{"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":"Why Trump's Thirst for Attention Will Unravel Him","slug":"why-trump-s-thirst-for-attention-will-unravel-him","published_at":"2026-07-10T03:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-trump-s-head-7013446/why-trump-s-thirst-for-attention-will-unravel-him","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/QCD8006451146.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/433/claritaspod.com/measure/traffic.megaphone.fm/QCD8006451146.mp3","summary":"Michael Wolff and Joanna Coles reveal what they argue is Donald Trump's true guiding principle: not policy, power, or ideology, but an unrelenting pursuit of attention. From Trump's NATO performance and the mystery surrounding his abandoned Qatari \"Grift Force One\" to the latest twists in E. Jean Carroll's legal victory, they examine how personality continues to shape the presidency. They also break down the collapse of Democratic Senate hopeful Graham Plattner's campaign, what it says about authenticity in modern politics, and the growing intrigue surrounding Mitch McConnell's unexplained absence from public view. Along the way, Wolff offers fresh reporting from inside Trump's orbit and argues that understanding Trump's psychology remains the key to understanding the decisions that keep reshaping American politics. Presented by PMI U.S., US Businesses of Philip Morris International. Share a prediction on America's future for a chance to be featured on The Daily Beast Podcast: https://beast.pub/america250 #ad  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"Michael Wolff and Joanna Coles reveal what they argue is Donald Trump's true guiding principle: not policy, power, or ideology, but an unrelenting pursuit…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3685,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/inside-trump-s-head-7013446/episodes/why-trump-s-thirst-for-attention-will-unravel-him/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/why-trump-s-thirst-for-attention-will-unravel-him.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}