{"podcast":{"title":"The States","slug":"the-center-square-daily-6742680","podcast_index_feed_id":6742680,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/yyj8m_Dh","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/americas-talking-network4","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/ee064a44-be34-4c62-9b0f-be5ef1c62fac/764c77f8-ccbd-412c-bf97-23779178db6d/3000x3000/the_states_podcast_cover_art.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"The Center Square","episode_count":210,"summary":"The States Powered by The Center Square is a show that highlights the work of The Center Square reporters from statehouses across the country to Washington D.C. all with an eye towards the impacts of today's news on the taxpayer.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-02T12:19:54.889359+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-center-square-daily-6742680"},"episode":{"title":"The Center Square Daily | May 8, 2026 | New UFO Files are in the Shadows of the BLACK BUDGET","slug":"the-center-square-daily-may-8-2026-new-ufo-files-are-in-the-shadows-of-the-black-budget","published_at":"2026-05-08T21:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-center-square-daily-6742680/the-center-square-daily-may-8-2026-new-ufo-files-are-in-the-shadows-of-the-black-budget","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-center-square-daily-6742680","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/americas-talking-network4","audio_url":"https://afp-444292-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/8b02661e-96f3-4975-81b1-e2aa11528098/episodes/f497e46d-c90e-4fe6-9366-099bbaf5ec2e/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=8b02661e-96f3-4975-81b1-e2aa11528098&awEpisodeId=f497e46d-c90e-4fe6-9366-099bbaf5ec2e&feed=yyj8m_Dh","summary":"The Department of War launches a website dedicated to UFO information and Minnesota Republicans call on Congress for help in their investigation of Feeding Our Future and U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar's relationship to it. On this episode of The Center Square Daily, host Greg Bishop looks at a new batch of UFO and UAP-related files released by the Pentagon, including military videos, astronaut audio recordings, and decades-old documents tied to unidentified aerial phenomena. This release renews debate over secret government programs and how taxpayer money is spent on classified military and intelligence operations. The disclosure also raises fresh questions about oversight as defense spending continues to climb and the Department of War faces ongoing audit failures. Meanwhile, fraud investigations are unfolding in several states across the country. In Minnesota, Republican lawmakers are asking Congress for help subpoenaing records tied to Ilhan Omar as part of a broader investigation into alleged state fraud and oversight failures. In Michigan, a former board member of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation is facing multiple felony charges tied to an alleged scheme involving roughly $20 million in grant funding. And in Milwaukee, prosecutors have charged a woman with Medicaid fraud as officials continue investigating misuse of public assistance funds.","meta_description":"The Department of War launches a website dedicated to UFO information and Minnesota Republicans call on Congress for help in their investigation of Feedin…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1395,"processing_state":"processed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-center-square-daily-6742680/episodes/the-center-square-daily-may-8-2026-new-ufo-files-are-in-the-shadows-of-the-black-budget/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-center-square-daily-6742680/the-center-square-daily-may-8-2026-new-ufo-files-are-in-the-shadows-of-the-black-budget.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}