{"podcast":{"title":"Politics Chat","slug":"politics-chat-7679179","podcast_index_feed_id":7679179,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/20533/s/327733.rss","website_url":"https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/s/politics-chat","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/20533/s/327733/24f66cfd453cc3e890402cbe617d4622.jpg","author":"Heather Cox Richardson","episode_count":53,"summary":"In which I try to answer your questions about modern politics....","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T12:17:22.013834+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-chat-7679179"},"episode":{"title":"Politics Chat, April 21, 2026","slug":"politics-chat-april-21-2026","published_at":"2026-04-22T03:10:45+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-chat-7679179/politics-chat-april-21-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-chat-7679179","url":"https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/politics-chat-april-21-2026-121","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/194991217/90bc283bbe6963496732cbc048438d88.mp3","summary":"Instability in the Trump administration as (female) cabinet departures continue, Kash Patel Atlantic story and FBI leadership concerns, Wall Street Journal reporting on Trump's conduct during Iran crisis, U.S.-Iran conflict and Strait of Hormuz closure, Trump approval ratings at historic lows, 2026 election war chest and voter roll manipulation efforts, Christian nationalist Bible-reading campaign, UAE financial backstop talks and World Liberty Financial ties, FISA Section 702 renewal fight in Congress, Haitian TPS discharge petition and Republican defections, Tucker Carlson breaks with Trump, Democratic governors and 2028 presidential candidate activity.Politics Chat is recorded live on YouTube and Facebook every Tuesday and Thursday at 6 pm Maine time (3 PM PT / 6 PM ET).Watch today's recording here: https://www.youtube.com/live/sSZHkUdsXQM?si=zC5zTQAt91EZPOKU Get full, free access to Letters from an American here: https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribe You can also find me: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hcrichardson.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heathercoxrichardson/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heathercoxrichardson/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heathercoxrichardson Get full access to Letters from an American at heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribe","meta_description":"Instability in the Trump administration as (female) cabinet departures continue, Kash Patel Atlantic story and FBI leadership concerns, Wall Street Journa…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2871,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/politics-chat-7679179/episodes/politics-chat-april-21-2026/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-chat-7679179/politics-chat-april-21-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}