{"podcast":{"title":"Ruthless Podcast","slug":"ruthless-podcast-1318840","podcast_index_feed_id":1318840,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/FOXM5875505224","website_url":"https://ruthlesspodcast.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/9720a208-618b-11f0-bfdd-fbea5200e55e/image/63af62aa0eecb5bc03b32614c506159a.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Ruthless Podcast","episode_count":695,"summary":"A variety progrum. Smug, Holmes, Duncan, and Ashbrook bring next generation conservative talk to the next level with RUTHLESS. There is no shelter for anyone as the fellas provide a lighter analysis of the news (and fake news) of the day.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-19T18:20:11.925421+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ruthless-podcast-1318840"},"episode":{"title":"A New Low for Journalism? - Scott Pelley Implodes + Rep. Pfluger Joins the Progrum","slug":"a-new-low-for-journalism-scott-pelley-implodes-rep-pfluger-joins-the-progrum","published_at":"2026-06-09T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ruthless-podcast-1318840/a-new-low-for-journalism-scott-pelley-implodes-rep-pfluger-joins-the-progrum","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ruthless-podcast-1318840","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/FOXM9559650665.mp3?updated=1780970707","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/FOXM9559650665.mp3?updated=1780970707","summary":"The media meltdown over Scott Pelley, the latest fallout from the Graham Platner scandal, California's election counting chaos, and a recap of the Tunnel to Towers climb. Plus Rep. August Pfluger joins the fellas to discuss reconciliation, government fraud, and the future of the Republican agenda. #RuthlessPodcast #Politics #ScottPelley #California #Congress 00:03:18 Scott Pelley’s Meltdown Over Changes at CBS News 00:07:17 Scott Pelley Compares Journalism to Military Service 00:33:21 John Fetterman Obliterates Graham Plattner 00:37:26 Plattner’s Supporters Defend the Indefensible 00:44:29 Hakeem Jeffries Dodges Questions on the Plattner Scandal 00:49:34 Spencer Pratt’s Runoff Chances Collapse as California Keeps Counting 00:54:59 California Ballot Controversy and the Lee Wolf Story 01:07:31 Tunnel to Towers Challenge at One World Trade Center 01:16:38 Rep. August Pfluger on Reconciliation 3.0 and GOP Priorities 01:30:31 Congressional Baseball Game Preview and GOP Winning Streak Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"The media meltdown over Scott Pelley, the latest fallout from the Graham Platner scandal, California's election counting chaos, and a recap of the Tunnel…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6384,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ruthless-podcast-1318840/episodes/a-new-low-for-journalism-scott-pelley-implodes-rep-pfluger-joins-the-progrum/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ruthless-podcast-1318840/a-new-low-for-journalism-scott-pelley-implodes-rep-pfluger-joins-the-progrum.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}