{"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":"Trump’s slush fund – The wildest cash grab of all time!","slug":"trump-s-slush-fund-the-wildest-cash-grab-of-all-time","published_at":"2026-05-22T13:55:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-friction-6897945/trump-s-slush-fund-the-wildest-cash-grab-of-all-time","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-friction-6897945","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR9076018594.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR9076018594.mp3","summary":"Donald Trump’s IRS settlement permanently blocks audits into his past tax returns and creates a controversial $1.7bn “Anti-Weaponization Fund”. Nikki, Chris and Jarv discuss why critics are calling it a “slush fund” and who could end up cashing in. 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 Chris Jones, Nikki McCann Ramirez and Jacob Jarvis. Producer: Jake Preston. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"Donald Trump’s IRS settlement permanently blocks audits into his past tax returns and creates a controversial $1.7bn “Anti-Weaponization Fund”. Nikki, Chr…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3420,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/american-friction-6897945/episodes/trump-s-slush-fund-the-wildest-cash-grab-of-all-time/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/trump-s-slush-fund-the-wildest-cash-grab-of-all-time.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}