{"podcast":{"title":"Left of Lansing","slug":"left-of-lansing-718278","podcast_index_feed_id":718278,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/4988141.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/4988141","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/34417571.jpg","author":"Left of Lansing","episode_count":444,"summary":"An insight into Michigan's progressive political and pop cultural scene. Pat Johnston highlights how the progressive movement is helping shape Michigan's political landscape with opinion and interviews. It's time to make Michigan's political machine work for the people!","last_synced_at":"2026-09-12T08:20:48.637234+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/left-of-lansing-718278"},"episode":{"title":"436: Monday Musing: Trump Declares High Gas Prices Are Worth It","slug":"436-monday-musing-trump-declares-high-gas-prices-are-worth-it","published_at":"2026-08-17T20:31:09+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/left-of-lansing-718278/436-monday-musing-trump-declares-high-gas-prices-are-worth-it","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/left-of-lansing-718278","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8942288","audio_url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8942288.mp3?modified=1786998692&sid=4988141&source=rss","summary":"Click here to donate $5 on Left of Lansing on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join Here's the Left of Lansing \"Monday Musing\" for August 17, 2026! Last week, Dear Leader Trump told working class Americans paying over $4 per gallon of gas is worth it because the Iran War is good, or something. That's how little those in the billionaire Epstein Class really care about us, as LOL's Pat Johnston explains. Oh, does Florida Mike Rogers agree that it's \"worth it\" for working class Michiganders to pay over $4 for gas, so that way we can continue have this unending and unwinnable War on Iran? Please, subscribe to the podcast, download each episode, and give it a good review if you can! leftoflansing@gmail.com Left of Lansing is now on YouTube as well ! Click here to vote on this week's LOL Poll on TV ads! Music provided by Wanderbeats. To hear the latest project, visit Space Leopard on various streaming sites, or visit: https://www.youtube.com/@SpaceLeopard Click here to donate $5 on Left of Lansing on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join NOTES: \" CBS News poll on whether Democrats split over socialism, and how Americans see parties in today's economy .\" By Anthony Salvanto of CBS News \" As gas prices go up in Michigan, president urges people to pay it .\" By Frank Witsil of The Detroit Free Press #podcast #politics #progressives #Michigan #Democrats #Trump #MAGA #Republicans #Election #Primary #DemocraticSocialism #Senate #AbdulElSayed #MikeRogers #WorkingClass #unions #WorkersRights #MedicareForAll #Medicaid #BigBeautifulBill #MikeRogers #DataCenters #AI #CorporateGreed #CorporateCorruption #GovernmentCorruption #Populism #AIPAC #IranWar #Israel #CorporateClass #DemocraticSocialism #Fascism #EpsteinClass #Authoritarianism #Democracy #LeftofLansing","meta_description":"Click here to donate $5 on Left of Lansing on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join Here's the Left of Lansing \"Monday Musing\" for August 17, 202…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":308,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/left-of-lansing-718278/episodes/436-monday-musing-trump-declares-high-gas-prices-are-worth-it/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/left-of-lansing-718278/436-monday-musing-trump-declares-high-gas-prices-are-worth-it.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}