# The Threats Against Minnesotans in Public Office Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/essential-minnesota-7677952/the-threats-against-minnesotans-in-public-office Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/essential-minnesota-7677952/the-threats-against-minnesotans-in-public-office.md Podcast: [Essential Minnesota](https://stenobird.com/podcast/essential-minnesota-7677952) Published: 2026-04-24T09:30:00+00:00 Episode link: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STB9251769193.mp3?updated=1777409287 Audio file: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STB9251769193.mp3?updated=1777409287 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/essential-minnesota-7677952/episodes/the-threats-against-minnesotans-in-public-office Duration seconds: 1560 ## Resource Threats against elected officials are on the rise but the full number and nature of those threats has been difficult to know. Three reporters spent six months tracking down the real threats Minnesota lawmakers are facing and what it says about the safety net surrounding those who pursue public office. Guests: Jana Hollingsworth MaryJo Webster Nathaniel Minor ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/essential-minnesota-7677952/episodes/the-threats-against-minnesotans-in-public-office/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/essential-minnesota-7677952/the-threats-against-minnesotans-in-public-office.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.