{"podcast":{"title":"Stubborn Things","slug":"stubborn-things-7595522","podcast_index_feed_id":7595522,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/stubborn-things/","website_url":"https://stubborn-things.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/75eceb28-1119-43a7-b2cd-f53e4d99f79c/Stubborn-Things-logo.png","author":"AEI Podcasts","episode_count":19,"summary":"John Adams famously said: “Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.\" In this era of knee-jerk partisanship and ideological posturing, Adams's warning is as important as ever. Tune in every other week as AEI's Jay Cost and Sean Trende draw on their wide-ranging base of knowledge and stubborn commitment to the evidence to understand what is happening in the world of American politics.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T02:22:01.948704+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stubborn-things-7595522"},"episode":{"title":"Return of the Tiers","slug":"return-of-the-tiers","published_at":"2026-06-01T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stubborn-things-7595522/return-of-the-tiers","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stubborn-things-7595522","url":"https://stubborn-things.captivate.fm","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/a84eb5f2-f284-4cba-835e-00bc763ce9e5.mp3","summary":"The last Stubborn Things episode was so popular that we couldn’t resist doing yet another presidential tiers episode. Take a listen to hear how Sean and Jay rank the first presidents of the twentieth century, from Theodore Roosevelt through Hebert Hoover. And let us know where you’d place these presidents on your own tiers! Remember to rate and follow Stubborn Things and stay up to date by following us on X @aei_STpodcast . Comments? Suggestions? Email us at StubbornThings@aei.org .","meta_description":"The last Stubborn Things episode was so popular that we couldn’t resist doing yet another presidential tiers episode. Take a listen to hear how Sean and J…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3944,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/stubborn-things-7595522/episodes/return-of-the-tiers/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stubborn-things-7595522/return-of-the-tiers.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}