{"podcast":{"title":"10 Minute Drill","slug":"10-minute-drill-7228376","podcast_index_feed_id":7228376,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/SRCOO6638238546","website_url":"https://sites.libsyn.com/569520","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/eae31dae-ae7e-11f0-98c0-773613ddab6b/image/5475d82f0e0164feb196c78d7fa3b951.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Matt Whitlock","episode_count":246,"summary":"Your morning 10-minute rundown of the most important stories in news and politics, hosted by veteran political strategist Matt Whitlock. We’re keeping it fun, fast, and light because you’ve got enough going on. New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-17T20:22:08.080116+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/10-minute-drill-7228376"},"episode":{"title":"The giant loophole foreign governments use to shape US politics; Michigan showdown","slug":"the-giant-loophole-foreign-governments-use-to-shape-us-politics-michigan-showdown","published_at":"2026-08-04T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/10-minute-drill-7228376/the-giant-loophole-foreign-governments-use-to-shape-us-politics-michigan-showdown","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/10-minute-drill-7228376","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/SRCOO4648390768.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/SRCOO4648390768.mp3","summary":"It's Michigan Primary Day. Blanche approaches a key Senate Judiciary committee vote today, a bombshell report reveals Abdul El-Sayed paid a Detroit pastor $75,000 for his endorsement without disclosing it, a watchdog group exposes $5.3 billion in foreign cash flowing into US nonprofits, and we dig into a new crypto industry poll and competing data center research. In this episode: - Blanche Advances — Senate Judiciary holds its Tuesday committee vote, with holdouts Tillis and Cornyn pointing to DOJ agreements on anti-weaponization funds and IRS audit immunity - Michigan Primary Day — Both the Senate race and Shri Thanedar's primary are on the ballot - Abdul El-Sayed vs. Haley Stevens — Abdul enters as the favorite despite Stevens massively outspending him - The Sheffield Story — Abdul El-Sayed paid Detroit pastor and radio host Horace Sheffield III $75,000 for \"consulting\" without disclosing the payment while touting his endorsement - Foreign Funding Exposed — Americans for Public Trust's new database tracks $5.3 billion in foreign spending across 523 groups and over 12,000 records, funding nonprofits like NRDC, Environmental Defense Fund, and Energy Foundation China - Crypto Poll Fact-Check — A new industry-backed poll on the crypto regulation bill, and what the numbers actually show - Data Center Fearmongering — Do data centers really spike your electric bill? We break down the competing research - DNC Cat Guy — Meet the man Democrats are hoping can fix their relationship with male voters The 10 Minute Drill breaks down the day's biggest political stories — fast, sharp, and to the point. 0:00 - Intro 0:37 - Todd Blanche Confirmation Latest 1:38 - Michigan Goes to the Polls 6:02 - Foreign Funding Exposed 8:40 - Fact Checking the Clarity Act 11:06 - Data Center Fear Mo…","meta_description":"It's Michigan Primary Day. Blanche approaches a key Senate Judiciary committee vote today, a bombshell report reveals Abdul El-Sayed paid a Detroit pastor…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":924,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/10-minute-drill-7228376/episodes/the-giant-loophole-foreign-governments-use-to-shape-us-politics-michigan-showdown/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/10-minute-drill-7228376/the-giant-loophole-foreign-governments-use-to-shape-us-politics-michigan-showdown.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}