Episode

Who Defines Conservatism?

Podcast: Point Taken with Steve Scaffidi & Kristin Brey
Published: Apr 29, 2026
Duration seconds: 3894
Processing state: not_requested
Canonical source: https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F8347900_2026-04-29-172600%2Fitunes_akrgV
Audio: https://serve.castfire.com/audio/8347900/8347900_2026-04-29-172600.128.mp3?rssID=908&source=itunes_akrgV
JSON: /v1/public/podcasts/point-taken-with-steve-scaffidi-kristin-brey-6802282/episodes/who-defines-conservatism
Markdown: /podcast/point-taken-with-steve-scaffidi-kristin-brey-6802282/who-defines-conservatism.md

Actions

POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/point-taken-with-steve-scaffidi-kristin-brey-6802282/episodes/who-defines-conservatism/transcription-requests
Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/point-taken-with-steve-scaffidi-kristin-brey-6802282/who-defines-conservatism.md
Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

Summary

Steve Scaffidi is joined by Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty president Rick Esenberg to examine the state of conservatism in the U.S., internal divisions on the right, and recent legal and political developments, including Supreme Court rulings and rhetoric surrounding the Iran conflict. Later, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Joel Brennan joins to discuss his campaign, policy priorities, and how he plans to stand out in a crowded primary. The show also includes a follow-up on local power outages and a Salute to Service spotlight.