{"podcast":{"title":"Next Up with Mark Halperin","slug":"next-up-with-mark-halperin-7306699","podcast_index_feed_id":7306699,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/NBguu3Vc","website_url":"https://www.siriusxm.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/58a523df-ad5d-406d-89eb-9370fd4c4fa6/9e23241b-c9a3-4939-8bfa-a2702fe0576b/3000x3000/nextup-cover-sqr-ver3.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"MK Media","episode_count":126,"summary":"Next Up with Mark Halperin delivers unique political insight and reporting, with timely conversations featuring prominent voices in politics, media, and policy.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T08:21:23.770365+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/next-up-with-mark-halperin-7306699"},"episode":{"title":"Trump's GOP Grip Costing the Midterms + \"Paralyzed\" Democrats","slug":"trump-s-gop-grip-costing-the-midterms-paralyzed-democrats","published_at":"2026-05-21T15:16:22+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/next-up-with-mark-halperin-7306699/trump-s-gop-grip-costing-the-midterms-paralyzed-democrats","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/next-up-with-mark-halperin-7306699","url":"https://www.siriusxm.com","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/101/clrtpod.com/m/sxm.simplecastaudio.com/471b0937-65bf-4c8a-ae51-e75de4915a9b/episodes/b025af18-725c-4318-8d63-aa544a59ac73/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=471b0937-65bf-4c8a-ae51-e75de4915a9b&awEpisodeId=b025af18-725c-4318-8d63-aa544a59ac73&feed=NBguu3Vc","summary":"Mark Halperin’s new reported monologue breaks down how Tuesday’s campaign and election developments have shaken up the midterm landscape. Former Congressman Joe Cunningham and strategist Beverly Hallberg kicked around the president's choices, wins, and loses, plus new voting alignments, and growing concerns inside the Republican Party. Plus, Cunningham discusses his new book, “Life of the Party: How Democrats Lost America’s Trust — and How They Can Win It Back”, and explains why Democrats are now “paralyzed” in the search for a comeback. Pressure - Focus Features: Go behind the scenes of the most high-stakes weather forecast in history to discover the true story of the meteorologists who risked everything to change the course of D-Day. Bank On Yourself: Discover the retirement plan banks Don't want you to know about—get your free report at https://BankOnYourself.com/Mark 120Life: Go to https://120Life.com and use code NEXTUP to save 20% Follow Next Up with Mark Halperin on all social platforms: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nextuphalperin TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nextuphalperin X (Twitter): https://x.com/NextUpHalperin Connect with Mark Halperin on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markevanhalperin X (Twitter): https://x.com/markhalperin Find the full audio show wherever you get your podcasts: Apple — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/next-up-with-mark-halperin/id1810218232 Spotify — https://open.spotify.com/show/2f0n8G4xqUo8aGxbbbtRjH%3Fsi%3D8e4ff54000cc438d","meta_description":"Mark Halperin’s new reported monologue breaks down how Tuesday’s campaign and election developments have shaken up the midterm landscape. Former Congressm…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3379,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/next-up-with-mark-halperin-7306699/episodes/trump-s-gop-grip-costing-the-midterms-paralyzed-democrats/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/next-up-with-mark-halperin-7306699/trump-s-gop-grip-costing-the-midterms-paralyzed-democrats.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}