{"podcast":{"title":"Opening Arguments","slug":"opening-arguments-1055646","podcast_index_feed_id":1055646,"rss_url":"https://openargs.libsyn.com/","website_url":"http://openargs.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/2/6/1/9/261949e1b6a8cd5ae55e3c100dce7605/OA_Podcast_2024_FINAL-20240722-03wker1cxp.jpg","author":"Opening Arguments Media LLC","episode_count":1260,"summary":"Opening Arguments is a law show that helps you make sense of the news! Comedian Thomas Smith brings on legal analysts to help you understand not only current events, but also deeper legal concepts and areas! The typical schedule will be M-W-F with Monday being a deep-dive, Wednesday being Thomas Takes the Bar Exam and patron shoutouts, and Friday being a rapid response to legal issues in the news!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-15T20:19:28.616997+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/opening-arguments-1055646"},"episode":{"title":"James Comey, Seashell Assassin","slug":"james-comey-seashell-assassin","published_at":"2026-05-08T06:25:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/opening-arguments-1055646/james-comey-seashell-assassin","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/opening-arguments-1055646","url":"https://sites.libsyn.com/86258/james-comey-seashell-assassin","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/35/clrtpod.com/m/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/openargs/259_OA1259_MAGA_Payouts.mp3?dest-id=455562","summary":"OA1259 - This week in Rapid Response Friday: who is the government protecting but not binding these days--and who are they binding but not protecting? We consider DOJ’s newest low in the absurd indictment of former FBI director James Comey for two counts of aggravated beach photography before moving on to a roundup of the federal government’s latest openly corrupt settlements with MAGA friends and supporters. Finally in today’s footnote: are Massachusetts police okay? Indictment in U.S. v. James Brian Comey, Jr. (4/26/26) Docket in Flynn v. U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin’s letter to Acting AG Todd Blanche re: Flynn settlement (4/6/26) Complaint in Ashli Babbit wrongful death suit (filed 1/5/2024) Complaint in Sullivan v. U.S . (J6 suit) Complaint in Trump v. IRS Disciplinary summary from Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training (“POST”) Commission Check out the OA Linktree for all the places to go and things to do!","meta_description":"OA1259 - This week in Rapid Response Friday: who is the government protecting but not binding these days--and who are they binding but not protecting? We…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3560,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/opening-arguments-1055646/episodes/james-comey-seashell-assassin/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/opening-arguments-1055646/james-comey-seashell-assassin.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}