{"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":"This is Why Democrats are Stuck with Platner + Buck Sexton Joins the Progrum","slug":"this-is-why-democrats-are-stuck-with-platner-buck-sexton-joins-the-progrum","published_at":"2026-06-11T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ruthless-podcast-1318840/this-is-why-democrats-are-stuck-with-platner-buck-sexton-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/FOXM8084217488.mp3?updated=1781132119","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/FOXM8084217488.mp3?updated=1781132119","summary":"The Platner saga gets even stranger as Democrats struggle to defend the indefensible despite his primary win in Maine. Plus, King of the Hill, an alligator earns a sheriff's award, and Buck Sexton joins the fellas to discuss propaganda, cults, and his new book Manufacturing Delusion. #RuthlessPodcast #Politics #BuckSexton #CurrentEvents #News 00:02:14 Democrats Rally Behind Graham Platner Despite New Controversies 00:05:31 The Truth Behind Platner’s Working-Class Image 00:11:57 Democrats Struggle to Defend Platner’s Scandals 00:18:34 Chris Coons and the Democratic Party’s Platner Problem 00:22:50 How Democrats Created the Bernie Bro Revolt 00:24:40 Trump Unloads on Graham Platner 00:28:59 Ranking the Worst Senate Candidates Ever 00:34:14 What Would Get a Democrat Candidate Dropped Today? 00:36:59 King of the Hill: Bill Kristol vs. Sherry Jacobus 00:49:54 Sheriff Honors Alligator for Helping Catch DWI Suspect 00:56:42 Buck Sexton on Propaganda, Brainwashing, and Manufacturing Delusion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"The Platner saga gets even stranger as Democrats struggle to defend the indefensible despite his primary win in Maine. Plus, King of the Hill, an alligato…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5545,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ruthless-podcast-1318840/episodes/this-is-why-democrats-are-stuck-with-platner-buck-sexton-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/this-is-why-democrats-are-stuck-with-platner-buck-sexton-joins-the-progrum.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}