{"podcast":{"title":"Rufo & Lomez","slug":"rufo-lomez-7568240","podcast_index_feed_id":7568240,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/BMDC8696670139","website_url":"https://subscribe.blazetv.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/ff767098-b5c9-11f0-b177-7fa1e5033f49/image/a4c2519d699414d22c8abc93a7287669.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Blaze Media","episode_count":53,"summary":"\"Rufo & Lomez\" brings together the killer combo of Christopher Rufo, the Right’s most feared political strategist, and Jonathan “Lomez” Keeperman, an English professor turned renegade culture writer and publisher. Step inside their inner circle as they dissect the news, discourse, culture, and art through an anthropological lens, revealing the power structures, taboos, and hidden narratives shaping the modern world.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rufo-lomez-7568240"},"episode":{"title":"Interview with Michael Tracey: How Epstein Is the New Russiagate | Ep 46","slug":"interview-with-michael-tracey-how-epstein-is-the-new-russiagate-ep-46","published_at":"2026-05-05T17:02:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rufo-lomez-7568240/interview-with-michael-tracey-how-epstein-is-the-new-russiagate-ep-46","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rufo-lomez-7568240","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/BMDC7070263322.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/BMDC7070263322.mp3","summary":"Investigative reporter Michael Tracey debunks some of the most infamous Epstein conspiracy theories and shares how the Epstein files became the ultimate political weapon. ► Subscribe to Rufo & Lomez on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoxZVv224nHvTmkMk0N3fYA?sub_confirmation=1 ► Join BlazeTV! https://get.blazetv.com/rufoandlomez/ Ep. 46: 1. (0:00:00) – Intro: Michael Tracey’s Ideology and Career Path 2. (0:07:34) – From the Left to Ideological Skeptic 3. (0:12:12) – The Epstein Discourse & Tracey’s Role 4. (0:17:15) – Virginia Giuffre, Dershowitz, and Recantation 5. (0:20:43) – Epstein as a Pop‑Culture Conspiracy Phenomenon 6. (0:28:35) – Elon Musk, ‘Client List,’ and Political Weaponization 7. (0:37:19) – What Did Epstein Actually Do? Tracey’s Steelman 8. (0:51:20) – Debunking Mossad Super‑Spy Myths & Money Questions 9. (0:58:15) – Michael Tracey vs Jim Acosta at the Substack Party Connect with us: https://twitter.com/christopherrufo https://twitter.com/L0m3z https://facebook.com/rufoandlomez https://instagram.com/rufoandlomez ►Subscribe on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/rufo-lomez/id1849758826 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Investigative reporter Michael Tracey debunks some of the most infamous Epstein conspiracy theories and shares how the Epstein files became the ultimate p…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4848,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/rufo-lomez-7568240/episodes/interview-with-michael-tracey-how-epstein-is-the-new-russiagate-ep-46/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rufo-lomez-7568240/interview-with-michael-tracey-how-epstein-is-the-new-russiagate-ep-46.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}