American Friction
By Podmasters
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Episodes: 124
Jan 24, 2025
Aug 10, 2024
Description
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).
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Trump's grotesque victory lap – Is he ditching 'America First'?
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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Donald Trump: America’s last president?
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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Trump's troops, the Insurrection Act explained and more!
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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Trump, the Supreme Court and the war on American democracy
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Trump and Hegseth vs. Bellies and beards – The latest US showdown!
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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How Trump made America go crazy over 'dudes'
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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Donald Trump's latest meltdown: That escalator could've killed him!
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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Trump vs. Jimmy Kimmel – Everything that's wrong with America's media!
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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America goes insane again – Charlie Kirk fallout, Trump crackdowns and more!
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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Inside the Stop Trump Protest! — Bonus edition
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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Trump’s new war obsession – And how it makes America weaker
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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Will Trump’s Epstein denials ever end?
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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Charlie Kirk and America’s political violence epidemic
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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'Everything Trump is doing is unpopular' – Molly Jong-Fast on America's MAGA reckoning
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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Trump takes on death, Epstein victims, China and Venezuela
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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Neo-Nazi America and Trump – A love-hate relationship
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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White House clown - Trump’s circus show goes on
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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Trump vs. Newsom – Battle of the attention whores
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Aug 24, 2025 |
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Trump goes gaga over Putin – America's latest embarrassment
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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Trump, Texas and the death of democracy – Inside the gerrymandering war
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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Trump, Big Balls and Washington – Explained
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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Trump vs. the US economy – If it’s broke, don’t break it more!
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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Trump: I hate numbers but I love Sydney Sweeney!
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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Why hasn’t Trump stopped Netanyahu?
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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Trump's crazy week – Scotland rants, Epstein trouble, the Unabomber and more!
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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Trump vs. the media – Has he killed it or is he keeping it alive?
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Jul 27, 2025 |
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Trump’s Epstein distraction plan – Remember Obama and Clinton?!?!
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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After Trump and Biden – Can young people reclaim politics?
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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What Trump's massive Epstein meltdown means
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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Trump vs. the climate crisis – Denial, cuts and tragic consequences
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Why Elon Musk’s ‘America Party’ is doomed – plus, Grok goes full Nazi!
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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Trump vs. Iran – Foreign policy led by extortion?
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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The ugly truth behind Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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Inside America's "lawless" Supreme Court – with Leah Litman
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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Zohran Mamdani: What his win means for Democrats
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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Inside the Republican Party's long war on democracy
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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Evil and weird – Trump's ten year review!
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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Trump's lapdog – How Congress gave its power away
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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Welcome to Trump’s police state
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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Inside the LA protests: “This is a fight for survival”
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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Why Trump wants the Los Angeles protests to boil over
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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MAGA vs. the CIA and the FBI – How US intelligence works and why it matters
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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Trump vs. Musk goes nuclear — The girls are fighting!
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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Fox News: The Trump propaganda factory explained
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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Elon Musk, we hardly knew ye – with special guest Molly Jong-Fast
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May 30, 2025 |
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How Trump and RFK Jr. are risking a global health crisis
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May 27, 2025 |
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The big Trump bill and the big Biden conspiracy theory!
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May 23, 2025 |
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What does it take to fight back against Trump?
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May 19, 2025 |
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Trump: The most corrupt president ever goes on tour!
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May 16, 2025 |
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How to handle Trump being a "blathering moron" – with Jamelle Bouie of The New York Times
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May 12, 2025 |
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Inside Trump's latest plan to destroy America
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May 09, 2025 |
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RFK Jr. is totally wrong about autism. Here's why
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May 06, 2025 |
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Trump’s horrid 100 days – The worst bits you might have missed!
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May 02, 2025 |
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Trump’s chaotic economy – An idiot’s guide!
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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Trump vs. America, JD Vance vs. the Pope and Hegseth vs. himself
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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Donald Trump vs. human rights
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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Trump and Bukele – Inside the president's disturbing fascination with El Salvador
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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Trump’s tariff u-turn — Why is he like this?!
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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Trump third term – Why we need to take his threats seriously
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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Are Trump's tariffs breaking the world?
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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"Democrats need to grow a f*cking spine!” – Kat Abughazaleh on her run for Congress
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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Signal sh*tshow gives the Dems some ammunition!
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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Who is Pete Hegseth? And could he destroy the US military?
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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Trump and Musk vs. America’s safety net
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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The Trump dictatorship begins
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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Everything Trump is getting wrong about immigration
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Trump tanks the economy and becomes a Tesla salesman!
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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Do Native Americans have a voice in the United States?
