{"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":200,"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":"2026-07-17T22:21:09.082180+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-friction-6897945"},"episode":{"title":"How the GOP and the Dems got so weird","slug":"the-real-history-of-america-s-dysfunctional-parties","published_at":"2026-07-13T11:40:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-friction-6897945/the-real-history-of-america-s-dysfunctional-parties","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-friction-6897945","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR8745375634.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR8745375634.mp3","summary":"The Republicans and the Democrats are both in a weird place right now. How did they get to where they are? What were they like when they first started? And did they really “switch”? Paul Heideman, the author of Rogue Elephant: How Republicans Went from the Party of Business to the Party of Chaos,  joins Jarv to discuss.  Buy Rogue Elephant: How Republicans Went from the Party of Business to the Party of Chaos 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 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":"The Republicans and the Democrats are both in a weird place right now. How did they get to where they are? What were they like when they first started? An…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2254,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/american-friction-6897945/episodes/the-real-history-of-america-s-dysfunctional-parties/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/the-real-history-of-america-s-dysfunctional-parties.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}