{"podcast":{"title":"Resistor Vic Podcast","slug":"resistor-vic-podcast-7359754","podcast_index_feed_id":7359754,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6644214/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/resistor-vic-podcast--6644214","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f1ea6382da0703e90f3d4caf30f9d8e2.jpg","author":"Resistor Vic","episode_count":321,"summary":"50s year old, veteran, rural, liberal in a maga county doing my part to preserve our democracy. resistorvic.substack.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T00:18:16.603103+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/resistor-vic-podcast-7359754"},"episode":{"title":"Resistance Difference 5.7.26","slug":"resistance-difference-5-7-26","published_at":"2026-05-07T15:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/resistor-vic-podcast-7359754/resistance-difference-5-7-26","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/resistor-vic-podcast-7359754","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/resistance-difference-5-7-26--71908405","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71908405/577d4098eb1e5a02920ce0aed2d33c98.mp3","summary":"People constantly tell me that both parties are the same. In this video, I explain why I think that belief has become a political trap — one that benefits the people steadily dismantling democratic institutions while encouraging the public to disengage in cynicism. Using Mary Howitt’s “The Spider and the Fly” as a metaphor, I compare the very real differences between the modern Republican Party and the Democratic Party on public education, criminal justice, accountability, January 6th, and authoritarianism. Vic Meyers for Democracy This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit resistorvic.substack.com/subscribe","meta_description":"People constantly tell me that both parties are the same. In this video, I explain why I think that belief has become a political trap — one that benefits…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":195,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/resistor-vic-podcast-7359754/episodes/resistance-difference-5-7-26/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/resistor-vic-podcast-7359754/resistance-difference-5-7-26.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}