# Resistance Education 7.2.26 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/resistor-vic-podcast-7359754/resistance-education-7-2-26 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/resistor-vic-podcast-7359754/resistance-education-7-2-26.md Podcast: [Resistor Vic Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/resistor-vic-podcast-7359754) Published: 2026-07-02T15:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/resistance-education-7-2-26--72791540 Audio file: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72791540/1f7dcb14c8775d3573683c867fcea1b0.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/resistor-vic-podcast-7359754/episodes/resistance-education-7-2-26 Duration seconds: 246 ## Resource One of the things I believe elected officials should do is educate voters, not just repeat consultant-tested talking points.A Facebook comment claiming that only “illegals” lost Medicaid benefits gave me an opportunity to explain something many Americans don’t know: millions of retirees rely on Medicaid to help pay their Medicare Part B premiums. When that assistance disappears, the consequences are very real.This piece isn’t about scoring political points. It’s about making sure we’re arguing from the same set of facts.As always, I welcome thoughtful disagreement. Vic Meyers for Democracy This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit resistorvic.substack.com/subscribe ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/resistor-vic-podcast-7359754/episodes/resistance-education-7-2-26/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/resistor-vic-podcast-7359754/resistance-education-7-2-26.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.