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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Why did Trump say that?! – His first major speech unpacked
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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Trump and Zelenskyy’s Oval Office clash – what happens now?
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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Is the tide turning on Elon Musk?
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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How to fight the Trump-Musk power grab – with former Alabama senator Doug Jones
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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Donald Trump’s first month review!
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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Can Trump really ignore the courts? – plus, Your guide to being hopeful as MAGA ruins everything
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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Why is Trump letting Musk stage a coup? – Plus, the history of the new American empire
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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Donald Trump takes on the world — plus, are China and America heading for war?
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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Trump’s first week review — Great for fascists, terrible for America
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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Trump’s inauguration explained – Lies, executive orders and a Nazi salute
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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What can Trump do straight away?
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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Why is Trump so obsessed with Greenland? – Plus: Why Zuckerberg is as bad as Musk
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Jan 10, 2025 |
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Why is Donald Trump supporting Musk over MAGA?
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Jan 03, 2025 |
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US Politics in 2024 recap: Weird bits, worst bits and what we learned
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Dec 27, 2024 |
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Trump's hush money fight fails – plus, why is everyone obsessed with drones?
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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Trump’s plan for America: “Don’t blame me!” – Plus, the Electoral College, an unsolvable problem? – with Latif Nasser
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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Why did Joe Biden pardon Hunter? – plus a New York deep dive with Brian Lehrer
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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Trump’s legal cases: What you need to know — plus, how powerful is Fox News?
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Nov 29, 2024 |
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Why did Matt Gaetz drop out – and how long will Musk last?
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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Who's in the Trump horror cabinet? – plus, Ro Khanna on the Democrats’ future
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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Are the Democrats ready to face reality? – The Trump-Harris aftermath
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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Trump won. What now? – Election result special episode
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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Trump or Harris: Who's going to win then?! - With guest Molly Jong-Fast
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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Trump-Harris: How ugly is the election aftermath going to get?
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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Taster – ‘Why do people join cults?’ – from the new series of Why? with Emma Kennedy
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Is Trump's campaign falling apart?
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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Harris's interview frenzy sparks new Trump meltdown – plus, do celeb endorsements matter?
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Oct 11, 2024 |
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The violent world of Trump: New Jan 6 revelations and more
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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What did we learn from the Vance and Walz debate?
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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What the latest scandals mean for Trump and Harris
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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Harris-Trump countdown: Everything you need to know with 50 days to go
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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Trump assassination attempt: Will this change the election race?
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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Trump's revenge fantasies: Why they matter
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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US election debate: How Donald Trump took Kamala Harris's bait
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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Is Trump losing his mind?
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Sep 06, 2024 |
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Trump's QAnon posting spree explained – plus, Harris’s first interview: What we learned
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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DNC highlights: Harris, Walz and Obama mania – plus, is Trump ok?
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Aug 23, 2024 |
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Does Trump really think Musk can save his campaign?
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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Tim Walz: Is Harris's VP pick really so perfect? — plus, Project 2025 madness explained
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Aug 09, 2024 |
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Why calling Trump and JD Vance “weird” works – plus, where the election will be won
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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Kamala Harris, Brat Summer, JD Vance's couch and more – with guest Molly Jong-Fast
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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Joe Biden quits the race… what now?
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Jul 21, 2024 |
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Trump and JD Vance take over the GOP — plus, how did American politics get so volatile?
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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Trump shooting: What comes next?
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Jul 14, 2024 |
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Clooney Tunes: The Presidential race gets weirder – Plus, can the Supreme Court ever be fixed?
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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Trump’s Supreme Court victory - Plus, why do so many Christian voters support a convicted felon?
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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Biden's election debate horror show – plus the global events voters care about most
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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The Trump vs. Biden brain battle – plus, what the hell is a ‘cheap fake’?
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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Does Hunter's conviction hurt Joe Biden's campaign? – plus, why the American media is f*cked
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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Guilty verdict sends Trump world loco – plus, right-wingers fight themselves
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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Trump trial verdict: Don found guilty on 34 charges — plus, is abortion 2024’s key election issue?
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May 31, 2024 |
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How to p*ss off Trump, with The Lincoln Project — plus, Nikki Haley loves Don, Biden gets nasty and more court drama
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May 24, 2024 |
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The Trump vs Biden TV debates are GO – Plus “Satire IS the opposition,” says boss of The Onion
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May 17, 2024 |
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Trump gets a Stormy ‘spanking’ — and how QAnon continues to warp minds in 2024
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May 10, 2024 |
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Alarm before the storm! – The Biden vs. Trump countdown, with guest Molly Jong-Fast
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May 03, 2024 |
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Trailer
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Apr 26, 2024 |