{"podcast":{"title":"The Contrarian Pod","slug":"the-contrarian-pod-7410561","podcast_index_feed_id":7410561,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/3719374/s/248202.rss","website_url":"https://www.contrariannews.org/s/the-contrarian-pod","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/3719374/s/248202/33aa1ca02f99e737c50dac29fca9582c.jpg","author":"The Contrarian","episode_count":12,"summary":"Jen Rubin and Norm Eisen bring you the best of The Contrarian's unflinching journalism to defend democracy—truthful, not neutral. Listen for political and legal analysis, uncompromising interviews, and steps for actionable resistance in defense of democracy.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T10:18:52.557701+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contrarian-pod-7410561"},"episode":{"title":"Kevin Warsh's Nomination for Fed Chair Is a 'Profound Problem'","slug":"kevin-warsh-s-nomination-for-fed-chair-is-a-profound-problem","published_at":"2026-05-01T21:40:45+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contrarian-pod-7410561/kevin-warsh-s-nomination-for-fed-chair-is-a-profound-problem","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contrarian-pod-7410561","url":"https://www.contrariannews.org/p/kevin-warshs-nomination-for-fed-chair","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/196154754/3054c62e2e708016b758c138f0511eb0.mp3","summary":"Last Tuesday, Kevin Warsh, the nominee for Federal Reserve Chair, testified in front of the Senate Banking Committee. His responses to basic questions facts such as “did Donald Trump lose the 2020 election?” left many worried about how he would manage the independence of the Fed if appointed. Justin Wolfers, Professor of Public Policy and Economics at the University of Michigan, joins Jen to give his take on the importance of Fed independence and removing conflicts of interest. Additionally, Wolfers recognizes how uncertain Trump has made investors and consumers as a result of his many wars waged across the globe. The Contrarian is owned by nobody. Your paid subscription helps us bring you the brightest voices in politics & culture and fight every day against the Trump chaos machine. Join us on Substack . This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.contrariannews.org/subscribe","meta_description":"Last Tuesday, Kevin Warsh, the nominee for Federal Reserve Chair, testified in front of the Senate Banking Committee. His responses to basic questions fac…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1978,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-contrarian-pod-7410561/episodes/kevin-warsh-s-nomination-for-fed-chair-is-a-profound-problem/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contrarian-pod-7410561/kevin-warsh-s-nomination-for-fed-chair-is-a-profound-problem.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}