{"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":"Trump Forces Fans to Wait 4 Hours in Storm for His Ego Trip","slug":"trump-forces-fans-to-wait-4-hours-in-storm-for-his-ego-trip","published_at":"2026-07-05T19:09:59+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bulwark-4018927/trump-forces-fans-to-wait-4-hours-in-storm-for-his-ego-trip","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bulwark-4018927","url":"https://www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-forces-fans-to-wait-4-hours","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/205354744/37332efe8da3cf0bc0a7e05925eee131.mp3","summary":"This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Trump's massive America 250 celebration was supposed to be a patriotic showcase, but it quickly descended into chaos. Sam Stein and Bill Kristol give their takes on the biggest failures of the day, from Patriot Front's march through Washington, D.C. and Republicans' attempts to blame the left, to Doug Burgum's refusal to clearly condemn neo-Nazis, hours-long security delays, thunderstorms, and a celebration that seemed designed more to glorify Donald Trump than the country itself. As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams, and event archives exclusively for Bulwark+ members. Add Bulwark+ Takes feed to your player of choice, here .","meta_description":"This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Trump's massive America 250 celebration was supposed to be a patriotic sh…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":690,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-bulwark-4018927/episodes/trump-forces-fans-to-wait-4-hours-in-storm-for-his-ego-trip/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/trump-forces-fans-to-wait-4-hours-in-storm-for-his-ego-trip.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}