# Goldstein Still Has Cards to Play Even After Guilty Verdict

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-merits-2557762/goldstein-still-has-cards-to-play-even-after-guilty-verdict
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-merits-2557762/goldstein-still-has-cards-to-play-even-after-guilty-verdict.md
Podcast: [On The Merits](https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-merits-2557762)
Published: 2026-02-27T19:10:00+00:00
Episode link: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/BL7179319789.mp3
Audio file: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/BL7179319789.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/on-the-merits-2557762/episodes/goldstein-still-has-cards-to-play-even-after-guilty-verdict
Duration seconds: 784

## Resource

Prominent lawyer and high-stakes poker player Tom Goldstein was convicted on some, but not all, of the 16 criminal charges against him when his federal trial wrapped up this week. But Goldstein's legal fight may be far from over. Several issues came up during the trial that could be fodder for a successful appeal, according to Bloomberg Law reporter Holly Barker, including a dispute over where Goldstein was physically located when some of these crimes were committed. Barker covered the trial of the disgraced SCOTUSblog founder and she joins our podcast, On The Merits, to talk about why the jury split its verdict and about how Goldstein's famous propensity for risk taking influenced his defense strategy. Do you have feedback on this episode of On The Merits? Give us a call and leave a voicemail at 703-341-3690.

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/on-the-merits-2557762/episodes/goldstein-still-has-cards-to-play-even-after-guilty-verdict/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-merits-2557762/goldstein-still-has-cards-to-play-even-after-guilty-verdict.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.