{"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":"Why the Iran war feels like 'deja vu' (with Sen. Ruben Gallego)","slug":"why-the-iran-war-feels-like-deja-vu-with-sen-ruben-gallego","published_at":"2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-with-dasha-burns-642858/why-the-iran-war-feels-like-deja-vu-with-sen-ruben-gallego","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-with-dasha-burns-642858","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/POLL9535353650.mp3?updated=1773959164","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/POLL9535353650.mp3?updated=1773959164","summary":"When Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) won his Senate seat in 2024, he outperformed Kamala Harris in one of the closest battleground states in the country. Now that he’s in Washington, Gallego’s background is particularly relevant at this moment in politics. With the Iran War intensifying, Gallego offers his perspective as an Iraq War veteran on Trump’s military operation. And as a Latino Democratic senator of a border state, Gallego has a distinctive outlook on immigration, with criticism for his own party as well as the GOP. Sen. Gallego sat down with POLITICO’s Dasha Burns on “The Conversation” to talk about voter ID, the 2028 election, and if he thinks Democrats can become the “fun” party again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"When Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) won his Senate seat in 2024, he outperformed Kamala Harris in one of the closest battleground states in the country. Now…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2138,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-conversation-with-dasha-burns-642858/episodes/why-the-iran-war-feels-like-deja-vu-with-sen-ruben-gallego/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/why-the-iran-war-feels-like-deja-vu-with-sen-ruben-gallego.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}