{"podcast":{"title":"Muddy Waters","slug":"muddy-waters-7079451","podcast_index_feed_id":7079451,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1039add24/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://charleschuckellis.substack.com/podcast","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/43454481/fcdb685e762879bd.jpg","author":"Charles \"Chuck\" Ellis","episode_count":188,"summary":"Where I discuss by myself and with special guests things going on in our political world here in Maine as well as discussing national and at times global issues. I'm not muddying the water but helping you understand how muddy the water is and helping you chart a path forward. charleschuckellis.substack.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T12:17:16.550300+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/muddy-waters-7079451"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 163: Jon Fetherston on Platner vs Mills, Dysfunctional Legislature, Millionaire Tax & Rising Energy Costs","slug":"ep-163-jon-fetherston-on-platner-vs-mills-dysfunctional-legislature-millionaire-tax-rising-energy-costs","published_at":"2026-04-08T02:30:10+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/muddy-waters-7079451/ep-163-jon-fetherston-on-platner-vs-mills-dysfunctional-legislature-millionaire-tax-rising-energy-costs","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/muddy-waters-7079451","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/charles-ellis9/episodes/Ep--163-Jon-Fetherston-on-Platner-vs-Mills--Dysfunctional-Legislature--Millionaire-Tax--Rising-Energy-Costs-e3hjad9","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1039add24/podcast/play/118122345/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-8%2F421627274-44100-2-9d08c4837e77.mp3","summary":"Jon Fetherston of The Maine Wire joins Chuck Ellis for an unfiltered discussion on Maine politics.Topics include: Graham Platner polling far ahead of Janet Mills, the chaotic Democratic Senate primary, Legislature dysfunction with a new "millionaire's tax" and taxpayer-funded home security for lawmakers, Flock cameras, ranked-choice voting issues, and how rising energy/gas prices from Middle East tensions are hitting Mainers.They also discuss election integrity concerns, low-information voters, and the importance of real investigative journalism.A no-holds-barred look at what's really happening in Maine ahead of key elections.Follow The Maine Wire for more stories. New Muddy Waters episodes drop regularly.","meta_description":"Jon Fetherston of The Maine Wire joins Chuck Ellis for an unfiltered discussion on Maine politics.Topics include: Graham Platner polling far ahead of Jane…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3204,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/muddy-waters-7079451/episodes/ep-163-jon-fetherston-on-platner-vs-mills-dysfunctional-legislature-millionaire-tax-rising-energy-costs/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/muddy-waters-7079451/ep-163-jon-fetherston-on-platner-vs-mills-dysfunctional-legislature-millionaire-tax-rising-energy-costs.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}