{"podcast":{"title":"The Bulwark","slug":"the-bulwark-4018927","podcast_index_feed_id":4018927,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/87281.rss","website_url":"https://www.thebulwark.com/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/87281/d619df11c786f62219e9b278e6bef3f0.jpg","author":"The Bulwark","episode_count":976,"summary":"The Bulwark is home to Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, Bill Kristol, JVL, Sam Stein, Catherine Rampell and more. We are the largest pro-democracy bundle on Substack for news and analysis on politics and culture—supported by a community built on good faith.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T10:17:26.542124+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bulwark-4018927"},"episode":{"title":"Heather Cox Richardson: America's 250 Great (and Awful) Years","slug":"heather-cox-richardson-america-s-250-great-and-awful-years","published_at":"2026-07-04T10:02:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bulwark-4018927/heather-cox-richardson-america-s-250-great-and-awful-years","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bulwark-4018927","url":"https://www.thebulwark.com/p/heather-cox-richardson-americas-250","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/204743133/fe30a5e49229c5ddac178761f40a23bd.mp3","summary":"This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com If you're wondering how (and whether) America is worth celebrating on this particular July 4th, this show will be a bit of a pep talk for you. Heather Cox Richardson joins Sarah to discuss voters' complicated relationship with patriotism this year, and the lessons of history for rebuilding from the Trump years.Through July 6: Join The Bulwark for $86 a year—14 percent off .Follow Heather Cox Richardson's 250 to 250 project , which marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence by telling the stories of the people, places, and events that have moved the United States toward a more perfect Union. Watch, listen, and leave a comment . Full ad-supported episodes of The Focus Group Podcast are available wherever you get your podcasts and YouTube . Hit that like 🤍 button and share this episode with a friend. Ad-free editions are available exclusively for Bulwark+ members on the site, the Bulwark App, via your member-only RSS feeds, and the Substack Mobile and TV Apps. Upgrade now to listen without ads and to join the community in the comments.","meta_description":"This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com If you're wondering how (and whether) America is worth celebrating on thi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1546,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-bulwark-4018927/episodes/heather-cox-richardson-america-s-250-great-and-awful-years/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bulwark-4018927/heather-cox-richardson-america-s-250-great-and-awful-years.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}