{"podcast":{"title":"The Conversation with Dasha Burns","slug":"the-conversation-with-dasha-burns-642858","podcast_index_feed_id":642858,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ASD7844263268","website_url":"https://www.politico.com/podcasts","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/7c8858b2-63b4-11ef-9207-4b9245e36151/image/b663aacf08f34f79164546cb421a2519.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"POLITICO","episode_count":565,"summary":"The Conversation with POLITICO’s Dasha Burns is a fresh take on the traditional Sunday show format, going beyond conventional wisdom and short sound bites to broaden the political conversation. Each week, Dasha will sit down with one of the most compelling – and sometimes unexpected – power players in Washington and beyond for a real discussion about how they are shaping the current moment.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T18:19:49.631813+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-with-dasha-burns-642858"},"episode":{"title":"The EPA isn’t here to fight climate change (with Lee Zeldin)","slug":"the-epa-isn-t-here-to-fight-climate-change-with-lee-zeldin","published_at":"2026-06-12T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-with-dasha-burns-642858/the-epa-isn-t-here-to-fight-climate-change-with-lee-zeldin","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-with-dasha-burns-642858","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/POLL3468177316.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/POLL3468177316.mp3","summary":"At POLITICO’s Energy Summit, Dasha presses EPA administrator Lee Zeldin on rising gas prices, the war in Iran, Trump’s energy dominance agenda, coal, AI data centers, and whether the EPA has a responsibility to address climate change. Zeldin defends his approach, arguing that the EPA can protect the environment while growing the economy and rejects the idea that his agency should lead the fight against climate change – unless Congress tells him to. Have thoughts for the show? Text or leave us a voicemail at 202-643-1536.","meta_description":"At POLITICO’s Energy Summit, Dasha presses EPA administrator Lee Zeldin on rising gas prices, the war in Iran, Trump’s energy dominance agenda, coal, AI d…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2582,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-conversation-with-dasha-burns-642858/episodes/the-epa-isn-t-here-to-fight-climate-change-with-lee-zeldin/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-with-dasha-burns-642858/the-epa-isn-t-here-to-fight-climate-change-with-lee-zeldin.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}