{"podcast":{"title":"Steel News with Ann Vandersteel","slug":"steel-news-with-ann-vandersteel-6480125","podcast_index_feed_id":6480125,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5915697/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/steel-news-with-ann-vandersteel--5915697","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7c538bdee23c4591e8a21dafdd2ac2a5.jpg","author":"Maverick Broadcasting Network","episode_count":279,"summary":"Steel News is hosted by Ann Vandersteel, one of the premiere investigative journalists within Conservatism. Ann is a DAR [Daughter of the American Revolution] and finds studying the constitution and conservate activism her civic duty. Her career as a new media journalist began on a podcast in 2016 called Your Voice America. Before censorship, the show had 300K live views/night. 2017 Ann started her own show called Steel Truth which ran until 2022. Brighteon TV picked Ann up where she has been delivering nightly news weeknights on a show called Right Now with Ann Vandersteel.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/steel-news-with-ann-vandersteel-6480125"},"episode":{"title":"The Mazzei Case: PPP, Prison & Prosecution - Justice or Targeting? | Chris Mazzei","slug":"the-mazzei-case-ppp-prison-prosecution-justice-or-targeting-chris-mazzei","published_at":"2026-04-25T19:00:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/steel-news-with-ann-vandersteel-6480125/the-mazzei-case-ppp-prison-prosecution-justice-or-targeting-chris-mazzei","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/steel-news-with-ann-vandersteel-6480125","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-mazzei-case-ppp-prison-prosecution-justice-or-targeting-chris-mazzei--71594797","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71594797/4_23_26_steel_news_the_mazzei_case_ppp_prison_amp_prosecution_justice_or_targeting.mp3","summary":"Today on Steel News, Ann Vandersteel breaks down the controversial case of Chris Mazzei, entrepreneur, filmmaker, and father, who now faces prison after a federal PPP loan conviction alongside his wife, Erin. Was this a clear-cut fraud case… or something far more complex? We examine the timeline, the charges, the plea, and the growing claims of prosecutorial misconduct and “lawfare.” With public support from figures like Roger Stone and an active clemency push underway, the Mazzei case is raising serious questions about accountability inside the justice system, and who it really serves. This is not just about one family. This is about power, prosecution, and the precedent being set. FEATURING: CHRIS MAZZEI https://x.com/realchrismazzei This is Steel News where truth survives pressure. Follow: ANN VANDERSTEEL https://AnnVandersteel.com","meta_description":"Today on Steel News, Ann Vandersteel breaks down the controversial case of Chris Mazzei, entrepreneur, filmmaker, and father, who now faces prison after a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3096,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/steel-news-with-ann-vandersteel-6480125/episodes/the-mazzei-case-ppp-prison-prosecution-justice-or-targeting-chris-mazzei/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/steel-news-with-ann-vandersteel-6480125/the-mazzei-case-ppp-prison-prosecution-justice-or-targeting-chris-mazzei.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}