{"podcast":{"title":"America’s Mistakes Podcast","slug":"america-s-mistakes-podcast-7117242","podcast_index_feed_id":7117242,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/americasmistakes/feed.xml","website_url":"https://americasmistakes.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/19546709/AMLogo1400X1400.png","author":"Lewis Ress","episode_count":24,"summary":"No one is perfect. We all make mistakes. Sometimes we can correct them. Sometimes it’s better to be smart enough to avoid them in the first place. Why not try to anticipate the problem and avoid it? Join lawyer and author Lewis M. Ress as he dissects and offers solutions to America’s Mistakes.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-09T10:18:05.615403+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-s-mistakes-podcast-7117242"},"episode":{"title":"America's Mistakes: Epstein, Power and the Erosion of Justice","slug":"america-s-mistakes-epstein-power-and-the-erosion-of-justice","published_at":"2025-08-26T16:59:16+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-s-mistakes-podcast-7117242/america-s-mistakes-epstein-power-and-the-erosion-of-justice","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-s-mistakes-podcast-7117242","url":"https://americasmistakes.podbean.com/e/americas-mistakes-epstein-power-and-the-erosion-of-justice/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/uu95p76q2yguw86k/EP16Final-w59bph-Optimized.mp3","summary":"In this episode of America's Mistakes, hosts Peter Hesse and attorney Lewis M. Reff trace the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, the controversial plea deals, and the web of powerful figures tied to the scandal. They examine alleged cover-ups, conflicts of interest in the Department of Justice, and how the case touches issues of women's rights, accountability, and institutional failure. The conversation connects the Epstein story to broader concerns about the Supreme Court, political influence, and threats to democratic norms, and asks what the fallout means for victims, the legal system, and public trust.","meta_description":"In this episode of America's Mistakes, hosts Peter Hesse and attorney Lewis M. Reff trace the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, the controversial plea deals,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3293,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/america-s-mistakes-podcast-7117242/episodes/america-s-mistakes-epstein-power-and-the-erosion-of-justice/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-s-mistakes-podcast-7117242/america-s-mistakes-epstein-power-and-the-erosion-of-justice.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}