American Friction does Hot Take Time Machine – Crossover special from The Bunker!

About this episode

In this special crossover episode, the hosts discuss bizarre columns and conspiracies, including resurfaced Trump theories and cultural commentary.

• It’s Podmasters’ 10th birthday! Get an extra 10% off a year’s Patreon backing. In a special crossover with The Bunker, Jacob Jarvis, Chris Jones and Nikki McCann Ramirez wade knee-deep into this month’s weirdest columns for Hot Take Time Machine. On the menu: resurfaced Donald Trump conspiracies, the Wegovy essay that broke the internet, Adrian Chiles' thoughts on, er, dog poo… and much more! • Back us on Patreon – www.patreon.com/americanfriction Written and presented by Jacob Jarvis, Chris Jones and Nikki McCann Ramirez. Producer James Liddell. Audio production: Tom Taylor. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Music by Kenny Dickinson. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production. www.podmasters.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Jacob Jarvis, Chris Jones, Nikki McCann Ramirez

Topics covered

• crossover
• politics
• media analysis
• conspiracy theories
• cultural commentary

Keywords

• Hot Take Time Machine
• Donald Trump
• Wegovy
• Adrian Chiles
• crossover special

Sponsors

Patreon

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Podmasters, THE BUNKER

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