{"podcast":{"title":"Morning Announcements","slug":"morning-announcements-1365801","podcast_index_feed_id":1365801,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/BMLLC2929394709","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/67cb16b0-4547-11eb-9ed3-6b741810f44a/image/55a1491a758283a582368bc107960e04.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Betches","episode_count":1384,"summary":"Morning Announcements is your daily news rundown from Betches News--because the world’s a mess, and someone’s gotta explain it. Every morning, Betches co-founder and host Sami Sage cuts through the chaos to break down what actually matters, one unhinged headline at a time. All in under 10 minutes, so you can stay informed without spiraling.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T18:20:26.430593+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/morning-announcements-1365801"},"episode":{"title":"Tuesday, May 26th, 2026 - Tulsi Gabbard Resigns, Iran Deal Flip Flop, Trump Report Hidden In Bundt Cake Recipe","slug":"tuesday-may-26th-2026-tulsi-gabbard-resigns-iran-deal-flip-flop-trump-report-hidden-in-bundt-cake-recipe","published_at":"2026-05-26T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/morning-announcements-1365801/tuesday-may-26th-2026-tulsi-gabbard-resigns-iran-deal-flip-flop-trump-report-hidden-in-bundt-cake-recipe","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/morning-announcements-1365801","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/titlepl.us/redirect.mp3/BETCHES/3/traffic.megaphone.fm/BMLLC3283966776.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/titlepl.us/redirect.mp3/BETCHES/3/traffic.megaphone.fm/BMLLC3283966776.mp3","summary":"Today's Headlines: Trump announced the US and Iran were near \"finalization\" of a deal on Saturday, then posted less than 24 hours later that he's \"not in a rush\" — with the reported framework giving Iran $25 billion in unfrozen assets in exchange for disposing of enriched uranium and temporarily reopening the Strait of Hormuz, while Iranian officials claim American diplomats have been privately telling them to ignore Trump's posts because they're \"primarily for media consumption,\" which is either reassuring or terrifying. Tulsi Gabbard resigned as Director of National Intelligence citing her husband's rare bone cancer diagnosis, though it follows months of reporting that Trump was already planning to fire her. A gunman opened fire at a White House security checkpoint Saturday, was shot by officers, and died at the hospital — he had previously been arrested for walking into a restricted White House area while claiming to be Jesus Christ. A federal prosecutor was indicted for trying to leak Jack Smith's sealed Mar-a-Lago report by disguising it as a file called \"bundt_cake_recipe.pdf\" and emailing it to herself, which is both a federal crime and the most creative act of resistance we've seen all year. Hasan Piker and CodePink's Medea Benjamin were reportedly subpoenaed over a humanitarian aid trip to Cuba — except neither actually received subpoenas, and Piker had cleared the trip with the Treasury Department's own office beforehand. Minnesota became the first state to ban prediction market platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket outright, and the Trump administration immediately sued the state in response. CBS issued copyright notices against Colbert's surprise public access appearance the day after his Late Show finale, then backed off after universal backlash. And New Yo…","meta_description":"Today's Headlines: Trump announced the US and Iran were near \"finalization\" of a deal on Saturday, then posted less than 24 hours later that he's \"not in…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":585,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/morning-announcements-1365801/episodes/tuesday-may-26th-2026-tulsi-gabbard-resigns-iran-deal-flip-flop-trump-report-hidden-in-bundt-cake-recipe/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/morning-announcements-1365801/tuesday-may-26th-2026-tulsi-gabbard-resigns-iran-deal-flip-flop-trump-report-hidden-in-bundt-cake-recipe.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}