# Lust but Verify (with Jonathan Freedland) Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/hacks-on-tap-771065/lust-but-verify-with-jonathan-freedland Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/hacks-on-tap-771065/lust-but-verify-with-jonathan-freedland.md Podcast: [Hacks On Tap](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hacks-on-tap-771065) Published: 2026-07-14T21:11:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP4533977161.mp3 Audio file: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP4533977161.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hacks-on-tap-771065/episodes/lust-but-verify-with-jonathan-freedland Duration seconds: 4007 ## Resource This week, Axe and Heilemann are joined by a Hack from across the pond and all-around political savant, Jonathan Freedland. Jonathan is a Guardian columnist, host of Politics Weekly America, and co-host of Unholy, the podcast covering Israel and the Middle East. The Hacks dive into the biggest stories of the week, including the sudden passing of Senator Lindsey Graham and the political legacy he leaves behind, Trump's war against Iran, the Democratic Party's evolving stance on Israel, chunky forearms, bin-faced politicians, and so much more. Photo by BENJAMIN CREMEL/AFP via Getty Images Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hacks-on-tap-771065/episodes/lust-but-verify-with-jonathan-freedland/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/hacks-on-tap-771065/lust-but-verify-with-jonathan-freedland.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.