{"podcast":{"title":"Inside Trump's Head","slug":"inside-trump-s-head-7013446","podcast_index_feed_id":7013446,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/QCD8589611489","website_url":"https://www.thedailybeast.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/011b1ce6-fc5b-11f0-9ac2-0376505a4cea/image/45d680a0d822fb478f725632aae43cee.jpeg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"The Daily Beast","episode_count":182,"summary":"Character is destiny and no character has defined or deformed the 21st century more than Donald Trump. In this new podcast series, the definitive Trump biographer Michael Wolff joins forces with the Daily Beast’s provocateur-in-chief Joanna Coles to crack open the psyche of the man the world can’t stop watching. Coles and Wolff balance candor with curiosity as they dissect Trump’s thoughts and actions and try to answer the ultimate question: what drives the most powerful man alive? This is the analysis no one else has the access, authority, or ambition to deliver. Ignore it at your peril. New episodes every Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday; early drops on YouTube. If you’re not already a subscriber to The Daily Beast, it’s easy! Just sign up here.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T12:20:11.965184+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-trump-s-head-7013446"},"episode":{"title":"This Is The Dark Reason Trump Terrified Graham","slug":"this-is-the-dark-reason-trump-terrified-graham","published_at":"2026-07-15T03:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-trump-s-head-7013446/this-is-the-dark-reason-trump-terrified-graham","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-trump-s-head-7013446","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/433/claritaspod.com/measure/traffic.megaphone.fm/QCD5221840682.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/433/claritaspod.com/measure/traffic.megaphone.fm/QCD5221840682.mp3","summary":"Michael Wolff and Joanna Coles dig into the political fallout from the sudden death of Lindsey Graham, revealing what Trump was really thinking behind his public tributes, how Truth Social posts are crafted inside his inner circle, and why Graham's complicated relationship with the president was driven as much by fear and access as loyalty. They also dissect the growing speculation surrounding Mitch McConnell's health, Trump's increasingly inescapable Middle East conflict despite his promise to avoid forever wars, and why Michael believes the president is trapped by his own inability to change course. Finally, they turn to an unexpected force reshaping the Democratic Party, making the case that Bernie Sanders may have had a far greater impact on American politics than even his critics are willing to admit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"Michael Wolff and Joanna Coles dig into the political fallout from the sudden death of Lindsey Graham, revealing what Trump was really thinking behind his…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3796,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/inside-trump-s-head-7013446/episodes/this-is-the-dark-reason-trump-terrified-graham/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-trump-s-head-7013446/this-is-the-dark-reason-trump-terrified-graham.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}