{"podcast":{"title":"American Friction","slug":"american-friction-6897945","podcast_index_feed_id":6897945,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/NSR4366686780","website_url":"https://www.podmasters.co.uk","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/1a6ed35a-03f0-11ef-afdd-9ffbc083d62d/image/18f110fb4ccabf9655547a5e8f4bfc70.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Podmasters","episode_count":187,"summary":"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","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-friction-6897945"},"episode":{"title":"Fixing America – Why the world shouldn't give up on the United States","slug":"fixing-america-why-the-world-shouldn-t-give-up-on-the-united-states","published_at":"2026-05-31T23:05:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-friction-6897945/fixing-america-why-the-world-shouldn-t-give-up-on-the-united-states","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-friction-6897945","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR2791415463.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR2791415463.mp3","summary":"America is in a crisis, but that doesn’t mean it’s beyond saving. Reverend Professor Keith Magee, chair of The Guardian Foundation, joins Jarv to discuss how empathy could help to reset the United States. 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 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","meta_description":"America is in a crisis, but that doesn’t mean it’s beyond saving. Reverend Professor Keith Magee, chair of The Guardian Foundation, joins Jarv to discuss…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1923,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/american-friction-6897945/episodes/fixing-america-why-the-world-shouldn-t-give-up-on-the-united-states/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-friction-6897945/fixing-america-why-the-world-shouldn-t-give-up-on-the-united-states.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}