{"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: Judge Tosses Trump’s Lawsuit, NYC Pets Get a Budget Boost","slug":"pm-news-judge-tosses-trump-s-lawsuit-nyc-pets-get-a-budget-boost","published_at":"2026-07-09T21:00:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/good-news-for-lefties-daily-news-for-democracy-6982465/pm-news-judge-tosses-trump-s-lawsuit-nyc-pets-get-a-budget-boost","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/good-news-for-lefties-daily-news-for-democracy-6982465","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/pm-news-judge-tosses-trump-s-lawsuit-nyc-pets-get-a-budget-boost--72896706","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72896706/563cf2cf_1eb2_48ba_bd4c_08627ecdc1ad.mp3","summary":"We kick off with a significant legal victory as a federal judge dismisses Donald Trump's defamation lawsuit against the Washington Post, affirming the importance of journalistic integrity and the high legal standards required for public figures to prove malice in defamation cases. Next, we celebrate a groundbreaking initiative from New York City, where Mayor Mamdani's administration has allocated funds for a pet food pantry and expanded spay and neuter services, reflecting a commitment to equity and the well-being of all New Yorkers—both human and furry. Judge tosses Trump Media’s $3.8 billion defamation suit against The Washington Post Mamdani announces NYC's first-ever city-funded pet food pantry Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/good-news-for-lefties-daily-news-for-democracy--6256627/support .","meta_description":"We kick off with a significant legal victory as a federal judge dismisses Donald Trump's defamation lawsuit against the Washington Post, affirming the imp…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":430,"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-judge-tosses-trump-s-lawsuit-nyc-pets-get-a-budget-boost/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-judge-tosses-trump-s-lawsuit-nyc-pets-get-a-budget-boost.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}