{"podcast":{"title":"Mark Levin Podcast","slug":"mark-levin-podcast-50417","podcast_index_feed_id":50417,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/mark-levin-podcast","website_url":"http://www.marklevinshow.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/f011bccc-cf19-11e9-a0e6-53338fd720e5/image/Mark_Levin_Cover.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Cumulus Podcast Network","episode_count":2621,"summary":"Mark Levin is one of the hottest talk radio hosts in America. A prominent conservative commentator, best-selling author and constitutional scholar, Mark offers fresh takes on daily news headlines and dissects important events of the day. Heard weeknights on nearly 400 radio stations, Levin is loved in every corner of America. He cuts through the noise with his passion and intellect, often saying things others won’t. Or as Mark himself would declare: “That’s right. I said it!”","last_synced_at":"2026-09-25T12:24:41.271662+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mark-levin-podcast-50417"},"episode":{"title":"8/25/26 - Mark Levin Remembers Dolly Parton: A Tribute to an American Icon","slug":"8-25-26-mark-levin-remembers-dolly-parton-a-tribute-to-an-american-icon","published_at":"2026-08-26T01:15:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mark-levin-podcast-50417/8-25-26-mark-levin-remembers-dolly-parton-a-tribute-to-an-american-icon","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mark-levin-podcast-50417","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/claritaspod.com/measure/traffic.megaphone.fm/WWO2323677941.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/claritaspod.com/measure/traffic.megaphone.fm/WWO2323677941.mp3","summary":"On Tuesday's Mark Levin Show, we lost an American legend: Dolly Parton passed away at the age of 80. The news was sudden and hits in a personal way. Dolly was the quintessential American: grew up dirt poor, she became a success not due to socialism or government programs, but through talent and hard work. She wasn't a political hack and had her opinions, but she loved this country and was a great patriot. There was never any hint of scandal in her private life. She had some health problems in the last years of her life and recently posted basically a goodbye to her fans. She'll be remembered along with legends like Elvis and Johnny Cash. Dolly Parton, American legend. She will be missed. Also, Social Security is in deep trouble. Founded in 1935 as government-funded retirement insurance, it's expanded massively from its original scope to more than 58 million recipients. Unlike in years past, soon there will not be enough workers to pay into the system. It's effectively broke. Social Security is meant to be funded by payroll taxes - effectively, a tax on employment. The money is supposed to be deposited into a trust fund, but that no longer exists. Today's retirees get less benefits than they paid in. And those who didn't pay into the system, like illegal aliens, get full benefits. Politicians are running Social Security into the ground like they did Medicare. Then, why are so many young people socialists? Because they don't read substantive stuff. And not these AI-generated books, but real books by real authors who did their own original research. Young people these days would rather get on TikTok and social media than read a book about America, the Constitution, the Third Reich, the Holocaust, or isolationism in the 1930s that led to Pearl Harbor. Ever see these v…","meta_description":"On Tuesday's Mark Levin Show, we lost an American legend: Dolly Parton passed away at the age of 80. The news was sudden and hits in a personal way. Dolly…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6895,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mark-levin-podcast-50417/episodes/8-25-26-mark-levin-remembers-dolly-parton-a-tribute-to-an-american-icon/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mark-levin-podcast-50417/8-25-26-mark-levin-remembers-dolly-parton-a-tribute-to-an-american-icon.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}