{"podcast":{"title":"The Capitol Forum","slug":"the-capitol-forum-podcast-3964355","podcast_index_feed_id":3964355,"rss_url":"https://publicfeeds.net/f/16065/feed-rss.xml","website_url":"https://art19.com/shows/second-request","image_url":"https://f.prxu.org/16065/images/4ce547a2-ab91-4eda-918a-6e44c4a65c99/825fbf8e371cab8e50be6794d88445da43e6ea19b2c4d6511353303058e4a9e7d6b8746e57e44ff1b02caeb88c4b50a0438ed5b52aad59a13f3a2a99cf0c3360.jpeg","author":"The Capitol Forum (asingh@thecapitolforum.com)","episode_count":139,"summary":"Power in Washington isn't announced — it's revealed. The Capitol Forum brings you inside the policy discussions and corporate investigations that move markets and shape American life. Listen to Second Request with Teddy Downey for sharp, unfiltered analysis of antitrust policy in America. Then stay for TCF Investigates with Arjun Singh, a narrative documentary series bringing listeners inside the reporting, sources, and regulatory developments shaping markets and corporate strategy.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T08:19:22.996868+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-capitol-forum-podcast-3964355"},"episode":{"title":"The Memory Chip Cartel (Second Request)","slug":"the-memory-chip-cartel-second-request","published_at":"2026-02-20T18:44:35+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-capitol-forum-podcast-3964355/the-memory-chip-cartel-second-request","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-capitol-forum-podcast-3964355","url":"https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_16065_a4060d30-a535-4665-a3b6-df9cbe62fa45&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fpublicfeeds.net%2Ff%2F16065%2Ffeed-rss.xml","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/dovetail.prxu.org/16065/a4060d30-a535-4665-a3b6-df9cbe62fa45/SR_Sacha_Memory_4.mp3","summary":"Today on Second Request , Executive Editor Teddy Downey sits down with Sacha Sloan a senior correspondent at The Capitol Forum to discuss Sacha's recent reporting on potential collusion in the microchip sector. Together they discuss how coordinated production cuts, reduced capital expenditures, and public signaling by major NAND manufacturers are contributing to a sharp supply crunch and record price increases. To learn more about The Capitol Forum follow us on Bluesky and Linkedin .","meta_description":"Today on Second Request , Executive Editor Teddy Downey sits down with Sacha Sloan a senior correspondent at The Capitol Forum to discuss Sacha's recent r…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4250,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-capitol-forum-podcast-3964355/episodes/the-memory-chip-cartel-second-request/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-capitol-forum-podcast-3964355/the-memory-chip-cartel-second-request.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}