{"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":"Epstein’s Hidden Network: Power, Corruption, and the Unreleased Files","slug":"epstein-s-hidden-network-power-corruption-and-the-unreleased-files","published_at":"2025-10-11T22:13:58+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-s-mistakes-podcast-7117242/epstein-s-hidden-network-power-corruption-and-the-unreleased-files","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-s-mistakes-podcast-7117242","url":"https://americasmistakes.podbean.com/e/epstein-s-hidden-network-power-corruption-and-the-unreleased-files/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/p8ayfvptquq99zcp/EP17Final-wj7tbr-Optimized.mp3","summary":"In this episode of \"America's Mistakes,\" host Peter Hesse and attorney Lewis M. Ress explore the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, its ties to powerful figures, and alleged legal cover-ups. They discuss attorney conflicts, the controversial non-prosecution deal, influential names on purported customer lists, and efforts to suppress or redact key documents. The conversation also touches on broader concerns about political influence, media involvement, and threats to democratic institutions, ending with calls for public accountability and further investigation.","meta_description":"In this episode of \"America's Mistakes,\" host Peter Hesse and attorney Lewis M. Ress explore the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, its ties to powerful figures, an…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2722,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/america-s-mistakes-podcast-7117242/episodes/epstein-s-hidden-network-power-corruption-and-the-unreleased-files/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/epstein-s-hidden-network-power-corruption-and-the-unreleased-files.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}