{"podcast":{"title":"Good News for Lefties | Daily News for Democracy","slug":"good-news-for-lefties-daily-news-for-democracy-6982465","podcast_index_feed_id":6982465,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6256627/episodes/feed","website_url":"http://GoodNewsForLefties.com","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/672afcb4f39d17cf54d4be4a2915a13e.jpg","author":"Two Squared Media Productions, LLC","episode_count":876,"summary":"Positive, progressive news for democracy daily! Democrats, Leftists, liberals, and democratic socialists welcome. A respite from troubling headlines in difficult times. Sure, read the bad news, but then listen to us! Send good news tips to beowulf@twosquaredmediaproductions.com or 202-656-6271 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/good-news-for-lefties-daily-news-for-democracy--6256627/support .","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T14:22:27.318827+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/good-news-for-lefties-daily-news-for-democracy-6982465"},"episode":{"title":"PM News: Crime Rates Drop and Trans Rights Triumphs","slug":"pm-news-crime-rates-drop-and-trans-rights-triumphs","published_at":"2026-07-15T21:00:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/good-news-for-lefties-daily-news-for-democracy-6982465/pm-news-crime-rates-drop-and-trans-rights-triumphs","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/good-news-for-lefties-daily-news-for-democracy-6982465","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/pm-news-crime-rates-drop-and-trans-rights-triumphs--72998181","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72998181/good_news_for_lefties_pm_071526_mixdown_1.mp3","summary":"We begin with a remarkable prediction from crime data analyst Jeff Asher, who indicates that the United States is on track to achieve its lowest murder rate ever recorded in 2025, with early data showing a notable decline in violent crime. Next, we explore Illinois Governor JB Pritzker's recent signing of bills designed to protect the privacy of transgender individuals. U.S. murder rate approaches a record low : NPR IL Gov. Pritzker Signs Law Protecting Trans Patients By Removing Testosterone from Govt. Monitoring Program Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/good-news-for-lefties-daily-news-for-democracy--6256627/support .","meta_description":"We begin with a remarkable prediction from crime data analyst Jeff Asher, who indicates that the United States is on track to achieve its lowest murder ra…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":385,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/good-news-for-lefties-daily-news-for-democracy-6982465/episodes/pm-news-crime-rates-drop-and-trans-rights-triumphs/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/good-news-for-lefties-daily-news-for-democracy-6982465/pm-news-crime-rates-drop-and-trans-rights-triumphs.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}