{"podcast":{"title":"77 WABC MiniCasts","slug":"77-wabc-minicasts-5907352","podcast_index_feed_id":5907352,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/WABC5385397553","website_url":"https://wabcradio.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/d44d2282-6f35-11ed-999a-f3bc18d250a5/image/8ddb8b396c884830775dbd9c22711723.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"77 WABC","episode_count":40,"summary":"The newsmaker interviews and the news you need when time is short!","last_synced_at":"2026-06-12T18:20:39.518626+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/77-wabc-minicasts-5907352"},"episode":{"title":"Joe Concha: Graham Platner Is a Scandalous Mess | 06-05-26","slug":"joe-concha-graham-platner-is-a-scandalous-mess-06-05-26","published_at":"2026-06-06T13:04:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/77-wabc-minicasts-5907352/joe-concha-graham-platner-is-a-scandalous-mess-06-05-26","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/77-wabc-minicasts-5907352","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/WABC6237453848.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/WABC6237453848.mp3","summary":"Joe Concha critiques the Democratic Party’s response to a series of scandals surrounding Senate candidate Graham Platner, arguing that their hesitation to denounce him exposes a collapse of the moral high ground. Concha highlights a range of disturbing allegations against Platner, including domestic abuse, Nazi-themed tattoos, and offensive public comments regarding sexual assault and race. The narrative focuses on the perceived media and political hypocrisy, specifically criticizing the New York Times for \"soft-pedaling\" the story and prominent Democrats like AOC and Hakeem Jeffries for avoiding direct accountability. By juxtaposing these controversies with the party’s \"believe all women\" rhetoric, Concha suggests that a standard of political survival has superseded the ethical principles the party claims to defend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Joe Concha critiques the Democratic Party’s response to a series of scandals surrounding Senate candidate Graham Platner, arguing that their hesitation to…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":913,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/77-wabc-minicasts-5907352/episodes/joe-concha-graham-platner-is-a-scandalous-mess-06-05-26/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/77-wabc-minicasts-5907352/joe-concha-graham-platner-is-a-scandalous-mess-06-05-26.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}