasters.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 1h 01m 12s | ||||||
| 3/16/26 |  From Ken Paxton to 'The AK Guy' – The wild state of Texas explained | Texas has been Republican for a long time. But with the emergence of a shiny new Democratic Party candidate in James Talarico and the GOP undecided on who should face him, could things be about to change? Christopher Hooks is a real-life Texan and journalist whose work has appeared in publications like Texas Monthly and The New York Times, and joins Chris and Nikki to talk Texan politics. 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 Chris Jones and Nikki McCann Ramirez Audio/ video editor: Simon Williams. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Executive producer: Martin Bojtos. Artwork by James Parrett. Music: Orange Factory Music. AMERICAN FRICTION is a Podmasters Production. www.podmasters.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 35m 39s | ||||||
| 3/13/26 |  Donald Trump and the dumbest war ever! | Trump is wrecking the world in the stupidest way possible. Nikki, Jarv and Chris unpack his posturing and his Iran flip-flopping. Plus they discuss UFC fighters training the FBI, the new Marjorie Taylor Greene and problematic musical ideas… Back us on Patreon – we need your help to keep going. Get ad free episodes, extra bits and merch: https://www.patreon.com/c/americanfriction We’re now on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@AmericanFrictionPod Follow us on social media: BlueSky Instagram TikTok Written and presented by Chris Jones, Nikki McCann Ramirez and Jacob Jarvis. Video and audio editor: Simon Williams. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis Executive producer: Martin Bojtos. Artwork by James Parrett. Music: Orange Factory Music. AMERICAN FRICTION is a Podmasters Production. www.podmasters.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 1h 02m 34s | ||||||
| 3/9/26 |  A Democratic Tea Party? – James Talarico and the anti-establishment future | The Democratic Party has a new breed of candidates coming through who could be a new counter force in the party similar to the Republican’s Tea Party movement. Will they take over from the establishment figureheads? Eric Garcia, Washington bureau chief of The Independent, joins us to discuss. Back us on Patreon – we need your help to keep going. Get ad free episodes, extra bits and merch: https://www.patreon.com/c/americanfriction We’re now on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@AmericanFrictionPod Follow us on social media: BlueSky Instagram TikTok Written and presented by Chris Jones and Jacob Jarvis. Video and audio editor: Simon Williams. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis Executive producer: Martin Bojtos. Artwork by James Parrett. Music: Orange Factory Music. AMERICAN FRICTION is a Podmasters Production. www.podmasters.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 33m 32s | ||||||
| 3/6/26 |  The end of MAGA as we know it?! | The MAGA alliance is splitting apart – could it be the end of Trump’s gang? Plus, Kristi Noem aka Dog Killer in Chief has been fired! What happens now? Nikki, Chris and Jarv discuss. Back us on Patreon – we need your help to keep going. Get ad free episodes, extra bits and merch: https://www.patreon.com/c/americanfriction We’re now on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@AmericanFrictionPod Follow us on social media: BlueSky Instagram TikTok Written and presented by Chris Jones, Nikki McCann Ramirez and Jacob Jarvis. Video and audio editor: Simon Williams. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis Executive producer: Martin Bojtos. Artwork by James Parrett. Music: Orange Factory Music. AMERICAN FRICTION is a Podmasters Production. www.podmasters.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 1h 02m 53s | ||||||
| 3/4/26 |  Trump’s warped war logic – If you start more, you can end more! | Trump loves ending wars so much that he just keeps starting more that he can then eventually end. Or something like that… The latest began with strikes on Iran – why is he doing this? And why now? Politico's senior foreign affairs correspondent Nahal Toosi joins Jacob Jarvis to discuss. Back us on Patreon – we need your help to keep going. Get ad free episodes, extra bits and merch We’re now on Youtube Follow us on social media: BlueSky Instagram TikTok Written and presented by Jacob Jarvis. Video and audio editor: Chris Jones. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis Executive producer: Martin Bojtos. Artwork by James Parrett. Music: Orange Factory Music. AMERICAN FRICTION is a Podmasters Production. www.podmasters.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 33m 08s | ||||||
