{"podcast":{"title":"Pod Save America","slug":"pod-save-america-7044443","podcast_index_feed_id":7044443,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6160204/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pod-save-america--6160204","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/74eb66798b9f1539e56ee90409bcc762.jpg","author":"karen Bautista","episode_count":1000,"summary":"Pod Save America is a no-bullshit conversation about politics hosted by former Obama aides Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Dan Pfeiffer, and Tommy Vietor. It cuts through the noise to break down the week’s news and helps people figure out what matters and how they can help. They’re regularly joined by journalists, activists, politicians, entertainers, and world leaders. You can watch on YouTube or listen to new episodes every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. Ad-Free Pod Save America episodes available NOW through Friends of the Pod subscription. Head to crooked.com/friends to join today! For a transcript of an episode of Pod Save America, please email transcripts@crooked.com (edited)","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T20:17:45.314671+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pod-save-america-7044443"},"episode":{"title":"It's One Ballroom, Donald, How Much Could It Cost?","slug":"it-s-one-ballroom-donald-how-much-could-it-cost","published_at":"2026-05-08T09:55:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pod-save-america-7044443/it-s-one-ballroom-donald-how-much-could-it-cost","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pod-save-america-7044443","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/it-s-one-ballroom-donald-how-much-could-it-cost--71920957","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71920957/8900968.mp3","summary":"Congressional Republicans plan to spend $1 billion in taxpayer money on Trump's ballroom, claiming the money is necessary for \"security\" — and creating a huge political problem for themselves. The president and his cabinet make a show of ignoring the pain Americans are feeling at the gas pump, as the US and Iran circle around an underwhelming peace deal. JD Vance's 2028 stock slides as Republican voters turn their attention to Marco Rubio. Dan and Jon discuss the latest, including how Democrats should respond to a new wave of Republican gerrymandering in the South and a new report from The Atlantic that Kash Patel has been handing out personalized bottles of bourbon while on the job. Then, Tom Steyer stops by the studio to talk to Lovett about his race for California governor.","meta_description":"Congressional Republicans plan to spend $1 billion in taxpayer money on Trump's ballroom, claiming the money is necessary for \"security\" — and creating a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5898,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/pod-save-america-7044443/episodes/it-s-one-ballroom-donald-how-much-could-it-cost/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pod-save-america-7044443/it-s-one-ballroom-donald-how-much-could-it-cost.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}