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American Friction

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  • Does what’s going on in the American Election scare and bemuse you in equal measure? Want to know what Biden and Trump are up to – without tearing your hair out? Then you need to listen to American Friction – the brand new podcast about the countdown to the big vote in November – 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 behind the vote with hosts Jacob Jarvis (ex-Newsweek), Chris Jones (Podmasters) and Nikki McCann Ramirez (Politics Reporter at Rolling Stone). Out every Friday.
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Episodes
  • The Trump vs Biden TV debates are GO – Plus “Satire IS the opposition,” says boss of The Onion

    The Trump vs Biden TV debates are GO – Plus “Satire IS the opposition,” says boss of The Onion
    May 17 2024
    The US Presidential Election explained for Brits. This time: The Biden-Trump TV debates are on at last. Will America’s most hotly-anticipated showdown deliver useful argument (fat chance) or a new low in WWE politics? Plus: Trump team tries to paint prosecution witness Michael Cohen as a liar, Steve Bannon might be going to jail (yay) and Farage says the Don has offered him a job (what?). And special guest Ben Collins, CEO of the original satirical news site The Onion, on why comedy is the real powerhouse of opposition in American politics. With Chris Jones and Nikki McCann Ramírez of Rolling Stone. Follow us on social media: Twitter Instagram TikTok Written and presented by Chris Jones and Nikki McCann Ramírez. Audio editor: Simon Williams. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Executive producer: Martin Bojtos. Artwork by James Parrett. Music: Orange Factory Music. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production www.podmasters.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    54 mins
  • Trump gets a Stormy ‘spanking’ — and how QAnon continues to warp minds in 2024

    Trump gets a Stormy ‘spanking’ — and how QAnon continues to warp minds in 2024
    May 10 2024
    A new series counting down to the US Presidential Election – and explaining the nightmare to British audience. This time: How is Trump doing in court? We speak about his alleged but literal spanking, as described by Stormy Daniels. And we ask – what will voters think of it all? Plus, QAnon – how are conspiracy wingnuts shaping the election? Then we dig into the latest polling, look at Marjorie Taylor Greene’s latest failure and much more. Nikki McCann Ramírez, of Rolling Stone, joins Jacob Jarvis and Chris Jones to discuss the latest issues in US politics – and Mike Rothschild, author of Jewish Space Lasers and The Storm is Upon Us, dials in to discuss conspiracy theories – and how they might change how voters think. Follow us on social media: Twitter Instagram TikTok Written and presented by Chris Jones, Jacob Jarvis and Nikki McCann Ramírez. Audio editor: Simon Williams. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Executive producer: Martin Bojtos. Artwork by James Parrett. Music: Orange Factory Music. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Alarm before the storm! – The Biden vs. Trump countdown

    Alarm before the storm! – The Biden vs. Trump countdown
    May 3 2024
    A brand new series counting down to the US Presidential Election – and explaining the whole nightmare for the British audience. This time: With six months to go, how (and where) are Biden and Trump still neck and neck? How is Trump’s trial for paying off Stormy Daniels taking shape? Are the campus Gaza protests and the police crackdown affecting the election? And should shooting a dog rule you out of elected office? Nikki McCann Ramírez, of Rolling Stone, joins Jacob Jarvis and Chris Jones to discuss the latest issues in US politics – and Vanity Fair special correspondent and Fast Politics podcast host Molly Jong-Fast beams in from New York to give her take on the polls, the mood of the voters and the whole electoral thing. • “You have one candidate who wants to end American democracy and one who is old. Somehow the media is treating these two things as though they are the same.” – Molly Jong-Fast • “He’s been rehabilitated somehow since changing teams, but Michael Cohen has always been a sleazebag.” – Nikki McCann Ramírez • “If Trump wins, will we have elections in four years? I don’t know.” – Molly Jong-Fast Follow us on social media: Twitter Instagram TikTok Written and presented by Chris Jones, Jacob Jarvis and Nikki McCann Ramírez. Audio 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    56 mins
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