{"podcast":{"title":"DSR's Words Matter","slug":"dsr-s-words-matter-179183","podcast_index_feed_id":179183,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/TRGM2789420791","website_url":"thedsrnetwork.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/733416d0-01f4-11ed-a9b9-0b5bc142769c/image/562893d8ab3c253f6d5b8de723d1195c.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Riley Fessler","episode_count":457,"summary":"American politics is undergoing seismic changes that will alter the course of history. At Words Matter, we believe that facts, evidence, truth and objective reality are necessary and vital in public discourse. Our hosts and guests have broad experience in government, politics and journalism -- this gives them a unique ability to explain recent events and place them in historic context. Together, with fellow journalists, elected officials, policy-makers and thought-leaders, they will analyze the week's news and get at the real truth behind all the distracting headlines.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-20T20:17:21.729739+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dsr-s-words-matter-179183"},"episode":{"title":"American Democracy at a Point of No Return","slug":"american-democracy-at-a-point-of-no-return","published_at":"2026-02-13T01:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dsr-s-words-matter-179183/american-democracy-at-a-point-of-no-return","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dsr-s-words-matter-179183","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/TRGM9799752557.mp3?updated=1770944422","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/TRGM9799752557.mp3?updated=1770944422","summary":"Concerns about an impending government shutdown are growing, and it is critical that the Democratic Party can adopt strong messaging to voters. There is no oversight for the Republican cult in Washington - Bondi, Bovino, Blanche, the list is endless. If we can still save our democracy, we need to do so now. Tune in as David Rothkopf and Norm Ornstein discuss the looming government shutdown, the threats to voting rights, and the hideousness of Pam Bondi. Looking for More from the DSR Network? Click Here: https://linktr.ee/deepstateradio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Concerns about an impending government shutdown are growing, and it is critical that the Democratic Party can adopt strong messaging to voters. There is n…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3138,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dsr-s-words-matter-179183/episodes/american-democracy-at-a-point-of-no-return/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dsr-s-words-matter-179183/american-democracy-at-a-point-of-no-return.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}