{"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: Military Spending Blocked and Indigenous Land Returned","slug":"pm-news-military-spending-blocked-and-indigenous-land-returned","published_at":"2026-07-16T21:00:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/good-news-for-lefties-daily-news-for-democracy-6982465/pm-news-military-spending-blocked-and-indigenous-land-returned","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/good-news-for-lefties-daily-news-for-democracy-6982465","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/pm-news-military-spending-blocked-and-indigenous-land-returned--73017850","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73017850/good_news_for_lefties_pm_071626_mixdown_1.mp3","summary":"We start with a significant move in the Senate, where the Democratic Caucus has successfully blocked debate on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2027, protesting against Donald Trump's controversial military spending proposals tied to the ongoing conflict in Iran. Next, we celebrate California's historic decision to return a stretch of Mendocino County coastline to the indigenous nations that once cared for it, marking a significant step in land restitution and recognition of indigenous rights. Senators Block $1.15 Trillion Pentagon Bill Over Trump's Illegal Iran War, Israel Integration | Common Dreams California returns stretch of coast to Indigenous tribes. 'This is beyond huge' - Los Angeles Times Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/good-news-for-lefties-daily-news-for-democracy--6256627/support .","meta_description":"We start with a significant move in the Senate, where the Democratic Caucus has successfully blocked debate on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDA…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":338,"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-military-spending-blocked-and-indigenous-land-returned/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-military-spending-blocked-and-indigenous-land-returned.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}