{"podcast":{"title":"John Stossel on Odysee","slug":"john-stossel-on-odysee-5955553","podcast_index_feed_id":5955553,"rss_url":"https://odysee.com/$/rss/@johnstossel:7","website_url":"https://odysee.com/@johnstossel:7","image_url":"https://thumbnails.lbry.com/UCjo1uN-aM3rmBV46xj7l2KA","author":"John Stossel","episode_count":50,"summary":"After 40+ years of reporting, I now understand the importance of limited government and personal freedom. ------------------------------------------ Libertarian journalist John Stossel is a zealous advocate of free markets, a syndicated columnist and Fox News contributor. Prior to joining Fox, John co-anchored ABC’s primetime newsmagazine show, 20/20. Stossel’s economic programs have been adapted into teaching kits by a non-profit organization, \"Stossel in the Classroom.\" High school teachers in American public schools now use the videos to help educate their students on economics and economic freedom. They are seen by more than 12 million students every year. Stossel has received 19 Emmy Awards and has been honored five times for excellence in consumer reporting by the National Press Club. Other honors include the George Polk Award for Outstanding Local Reporting and the George Foster Peabody Award.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T22:19:59.576984+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/john-stossel-on-odysee-5955553"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 44 Uncomfortable Topics with Heather Mac Donald: Race, Skills Gap, Disparate Impact & the Rol...","slug":"ep-44-uncomfortable-topics-with-heather-mac-donald-race-skills-gap-disparate-impact-the-rol","published_at":"2026-05-04T09:00:28+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/john-stossel-on-odysee-5955553/ep-44-uncomfortable-topics-with-heather-mac-donald-race-skills-gap-disparate-impact-the-rol","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/john-stossel-on-odysee-5955553","url":"https://odysee.com/ep.-44-uncomfortable-topics-with-heather:879a5d15c3be9daa2765fcd82c83fbd37162ddc8","audio_url":"https://odysee.com/$/rss/media/ep.-44-uncomfortable-topics-with-heather/879a5d15c3be9daa2765fcd82c83fbd37162ddc8/748677.mp4","summary":"“I'm going to speak the truth here, and this is not pleasant for people to hear.” In my podcast with author Heather Mac Donald, she says uncomfortable things about race, crime, feminism and more.For example, she says, “The reality of our world today is not white privilege. It's black privilege.” She says many jobs and colleges today unfairly favor black candidates with fewer skills. “Harvard until recently had about 16% blacks in its freshman class,” says Mac Donald, “If it admitted based on academic merit, there would be less than 1%.” She’s been repeatedly called “‘racist’ for saying things like that. “Am I a racist for bringing this up? I am not!” responds Mac Donald, “The facts are the facts … They have been completely kept out of the public eye to keep this systemic lie of racism going on.” In this podcast, more facts you won’t hear covered by mainstream media. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kp-6MtKylZM","meta_description":"“I'm going to speak the truth here, and this is not pleasant for people to hear.” In my podcast with author Heather Mac Donald, she says uncomfortabl…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6134,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/john-stossel-on-odysee-5955553/episodes/ep-44-uncomfortable-topics-with-heather-mac-donald-race-skills-gap-disparate-impact-the-rol/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/john-stossel-on-odysee-5955553/ep-44-uncomfortable-topics-with-heather-mac-donald-race-skills-gap-disparate-impact-the-rol.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}