{"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":"Special Edition: Presidential Tiers","slug":"special-edition-presidential-tiers","published_at":"2026-04-07T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stubborn-things-7595522/special-edition-presidential-tiers","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stubborn-things-7595522","url":"https://stubborn-things.captivate.fm","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/c921a831-dc1f-419f-8318-fcb77df4e18d.mp3","summary":"This week, our hosts take a break from talking about the drama of 21st century American politics and turn back the clock. In this very special edition of Stubborn Things, Jay and Sean start the Very Official Stubborn Things Presidential Tiers List. They start, of course, with Washington and make it all the way through Buchanan. See where Jay and Sean agree and where their lists diverge. Take a listen and let us know what you think about our 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 . Show notes: Jay’s biography of James Madison","meta_description":"This week, our hosts take a break from talking about the drama of 21st century American politics and turn back the clock. In this very special edition of…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3801,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/stubborn-things-7595522/episodes/special-edition-presidential-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/special-edition-presidential-tiers.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}