# What Next - Look Upon Trump’s Works, Ye Mighty

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/slate-news-494234/what-next-look-upon-trump-s-works-ye-mighty
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/slate-news-494234/what-next-look-upon-trump-s-works-ye-mighty.md
Podcast: [Slate News](https://stenobird.com/podcast/slate-news-494234)
Published: 2026-05-07T07:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/whatnext-daily-news-and-analysis/episodes/69fbb0158c59df7dd5f4d5b1
Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6961268923ce58f14615840d/a/slatenews-podcasts/e/69fbb0158c59df7dd5f4d5b1/media.mp3
Processing state: processed
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/slate-news-494234/episodes/what-next-look-upon-trump-s-works-ye-mighty
Duration seconds: 1691

## Resource

Donald Trump is spending his second term trying to cement his legacy, but he still hasn’t zeroed in on what that should be: Is it his name on monuments? A ballroom decorated in his specific style? Owning Greenland or whatever? Credit where credit is due, though, he’s already made a mark on the political discourse that will have the staying power of a jagged scar.  Guest: Michael Scherer, staff writer at The Atlantic. Want more What Next? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Elena Schwartz, Paige Osburn, Anna Phillips, Madeline Ducharme, and Rob Gunther. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/slate-news-494234/episodes/what-next-look-upon-trump-s-works-ye-mighty/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/slate-news-494234/what-next-look-upon-trump-s-works-ye-mighty.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.