{"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":"Mitch McConnell Releases Another “Proof of Life” Photograph","slug":"mitch-mcconnell-releases-another-proof-of-life-photograph","published_at":"2026-07-27T23:49:39+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bulwark-4018927/mitch-mcconnell-releases-another-proof-of-life-photograph","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bulwark-4018927","url":"https://www.thebulwark.com/p/mitch-mcconnell-releases-another","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208751111/b29457cbe5a2b4505fd4532197f8969d.mp3","summary":"This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Mitch McConnell says he's \"still working hard\" to get back to the Senate, but the only proof of life we've gotten is two photos and a statement from his physician. JVL and Andrew Egger break down why the timeline doesn't add up, why a five-minute call with a reporter could end all the speculation, and why the new photo is sending conspiracy theorists into overdrive.","meta_description":"This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Mitch McConnell says he's \"still working hard\" to get back to the Senate,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":450,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-bulwark-4018927/episodes/mitch-mcconnell-releases-another-proof-of-life-photograph/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/mitch-mcconnell-releases-another-proof-of-life-photograph.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}