{"podcast":{"title":"Smartly Uneducated","slug":"smartly-uneducated-6811423","podcast_index_feed_id":6811423,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/ebefe82c/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smartly-uneducated","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/39483683/39483683-1748826680080-91685f5562cae.jpg","author":"Smartly Uneducated","episode_count":136,"summary":"Welcome to The Smartly Uneducated Podcast, where no topic is off-limits! Prepare for a whirlwind of crude humor, wild speculations, and thought-provoking facts. We cover everything from cutting-edge tech to UFOs and conspiracies. Uncensored, unrestrained, and always entertaining. Dive in as we traverse the diverse landscapes of science and the unexplained. Hit \"Follow\" and come along for the ride!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-26T02:18:11.473351+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/smartly-uneducated-6811423"},"episode":{"title":"The Government Shutdown","slug":"the-government-shutdown","published_at":"2025-11-07T02:22:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/smartly-uneducated-6811423/the-government-shutdown","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/smartly-uneducated-6811423","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smartly-uneducated/episodes/The-Government-Shutdown-e3akfn6","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/ebefe82c/podcast/play/110820518/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-10-7%2F410770652-44100-2-1fb68360237f3.mp3","summary":"All our shid - https://linktr.ee/smarteducated⁠ @badcat.studio on Instagram - https://tinyurl.com/Badcat-Studio⁠ Intro song: Ship of Theseus - Dustin Beck Prod. David Southern - ⁠https://tinyurl.com/David-Southern ------- We talk about how the government shutdown unfolded, what really happened with SNAP benefits, and how the Pentagon and Department of Defense used the distraction to move things quietly behind the scenes. The press played its part, keeping the public focused on the noise while something much bigger was happening out of view. This episode looks at how power works when everyone is looking the other way.","meta_description":"All our shid - https://linktr.ee/smarteducated⁠ @badcat.studio on Instagram - https://tinyurl.com/Badcat-Studio⁠ Intro song: Ship of Theseus - Dustin Beck…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5060,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/smartly-uneducated-6811423/episodes/the-government-shutdown/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/smartly-uneducated-6811423/the-government-shutdown.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}