{"podcast":{"title":"Point Taken with Steve Scaffidi & Kristin Brey","slug":"point-taken-with-steve-scaffidi-kristin-brey-6802282","podcast_index_feed_id":6802282,"rss_url":"https://rss.amperwave.net/v2/feed/good-karma/wtmj-political_power_hour/itunes_akrgV","website_url":"https://wtmj.com/","image_url":"https://images.castfire.com/image/617/0/0/0/0-8283042.jpg","author":"620 WTMJ","episode_count":100,"summary":"Hosted by Steve Scaffidi & Kristin Brey, Point Taken is for the politically curious and self described political junkie. Steve & Kristin explore, debate, & offer insight into the world of Wisconsin & national politics.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T08:17:53.542219+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/point-taken-with-steve-scaffidi-kristin-brey-6802282"},"episode":{"title":"Voting for Imperfect Candidates","slug":"voting-for-imperfect-candidates","published_at":"2026-06-03T17:23:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/point-taken-with-steve-scaffidi-kristin-brey-6802282/voting-for-imperfect-candidates","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/point-taken-with-steve-scaffidi-kristin-brey-6802282","url":"https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F8429912_2026-06-03-173212%2Fitunes_akrgV","audio_url":"https://serve.castfire.com/audio/8429912/8429912_2026-06-03-173212.128.mp3?rssID=908&source=itunes_akrgV","summary":"Steve Scaffidi and Kristin Brey ask listeners a fundamental political question: how much personal baggage can a candidate carry before voters walk away? The discussion stems from news involving gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong and quickly expands into the broader issue of electability versus policy. Later, Tim Sullivan of Adams MultiMedia joins to discuss the controversy surrounding a Watertown school concert and the fallout from removing a song tied to LGBTQ history. The show also examines changes at CBS News and what they may signal for journalism before wrapping up with gardening tips and healthy aging advice from Melinda Myers and Capri Communities.","meta_description":"Steve Scaffidi and Kristin Brey ask listeners a fundamental political question: how much personal baggage can a candidate carry before voters walk away? T…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3781,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/point-taken-with-steve-scaffidi-kristin-brey-6802282/episodes/voting-for-imperfect-candidates/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/point-taken-with-steve-scaffidi-kristin-brey-6802282/voting-for-imperfect-candidates.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}