{"podcast":{"title":"The Briefing with Michael Waldman","slug":"the-briefing-with-michael-waldman-6875018","podcast_index_feed_id":6875018,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/102f79718/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.brennancenter.org/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/43347478/43347478-1758558999309-a5f37fe99b93c.jpg","author":"Brennan Center for Justice","episode_count":101,"summary":"Every week, Brennan Center President Michael Waldman interviews the leaders, thinkers, and activists who are changing American democracy.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-03T04:18:03.585253+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-briefing-with-michael-waldman-6875018"},"episode":{"title":"The Lost Founder (with Jesse Wegman)","slug":"the-lost-founder-with-jesse-wegman","published_at":"2026-06-25T19:42:54+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-briefing-with-michael-waldman-6875018/the-lost-founder-with-jesse-wegman","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-briefing-with-michael-waldman-6875018","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brennan-center/episodes/The-Lost-Founder-with-Jesse-Wegman-e3l9gdf","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/102f79718/podcast/play/121995119/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-25%2F426833045-44100-2-e7e0b7ebbe62a.mp3","summary":"In this week’s episode, Jesse Wegman joins Michael Waldman to discuss his new book, The Lost Founder: James Wilson and the Forgotten Fight for a People's Constitution , the first major biography of James Wilson. Wilson was a coauthor of the Constitution (his words: “We the People”). He signed both the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, was one of the first Supreme Court justices — and died on the run from the law. Wegman explores Wilson’s long-lasting impact, his fall from grace, and the enduring relevance of his expansive vision for American democracy. Recorded on June 23, 2026.The Brennan Center is a nonpartisan law and policy institute that works to repair, revitalize, and defend our systems of democracy and justice so that they work for all Americans. The Brennan Center cannot support or oppose any candidate for office.","meta_description":"In this week’s episode, Jesse Wegman joins Michael Waldman to discuss his new book, The Lost Founder: James Wilson and the Forgotten Fight for a People's…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3329,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-briefing-with-michael-waldman-6875018/episodes/the-lost-founder-with-jesse-wegman/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-briefing-with-michael-waldman-6875018/the-lost-founder-with-jesse-wegman.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}