{"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 vs. God! – Who's going to win that argument?!","slug":"trump-vs-god-who-s-going-to-win-that-argument","published_at":"2026-05-10T23:05:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-friction-6897945/trump-vs-god-who-s-going-to-win-that-argument","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-friction-6897945","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR4477282628.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR4477282628.mp3","summary":"For a President who CLAIMS he’s religious, there's a whooooole lot of blasphemy going on under Trump’s second term. Not only has he compared himself to Jesus, but he’s also been picking fights with the Pope. Is that losing him support, or are his supporters still following him blindly? Chris and Jarv speak with returning guest Peter Wehner, a senior fellow at the Trinity Forum, writer for The Atlantic, and former Republican speechwriter. Back us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/AmericanFriction Follow us on social media: Bluesky Instagram TikTok Written and presented by Jacob Jarvis and Chris Jones. Audio/ video editor: Chris Jones. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. 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":"For a President who CLAIMS he’s religious, there's a whooooole lot of blasphemy going on under Trump’s second term. Not only has he compared himself to Je…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2410,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/american-friction-6897945/episodes/trump-vs-god-who-s-going-to-win-that-argument/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-vs-god-who-s-going-to-win-that-argument.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}