| 3/2/26 |  QAnon’s Epstein conundrum, Looksmaxxing and Mogging explained! | The weird world of right-wing conspiracy theories and subcultures is stranger than ever. Jarv is joined by Annie Kelly, host of Truly, Tradly Deeply and the UK correspondent for the QAA podcast to get into it all. Back us on Patreon – we need your help to keep going. Get ad free episodes, extra bits and merch: https://www.patreon.com/c/americanfriction We’re now on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@AmericanFrictionPod Follow us on social media: BlueSky Instagram TikTok Written and presented by Jacob Jarvis. Video and audio editor: Simon Williams. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis Executive producer: Martin Bojtos. Artwork by James Parrett. Music: Orange Factory Music. AMERICAN FRICTION is a Podmasters Production. www.podmasters.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 38m 25s | ||||||
| 2/27/26 |  Trump's violent, weird and lie-filled State of the Union | Trump’s State of the Union was not normal. It was longer than ever, more weird and more hate-filled than any before it, and most reports aren’t nailing that. Nikki, Jarv and Chris discuss. Back us on Patreon – we need your help to keep going. Get ad free episodes, extra bits and merch: https://www.patreon.com/c/americanfriction We’re now on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@AmericanFrictionPod Follow us on social media: BlueSky Instagram TikTok Written and presented by Chris Jones, Nikki McCann Ramirez and Jacob Jarvis. Video and audio editor: Simon Williams. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis Executive producer: Martin Bojtos. Artwork by James Parrett. Music: Orange Factory Music. AMERICAN FRICTION is a Podmasters Production. www.podmasters.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 59m 23s | ||||||
| 2/23/26 |  The Mafia and America – How made men made the United States | The Mafia’s place in American culture can be seen as a cultural phenomenon. But how did the real mob, who inspired The Sopranos and The Godfather, come to be? And what influence have they had in shaping the United States? Ryan Gingeras, author of The Mafia: A Global History, joins Chris and Jarv to discuss. Buy The Mafia: A Global History 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 – we need your help to keep going. Get ad free episodes, extra bits and merch: https://www.patreon.com/c/americanfriction We’re now on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@AmericanFrictionPod Follow us on social media: BlueSky Instagram TikTok Written and presented by Chris Jones and Jacob Jarvis. Video and audio editor: Simon Williams. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis Executive producer: Martin Bojtos. Artwork by James Parrett. Music: Orange Factory Music. AMERICAN FRICTION is a Podmasters Production. www.podmasters.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 36m 35s | ||||||
| 2/20/26 |  Donald Trump destroys American elections forever | Trump is meddling where he can and pushing to make it harder for people to vote. Will Trump ever allow free votes in America under his watch? Nikki, Jarv and Chris discuss in our latest episode. Back us on Patreon – we need your help to keep going. Get ad free episodes, extra bits and merch: https://www.patreon.com/c/americanfriction We’re now on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@AmericanFrictionPod Follow us on social media: BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/americanfric.bsky.social Instagram TikTok Written and presented by Chris Jones, Nikki McCann Ramirez and Jacob Jarvis. Video and audio editor: Simon Williams. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis Executive producer: Martin Bojtos. Artwork by James Parrett. Music: Orange Factory Music. AMERICAN FRICTION is a Podmasters Production. www.podmasters.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 51m 47s | ||||||
| 2/16/26 |  Why US athletes are turning on Trump – "We're in a pick a side moment" | Trump’s despicable shenanigans have seen more and more US athletes speak out against him. The Winter Olympics have thrown this into sharp focus, and Chris is joined by Jules Boykoff, author of What are the olympics for? and Power Games: A Political History of the Olympics to discuss this backlash and the history of protest at the games. Back us on Patreon – we need your help to keep going. Get ad free episodes, extra bits and merch: https://www.patreon.com/c/americanfriction We’re now on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@AmericanFrictionPod Follow us on social media: BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/americanfric.bsky.social Instagram TikTok Written and presented by Chris Jones. Producer plus video and audio editor: Simon Williams. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis Executive producer: Martin Bojtos. Artwork by James Parrett. Music: Orange Factory Music. AMERICAN FRICTION is a Podmasters Production. www.podmasters.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 33m 25s | ||||||
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