# This GOP senator is done mincing words (with Sen. Thom Tillis) Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-with-dasha-burns-642858/this-gop-senator-is-done-mincing-words-with-sen-thom-tillis Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-with-dasha-burns-642858/this-gop-senator-is-done-mincing-words-with-sen-thom-tillis.md Podcast: [The Conversation with Dasha Burns](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-with-dasha-burns-642858) Published: 2026-01-30T09:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/POLL4485099204.mp3?updated=1769735999 Audio file: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/POLL4485099204.mp3?updated=1769735999 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-conversation-with-dasha-burns-642858/episodes/this-gop-senator-is-done-mincing-words-with-sen-thom-tillis Duration seconds: 2053 ## Resource Senator Thom Tillis calls for the resignation of Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller in a forthright interview with Dasha Burns for β€œThe Conversation.” The North Carolina Republican made his comments after the shootings of two citizens by ICE agents in Minneapolis earlier this year. In a wide-ranging discussion, Tillis talked about tariffs, his hopes for President Trump and his worries for the future of the Republican Party. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-conversation-with-dasha-burns-642858/episodes/this-gop-senator-is-done-mincing-words-with-sen-thom-tillis/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-with-dasha-burns-642858/this-gop-senator-is-done-mincing-words-with-sen-thom-tillis.md` β€” 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.