{"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, March 12, 2026","slug":"politics-chat-march-12-2026","published_at":"2026-03-13T02:21:21+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-chat-7679179/politics-chat-march-12-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-chat-7679179","url":"https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/politics-chat-march-12-2026-4b7","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/190796047/3b9d61822b9ab5813e38168a75768218.mp3","summary":"SAVE America Act requirements, documentary proof to vote, federal ID history, filibuster mechanics and cloture, Senate pressure on John Thune, Pentagon casualty leak discrepancy, White House advisory leaks, Iran war escalation, Strait of Hormuz closure threat, oil prices breaching $100 per barrel, fertilizer supply disruption, Lebanon refugee crisis, special election Democratic margins, No Kings March on March 28th.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/-csfTXXSrr0?si=8XqAw9OWejKaQQdx 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":"SAVE America Act requirements, documentary proof to vote, federal ID history, filibuster mechanics and cloture, Senate pressure on John Thune, Pentagon ca…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2620,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/politics-chat-7679179/episodes/politics-chat-march-12-2026/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-march-12-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}