{"podcast":{"title":"Political Trade Secrets: Winning Campaigns | Elections | Politics","slug":"political-trade-secrets-winning-campaigns-elections-politics-3125","podcast_index_feed_id":3125,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/political-trade-secrets/","website_url":"http://www.politicaltradesecrets.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/a675e568-4c8e-42bf-89a5-38cfe32d55f8/political-trade-secrets-podcast-cover-2024-7.png","author":"Dustin Olson","episode_count":79,"summary":"Political Trade Secrets goes behind the scenes of campaigns, elections, and media strategy to reveal how American politics really works. Join host Dustin Olson as he pulls back the curtain on campaign strategy, political messaging, and voter persuasion—offering insights used by top consultants from both sides of the aisle. Whether you’re a political professional, media strategist, or engaged citizen, you’ll get actionable takeaways on how power, strategy, and communication shape modern politics.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-02T08:20:29.550565+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/political-trade-secrets-winning-campaigns-elections-politics-3125"},"episode":{"title":"Government Shutdown Showdown... PLUS NYC Mayor's Race","slug":"government-shutdown-showdown-plus-nyc-mayor-s-race","published_at":"2025-10-07T18:36:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/political-trade-secrets-winning-campaigns-elections-politics-3125/government-shutdown-showdown-plus-nyc-mayor-s-race","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/political-trade-secrets-winning-campaigns-elections-politics-3125","url":"http://www.politicaltradesecrets.com","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/69187623-a01f-416d-b5a1-c06abe07fbd5.mp3","summary":"Political Trade Secrets: Strategy, Polling & the Shutdown Showdown — Join host Dustin Olson for a revealing look at the forces driving Washington’s budget battle, PLUS who's winning the MEME War? PLUS a shake-up in the New York City Mayor's Race (we predicted here) and a look at Mamdani and Cuomo's new ads 😱. And we remember the victims of October 7th, look at how Public Opinion has evolved over two years. We break down: — Who’s really winning (and losing) the government shutdown: Trump, Vance, Schumer, AOC or the American people — Hints from public opinion polling about how the Shutdown will go, and polling on Medicaid, and why Democrats are losing both the messaging and meme war — The real-world impacts Americans need to know: what stops, what continues, and who feels it first — In NYC, Eric Adams is out, Cuomo and Mamdani roll out new (and head-scratching) ads — and our polling hints at where the race goes next Whether you’re a campaign pro, strategist, or political junkie, this is an episode you won’t want to miss. 🔹 Join us LIVE and post your Questions/Comments! 🔹 Catch the replay and get more insights at PollingClub.com 👉 LIKE, FOLLOW & SUBSCRIBE to Political Trade Secrets for your front-row seat to pull back the curtain on how politics really works.","meta_description":"Political Trade Secrets: Strategy, Polling & the Shutdown Showdown — Join host Dustin Olson for a revealing look at the forces driving Washington’s bu…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3425,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/political-trade-secrets-winning-campaigns-elections-politics-3125/episodes/government-shutdown-showdown-plus-nyc-mayor-s-race/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/political-trade-secrets-winning-campaigns-elections-politics-3125/government-shutdown-showdown-plus-nyc-mayor-s-race.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}