{"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":"Senators Never Asked Blanche the Most Obvious Epstein Question (w/ Andrew Weissmann)","slug":"senators-never-asked-blanche-the-most-obvious-epstein-question-w-andrew-weissmann","published_at":"2026-07-18T21:37:49+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bulwark-4018927/senators-never-asked-blanche-the-most-obvious-epstein-question-w-andrew-weissmann","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bulwark-4018927","url":"https://www.thebulwark.com/p/senators-never-asked-blanche-the","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/207490495/b47b498aa0a2edc70217cff7ded2c36a.mp3","summary":"This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com On a week that tested both of them, Sarah and Andrew discuss: Todd Blanche's confirmation hearing, and Trump's prime-time speech on election interference. Andrew walks through the cross-examination Senate Democrats didn't run—the statements that went unchallenged, the follow-ups nobody asked, and the one question about the withheld Epstein files that Blanche has still never answered. Then: why he thinks dismantling the government's election-security apparatus isn't neglect, but the point.Also discussed: the $1.776 billion payout, the document absolving Trump of tax liability, what Blanche told the Epstein victims that simply isn't true, and why Andrew keeps calling BS. show notes: Andrew Weissmann's new book, Liar’s Kingdom , is out now. Watch, listen and leave a comment . The Illegal News with Sarah Longwell is available wherever you get your podcasts and on YouTube . Leave us a review and ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ so more people can find this important show from The Bulwark. Access to this show’s community comments and ad-free editions is available exclusively for Bulwark+ members here and on the Bulwark App —available now in the Apple and Google App stores. Bulwark+ members can also listen ad-free on your podcast player of choice— click SET UP here .","meta_description":"This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com On a week that tested both of them, Sarah and Andrew discuss: Todd Blanch…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":306,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-bulwark-4018927/episodes/senators-never-asked-blanche-the-most-obvious-epstein-question-w-andrew-weissmann/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/senators-never-asked-blanche-the-most-obvious-epstein-question-w-andrew-weissmann.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}