{"podcast":{"title":"Bulwark Takes","slug":"bulwark-takes-7201724","podcast_index_feed_id":7201724,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5149464.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5149464","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43509331.jpg","author":"The Bulwark","episode_count":500,"summary":"The news cycle doesn’t slow down, and neither does The Bulwark. Bulwark Takes brings you bite-sized takes on the news of the day from the entire Bulwark team, including Tim Miller, Sarah Longwell, and Bill Kristol, and more.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-16T06:17:09.692063+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bulwark-takes-7201724"},"episode":{"title":"Why Trump’s Favorite Shoe Company Is Fighting the White House (w/ Thomas Florsheim Jr.)","slug":"why-trump-s-favorite-shoe-company-is-fighting-the-white-house-w-thomas-florsheim-jr","published_at":"2026-05-22T01:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bulwark-takes-7201724/why-trump-s-favorite-shoe-company-is-fighting-the-white-house-w-thomas-florsheim-jr","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bulwark-takes-7201724","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8906679","audio_url":"https://clrtpod.com/m/pscrb.fm/rss/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8906679.mp3?modified=1779404194&sid=5149464&source=rss","summary":"Catherine Rampell is joined by Thomas Florsheim Jr., whose company makes the president’s favorite shoe brand, to discuss what Trump’s tariff agenda has meant for his business. From skyrocketing import costs to supply-chain chaos to millions paid in tariffs, Thomas explains why reshoring production to the United States still doesn’t make economic sense. He describes the scramble to move manufacturing between countries, the hidden costs businesses face from constant policy uncertainty, and why his company ultimately sued the federal government over the tariffs. Get 20% off your first order, plus free shipping during the Memorial Day Sale at https://www.bollandbranch.com/bulwarktakes with code bulwarktakes. Read more from Catherine Rampell: https://www.thebulwark.com/s/receipts","meta_description":"Catherine Rampell is joined by Thomas Florsheim Jr., whose company makes the president’s favorite shoe brand, to discuss what Trump’s tariff agenda has me…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2001,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bulwark-takes-7201724/episodes/why-trump-s-favorite-shoe-company-is-fighting-the-white-house-w-thomas-florsheim-jr/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bulwark-takes-7201724/why-trump-s-favorite-shoe-company-is-fighting-the-white-house-w-thomas-florsheim-jr.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}