{"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":"In Search of Optimism About 2026","slug":"in-search-of-optimism-about-2026","published_at":"2025-12-23T19:15:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dsr-s-words-matter-179183/in-search-of-optimism-about-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dsr-s-words-matter-179183","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/TRGM8538188125.mp3?updated=1766517292","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/TRGM8538188125.mp3?updated=1766517292","summary":"It’s been a disastrous year in American politics. Donald Trump is going around naming everything after himself and proclaiming everything is great while the economic realities for millions of Americans continue to sour. Is there anything to be optimistic about as we approach 2026? David Rothkopf and Norm Ornstein take stock of our current situation and look forward to the new year. 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":"It’s been a disastrous year in American politics. Donald Trump is going around naming everything after himself and proclaiming everything is great while t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2250,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dsr-s-words-matter-179183/episodes/in-search-of-optimism-about-2026/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/in-search-of-optimism-about-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}