{"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":1000,"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":"2026-09-26T22:22:56.003809+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/good-news-for-lefties-daily-news-for-democracy-6982465"},"episode":{"title":"PM News: Upholding Rights and Fuel Efficiency","slug":"pm-news-upholding-rights-and-fuel-efficiency","published_at":"2026-08-31T21:00:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/good-news-for-lefties-daily-news-for-democracy-6982465/pm-news-upholding-rights-and-fuel-efficiency","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/good-news-for-lefties-daily-news-for-democracy-6982465","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/pm-news-upholding-rights-and-fuel-efficiency--74772596","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74772596/good_news_for_lefties_pm_083126_mixdown_1.mp3","summary":"We kick off with a landmark ruling from a federal court judge in California, who declared that the Trump administration's attempt to deport international students advocating for Palestinian rights was unconstitutional, reinforcing the vital importance of the First and Fifth Amendments. Next, we celebrate the tentative agreement reached by striking workers in Chisago County, Minnesota, who after nearly four months on strike, secured a 20% wage increase and improved health insurance. This Afternoon's Stories: Judge Rules the Trump Admin Can't Deport International Students for Free Speech | Common Dreams Chisago County workers reach tentative agreement to end nearly 120-day strike 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 landmark ruling from a federal court judge in California, who declared that the Trump administration's attempt to deport international…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":301,"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-upholding-rights-and-fuel-efficiency/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-upholding-rights-and-fuel-efficiency.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}