{"podcast":{"title":"Americano","slug":"americano-220133","podcast_index_feed_id":220133,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/68358f38e1abc4be6b02e111","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/4905583-americano","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/68358f38e1abc4be6b02e111/1751036656497-6819cc69-2795-4a7d-97c9-7037f5f98758.jpeg","author":"The Spectator","episode_count":716,"summary":"The next chapter in American politics has begun, but is it going to be any less crazy? The Spectator's Americano podcast delivers in-depth discussions with the best American pundits to keep you in the loop. Presented by Freddy Gray. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-18T02:21:34.223780+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/americano-220133"},"episode":{"title":"Just how bad are the polls for the Republicans ?","slug":"just-how-bad-are-the-polls-for-the-republicans","published_at":"2026-08-22T12:50:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/americano-220133/just-how-bad-are-the-polls-for-the-republicans","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/americano-220133","url":"https://shows.acast.com/americano/episodes/just-how-bad-are-the-polls-for-republicans-ahead-of-the-mid","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/68358f38e1abc4be6b02e111/e/6a88653ba89d26398eeada45/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJzdGF0dXMiOiJwdWJsaWMifQ==&sig=3Kz_T5DLjlUogA_nBjfoHTvWYoR4eWsAXBRjKkdGUlM","summary":"Freddy Gray is joined by James Johnson, co-founder of JL Partners, on why the midterms are looking increasingly grim for the Republicans. Trump's approval is trending down, the war is dragging on it, and James expects differential turnout to hand the Democrats the House, possibly with more than 230 seats. Freddy and James discuss why a Senate map that should have been safe for Republicans is now a toss-up, which six states will decide it, why prediction markets are not the answer, and why Michigan and its DSA-aligned candidate may be the one seat that saves Trump's majority. Learn how to earn yield on gold, paid in gold, at Monetary-Metals.com/Americano Produced by Henry Lloyd Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more. For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts . Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Freddy Gray is joined by James Johnson, co-founder of JL Partners, on why the midterms are looking increasingly grim for the Republicans. Trump's approval…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1706,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/americano-220133/episodes/just-how-bad-are-the-polls-for-the-republicans/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/americano-220133/just-how-bad-are-the-polls-for-the-republicans.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}