{"podcast":{"title":"Power Lines with Oliver Darcy and Jon Passantino","slug":"power-lines-with-oliver-darcy-and-jon-passantino-7401219","podcast_index_feed_id":7401219,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/GEMINIMEDIA4104111300","website_url":"https://www.status.news/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/3ad337a2-5684-11f0-8ab4-43ca70be2b86/image/dea1f5a98cef42c39f3cc620a72c5ee8.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Status","episode_count":54,"summary":"Power Lines is the official podcast of Status, where veteran journalists Oliver Darcy and Jon Passantino break down their reporting and deliver analysis on how information moves and shapes society. From the media and Silicon Valley to Hollywood, they examine the institutions driving narratives, shaping perception, and influencing culture. New episodes drop every Friday. Watch the show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@status Subscribe to Status, the newsletter behind Power Lines: https://www.status.news/ Follow Power Lines: https://www.instagram.com/get_status/?hl=en https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5buikzg4ppbye7ib7chprio6 https://www.tiktok.com/@status.news","last_synced_at":"2026-07-03T20:17:22.901935+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/power-lines-with-oliver-darcy-and-jon-passantino-7401219"},"episode":{"title":"Bari Weiss Blasted As Staffers Quit, MAGA Turns on Pam Bondi, Tim Cook Targeted Over “Bias”","slug":"bari-weiss-blasted-as-staffers-quit-maga-turns-on-pam-bondi-tim-cook-targeted-over-bias","published_at":"2026-02-13T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/power-lines-with-oliver-darcy-and-jon-passantino-7401219/bari-weiss-blasted-as-staffers-quit-maga-turns-on-pam-bondi-tim-cook-targeted-over-bias","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/power-lines-with-oliver-darcy-and-jon-passantino-7401219","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/claritaspod.com/measure/prfx.byspotify.com/e/mgln.ai/e/796/traffic.megaphone.fm/GEMINIMEDIA1774255432.mp3?updated=1770950226","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/claritaspod.com/measure/prfx.byspotify.com/e/mgln.ai/e/796/traffic.megaphone.fm/GEMINIMEDIA1774255432.mp3?updated=1770950226","summary":"On this week’s Power Lines: Trump's A.G. Pam Bondi is facing a revolt from MAGA Media stars after her disastrous congressional hearing on the Epstein Files, prompting a flurry of voices to slam the spectacle and call on her to resign. At Bari Weiss' revamped \"CBS Evening News,\" a quarter of the staff is taking a buyout, including one producer who said they were pressured to “self-censor.” But Oliver and Jon have learned even bigger cuts are on the horizon amid Weiss’ MAGA-friendly changes to the outlet. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is escalating pressure on Tim Cook, accusing Apple of news bias for ignoring shoddy right-wing media outlets. And TV newsrooms are on edge after the abduction of Savannah Guthrie's mom—how networks are increasing security for top stars. Read the full stories and more at ⁠https://www.status.news/⁠ Thanks to our sponsor, beehiiv, the platform that powers the Status newsletter! If you have a newsletter with over 100k subscribers, schedule your free growth consultation today. Or, use code STATUS30 for 30% off: ⁠https://www.beehiiv.com/status⁠ Get 15% off OneSkin with the code [STATUS] at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpod #ad 00:00 Intro 00:51 Pam Bondi's Epstein Testimony 09:53 Weiss' CBS News Staff Exodus 24:13 Apple News Accused of Bias 31:09 Savannah Guthrie's Mother's Disappearance Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"On this week’s Power Lines: Trump's A.G. Pam Bondi is facing a revolt from MAGA Media stars after her disastrous congressional hearing on the Epstein File…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2392,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/power-lines-with-oliver-darcy-and-jon-passantino-7401219/episodes/bari-weiss-blasted-as-staffers-quit-maga-turns-on-pam-bondi-tim-cook-targeted-over-bias/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/power-lines-with-oliver-darcy-and-jon-passantino-7401219/bari-weiss-blasted-as-staffers-quit-maga-turns-on-pam-bondi-tim-cook-targeted-over-bias.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}