{"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":231,"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":"2026-09-12T00:17:02.886512+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/after-the-fact-779587"},"episode":{"title":"What's Next for America at 250?","slug":"what-s-next-for-america-at-250","published_at":"2026-07-02T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/after-the-fact-779587/what-s-next-for-america-at-250","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/after-the-fact-779587","url":"https://afterthefact.libsyn.com/what-next-for-america-at-250","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/afterthefact/Whats_next_for_America_at_250.mp3?dest-id=462766","summary":"America has a milestone birthday coming up: This July, the nation will turn 250. As many pause to reflect on the past 250 years, there's also an opportunity to think about our shared future. While political polarization remains one of the greatest challenges to our democracy, with 65% of Americans saying that they feel exhausted when thinking about politics because of deep partisan divisions, we have more in common than current politics suggest. According to a 2025 Gallup poll, 8 in 10 Americans support compromise between political leaders, and two-thirds agree that democracy—despite its flaws—remains the best form of government. In this episode of \"After the Fact,\" we speak to Pew's CEO, Susan K. Urahn, and curiosity expert Scott Shigeoka, fresh from the TED Democracy Philadelphia: Founding Futures event, about how the American \"experiment\" is going, the state of democracy today, and how we can collectively strengthen the foundation of our nation for the next 250 years.","meta_description":"America has a milestone birthday coming up: This July, the nation will turn 250. As many pause to reflect on the past 250 years, there's also an opportuni…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1347,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/after-the-fact-779587/episodes/what-s-next-for-america-at-250/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/what-s-next-for-america-at-250.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}