{"podcast":{"title":"Let's Pod This","slug":"let-s-pod-this-913793","podcast_index_feed_id":913793,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/lets-pod-this/","website_url":"http://www.letsfixthis.org","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/aa3a99fa-cf98-4ea0-9155-c22a831293e0/lets-pod-this-3.png","author":"Let's Fix This","episode_count":300,"summary":"Let's Pod This talks with policymakers, advocates, elected officials, and regular folks from across Oklahoma to explain how our government works and provide context for the pressing issues facing our state. A project of Let's Fix This (letsfixthis.org).","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/let-s-pod-this-913793"},"episode":{"title":"If Not a Dictator, Why So Dictator-Shaped? (with Grant Hermes)","slug":"if-not-a-dictator-why-so-dictator-shaped-with-grant-hermes","published_at":"2025-09-05T18:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/let-s-pod-this-913793/if-not-a-dictator-why-so-dictator-shaped-with-grant-hermes","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/let-s-pod-this-913793","url":"https://lets-pod-this.captivate.fm/episode/if-not-a-dictator-why-so-dictator-shaped-with-grant-hermes","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/7f7ca859-4dce-40b6-bd56-bc3ba445180a.mp3","summary":"National political reporter Grant Hermes joins Andy to unpack media literacy in a chaos-speed news cycle. We dig into how Grant chooses stories, his “harm principle” for coverage, and why tariffs are probably overcovered while the quiet loss of good government data (census, labor, health, weather) is dangerously undercovered. We also talk DC’s National Guard optics, crime stats confusion, and how algorithms silo our news diets. Plus: why “nerds with clipboards” keep your groceries, schools, and weather forecasts on track; a quick tour of bias tools like AllSides; and practical tips for building a saner, more reality-based media routine. Listen to Grant’s podcast and Substack, Make It Make Sense with Grant Hermes , and follow him on social: @granthermes (Bluesky/X/IG/TikTok) and @GrantHermesTV .","meta_description":"National political reporter Grant Hermes joins Andy to unpack media literacy in a chaos-speed news cycle. We dig into how Grant chooses stories, his “harm…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2834,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/let-s-pod-this-913793/episodes/if-not-a-dictator-why-so-dictator-shaped-with-grant-hermes/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/let-s-pod-this-913793/if-not-a-dictator-why-so-dictator-shaped-with-grant-hermes.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}