{"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":"Unpacking Graham Platner’s strange hostage video and what it means for the midterms","slug":"unpacking-graham-platner-s-strange-hostage-video-and-what-it-means-for-the-midterms","published_at":"2026-07-10T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/10-minute-drill-7228376/unpacking-graham-platner-s-strange-hostage-video-and-what-it-means-for-the-midterms","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/10-minute-drill-7228376","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/SRCOO1277104932.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/SRCOO1277104932.mp3","summary":"Graham Platner's Senate campaign is over — but he refused to go quietly. According to Politico, Platner's own top aides urged him to strike a conciliatory, gratitude-focused tone in his withdrawal announcement. He said no.  Sources say Platner made it a condition of dropping out that he'd get to blast the Democratic establishment on his way out, training more fire on his own party than on Senator Susan Collins or Republicans. Now Maine Democrats are scrambling to pick a replacement, with insiders reportedly eyeing a roughly 600-person nominating convention — 500 delegates chosen proportionally by county committees, and the rest from the state committee.  0:00 - Intro 0:30 - The End of Platner’s Senate Run 5:00 - This Week’s Top 5 Stories","meta_description":"Graham Platner's Senate campaign is over — but he refused to go quietly. According to Politico, Platner's own top aides urged him to strike a conciliatory…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":571,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/10-minute-drill-7228376/episodes/unpacking-graham-platner-s-strange-hostage-video-and-what-it-means-for-the-midterms/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/unpacking-graham-platner-s-strange-hostage-video-and-what-it-means-for-the-midterms.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}