{"podcast":{"title":"Citizen McCain with Meghan McCain","slug":"citizen-mccain-with-meghan-mccain-6648263","podcast_index_feed_id":6648263,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/GEMINIMEDIA8188689939","website_url":"https://unt-meghan-mccain.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/0ef9b8f0-b0e7-11f0-8ede-cfef1e0c6871/image/63a70a7483a6c9e3b307693b3f5e8aea.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Citizen Cain Productions","episode_count":197,"summary":"Citizen McCain by Meghan McCain is your new fave podcast for all things politics and pop culture. If you’re talking about it, she’s talking about it, and she isn’t afraid to get into it. We'll focus on trending news, celebrity gossip, Americana culture, and all the stuff in the weird corners of the internet. Meghan, an American icon, along with her co-host Miranda Wilkins, plans to tackle cancel culture, break down viral trends, and have conversations that you’re going to want to hear. A blend of entertainment and hard news with the Meghan McCain twist.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/citizen-mccain-with-meghan-mccain-6648263"},"episode":{"title":"From Minnesota to Meta: A Week of Institutional Chaos","slug":"from-minnesota-to-meta-a-week-of-institutional-chaos","published_at":"2026-01-29T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/citizen-mccain-with-meghan-mccain-6648263/from-minnesota-to-meta-a-week-of-institutional-chaos","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/citizen-mccain-with-meghan-mccain-6648263","url":"https://claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/mgln.ai/e/796/traffic.megaphone.fm/GEMINIMEDIA2386952632.mp3?updated=1769673375","audio_url":"https://claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/mgln.ai/e/796/traffic.megaphone.fm/GEMINIMEDIA2386952632.mp3?updated=1769673375","summary":"Miranda hosts solo while Meghan is out on maternity leave, joined by Ben Ferguson and Christine Rosen for a wide-ranging and intense breakdown of one of the most chaotic political weeks yet. The panel dives into the fallout from violent incidents involving ICE and Border Patrol in Minnesota, the leadership scramble inside DHS, Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem pointing fingers, and why Republican trust in ICE just dropped eight points in two weeks. They debate whether this is a messaging failure, a tactics failure, or both, and what it means for the administration moving forward. The conversation then turns to rising political violence after Rep. Ilhan Omar was sprayed at a town hall and other recent attacks on public officials. The group discusses security failures, online radicalization, social media outrage culture, and why politicians across parties are becoming increasingly vulnerable targets. Finally, they shift to the looming Big Tech trial, where Meta and other platforms face lawsuits over alleged harm to children. Miranda, Ben, and Christine unpack what the case could mean for social media regulation, parental responsibility, algorithm design, and whether Silicon Valley can actually be held accountable. It’s a raw, unscripted conversation about institutional trust, digital addiction, political extremism, and the growing consequences of a hyper-online culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Miranda hosts solo while Meghan is out on maternity leave, joined by Ben Ferguson and Christine Rosen for a wide-ranging and intense breakdown of one of t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3780,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/citizen-mccain-with-meghan-mccain-6648263/episodes/from-minnesota-to-meta-a-week-of-institutional-chaos/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/citizen-mccain-with-meghan-mccain-6648263/from-minnesota-to-meta-a-week-of-institutional-chaos.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}