{"podcast":{"title":"After the Fact","slug":"after-the-fact-779587","podcast_index_feed_id":779587,"rss_url":"https://afterthefact.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://www.pewtrusts.org/afterthefact","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/1/3/6/e/136ea49f8248cfb0d959afa2a1bf1c87/LibSyn_3000x3000.png","author":"The Pew Charitable Trusts","episode_count":224,"summary":"After the Fact is a podcast from The Pew Charitable Trusts that brings you data and analysis on the issues that matter to you—from our environment and the sciences, to larger economic trends and public health. Experts from Pew and other special guests discuss the numbers and trends shaping some of society's biggest challenges with host Dan LeDuc, then go behind the facts with nonpartisan analysis and stories.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-06T00:18:19.366116+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/after-the-fact-779587"},"episode":{"title":"The Next Generation of Lawmakers: Young, Scrappy, and… Bipartisan?","slug":"the-next-generation-of-lawmakers-young-scrappy-and-bipartisan","published_at":"2026-06-05T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/after-the-fact-779587/the-next-generation-of-lawmakers-young-scrappy-and-bipartisan","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/after-the-fact-779587","url":"https://afterthefact.libsyn.com/the-next-generation-of-lawmakers-young-scrappy-and-bipartisan","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/afterthefact/The_Next_Generation_of_Lawmakers_Young_Scrappy_andBipartisan.mp3?dest-id=462766","summary":"With the upcoming 250th anniversary of the United States, the youngest generation of lawmakers is demonstrating how they're working together more effectively and rebuilding trust in U.S. democracy. Layla Zaidane, who leads Future Caucus, shares how the organization supports millennial and Gen Z elected leaders in Congress and state legislatures who are collaborating on bipartisan policy solutions. Amid declining trust in U.S. democracy, she tells us why its model is working and why it's a reason for hope—with data indicating that these young lawmakers are 24% more effective than their peers.","meta_description":"With the upcoming 250th anniversary of the United States, the youngest generation of lawmakers is demonstrating how they're working together more effectiv…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1108,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/after-the-fact-779587/episodes/the-next-generation-of-lawmakers-young-scrappy-and-bipartisan/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/after-the-fact-779587/the-next-generation-of-lawmakers-young-scrappy-and-bipartisan.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}