{"podcast":{"title":"Hard Factor","slug":"hard-factor-811709","podcast_index_feed_id":811709,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/TPG8591490155","website_url":"https://www.hardfactor.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/b6fcfcf8-2842-11ef-83a4-abfefc0fcfe5/image/8d72a4f0ca9557f40fdf49fa778c6229.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Hard Factor","episode_count":1871,"summary":"Cheat on the news with Hard Factor. Satirical daily news podcast, not hyper-polarizing and depressing like all the others. Drops at Midnight Eastern, 5 Days a Week, 24/7/365. Follow the pod on social @HardFactorNews. Hosts: @hardfactorMark @hardfactorPat @hardfactorWes @hardfactorWill. Full video episodes: YouTube.com/HardFactorNews Join our community: patreon.com/hardfactor Voicemail Line: 512.270.1480","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T12:19:18.504593+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hard-factor-811709"},"episode":{"title":"Dan Sullivan's Square-off for Alaska Senate Seat | 6.8.26","slug":"dan-sullivan-s-square-off-for-alaska-senate-seat-6-8-26","published_at":"2026-06-08T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hard-factor-811709/dan-sullivan-s-square-off-for-alaska-senate-seat-6-8-26","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hard-factor-811709","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG1373906543.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG1373906543.mp3","summary":"Episode 1974 - brought to you by our incredible sponsors: Wight Loss with Hims - Ready to reach your goals? Visit https://www.hims.com/HARDFACTOR to get a personalized, affordable plan that gets you. 00:00:00 Timestamps 00:01:00 New Team USA World Cup fan chant appears to be absolutely abysmal 00:08:04 Dan Sullivan's Square-off for Alaska Senate Seat + Graham Planter recap + Missiles 00:25:06 More Scamz: Pilot Mountain, NC Town Manager treats himself on public dime, and Monet AI that Shook the Art World 00:32:15 Celebrity Dog in China got Stolen, Sold, and Eaten + TN Truck explodes with Fireworks on highway For more head over to patreon.com/hardfactor for weekly bonus episodes and most importantly HAGFD! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Episode 1974 - brought to you by our incredible sponsors: Wight Loss with Hims - Ready to reach your goals? Visit https://www.hims.com/HARDFACTOR to get a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2589,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hard-factor-811709/episodes/dan-sullivan-s-square-off-for-alaska-senate-seat-6-8-26/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hard-factor-811709/dan-sullivan-s-square-off-for-alaska-senate-seat-6-8-26.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}