{"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-2","published_at":"2026-06-18T22:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bret-baier-podcast-1161860/exclusive-senate-majority-leader-john-thune-2","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/FOXM8046943147.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/FOXM8046943147.mp3","summary":"With a preliminary agreement to end the Iran conflict now in place, the U.S. is on track to return to a pre-war economy - but not everyone in Washington is celebrating. Senate Majority Leader John Thune sat down with Bret to explain the GOP’s opposition to President Trump’s Iran deal, and what it means as negotiations enter the final stage. Senator Thune also weighs in on the President’s push to attach the SAVE Act to FISA, the unfolding drama over the President’s DNI nominee, and the GOP's chances of holding the Senate majority this midterms season. This interview first aired Tuesday, 06/16 on Special Report. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"With a preliminary agreement to end the Iran conflict now in place, the U.S. is on track to return to a pre-war economy - but not everyone in Washington i…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1231,"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-2/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-2.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}