{"podcast":{"title":"The Bret Baier Podcast","slug":"the-bret-baier-podcast-1161860","podcast_index_feed_id":1161860,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/FOXM4144806612","website_url":"https://radio.foxnews.com/podcast/bret-baier-podcast/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/83b1ddf4-7472-11ec-964e-a3a2f0e9ede4/image/COVER_THE_BRET_BAIER_PODCAST.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"FOX News Podcasts","episode_count":500,"summary":"Join Bret Baier - Host of Special Report on The FOX News Channel - twice weekly for The Bret Baier Podcast. Every Tuesday, listen to the All-Star Panel where Bret focuses on the most important topics on the minds of Americans. Bret is joined each week by a rotating all-star panel of experts to discuss the policies, practices, and solutions to the biggest issues of the day. Every Thursday on Common Ground, Bret sits down with lawmakers, business leaders, and public figures from different perspectives coming together to discuss issues of the day and how Americans can find common ground in a polarized world.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-01T10:19:33.934347+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bret-baier-podcast-1161860"},"episode":{"title":"Exclusive: Senate Majority Leader John Thune","slug":"exclusive-senate-majority-leader-john-thune","published_at":"2026-03-19T22:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bret-baier-podcast-1161860/exclusive-senate-majority-leader-john-thune","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bret-baier-podcast-1161860","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/FOXM2351287610.mp3?updated=1773957298","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/FOXM2351287610.mp3?updated=1773957298","summary":"While the SAVE America Act remains President Trump’s top legislative priority, its future is clouded by near-universal Democratic opposition and the fallout of an ongoing DHS shutdown. Senate Majority Leader John Thune sat down with Bret on Tuesday to discuss the bill's current standing and explain how certain legislative strategies, like leveraging the filibuster, could carry unintended consequences. Later, Leader Thune also weighs in on the Iran conflict and the Democrats' continued push for ICE reforms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"While the SAVE America Act remains President Trump’s top legislative priority, its future is clouded by near-universal Democratic opposition and the fallo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1499,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-bret-baier-podcast-1161860/episodes/exclusive-senate-majority-leader-john-thune/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bret-baier-podcast-1161860/exclusive-senate-majority-leader-john-thune.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}