{"podcast":{"title":"At The Mic With Keith Malinak","slug":"at-the-mic-with-keith-malinak-7173299","podcast_index_feed_id":7173299,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/atthemicshow/","website_url":"https://www.atmshow.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/6b4564f4-d159-43e9-bd5d-c3f0553fb1e8/ZeeResizer-34.png","author":"Keith Malinak","episode_count":161,"summary":"ATMshow.com A very schizophrenic show. Monday Make The Case/Unpopular opinions get their chance. Tuesday Throwback/Classic conversations. Wednesday Wildcard/Anything could be discussed. Thursday Deep Dive/Look far below the surface. Friday Happy Hour/Welcome to the weekend!","last_synced_at":"2026-06-05T08:18:37.792592+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/at-the-mic-with-keith-malinak-7173299"},"episode":{"title":"ATM: Make The Case - Founding Fathers Hated Democracy","slug":"atm-make-the-case-founding-fathers-hated-democracy","published_at":"2026-05-24T21:45:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/at-the-mic-with-keith-malinak-7173299/atm-make-the-case-founding-fathers-hated-democracy","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/at-the-mic-with-keith-malinak-7173299","url":"https://www.atmshow.com","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/bb0fb6e5-c173-474e-9403-f77ef910a383.mp3","summary":"'Democracy' is a word used all the time in the halls of government, in our schools and throughout America in the course of conversation. But America isn't a democracy nor was it set up that way. The words of the founding fathers and the Constitution they crafted makes it clear that from the very beginning of America, we were never intended to be a 'democracy.' The founders hated democracy and today we make that case! Follow on X: @KeithMalinak More At The Mic episodes at ATMshow.com","meta_description":"'Democracy' is a word used all the time in the halls of government, in our schools and throughout America in the course of conversation. But America isn't…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":341,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/at-the-mic-with-keith-malinak-7173299/episodes/atm-make-the-case-founding-fathers-hated-democracy/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/at-the-mic-with-keith-malinak-7173299/atm-make-the-case-founding-fathers-hated-democracy.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}