{"podcast":{"title":"The Daily Beast Podcast","slug":"the-daily-beast-podcast-502008","podcast_index_feed_id":502008,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/QCD5580850161","website_url":"https://www.thedailybeast.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/e9536744-fc5a-11f0-abb7-e71364eadeec/image/a2b139f730a0bd44f2765ced1fd8e7ed.jpeg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"The Daily Beast","episode_count":1204,"summary":"The Daily Beast Podcast is as wildly exciting, energizing, and entertaining as the topics it covers. Hosted by Joanna Coles, Chief Content Officer of the Daily Beast, each episode delivers the people and politics coverage you need—straight from the Daily Beast newsroom. Conversations have featured voices like John Oliver, Mary Trump, and Governor Gavin Newsom, alongside sharp, incisive takes each week from show regular David Rothkopf. It’s like the best dinner party you’ve ever been to, just without the food. New episodes every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday; early drops on YouTube. If you’re not already a subscriber to The Daily Beast, it’s easy! Just go to thedailybeast.com to sign up.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T08:17:10.333456+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-beast-podcast-502008"},"episode":{"title":"How Trump Will Cave on the Biggest Stage: Rothkopf","slug":"how-trump-will-cave-on-the-biggest-stage-rothkopf","published_at":"2026-05-12T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-beast-podcast-502008/how-trump-will-cave-on-the-biggest-stage-rothkopf","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-beast-podcast-502008","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/433/claritaspod.com/measure/traffic.megaphone.fm/QCD4375685108.mp3?updated=1778539420","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/433/claritaspod.com/measure/traffic.megaphone.fm/QCD4375685108.mp3?updated=1778539420","summary":"Go to https://zbiotics.com/DAILYBEAST and use code DAILYBEAST at checkout for 15% off your first order of ZBiotics probiotics. #ad David Rothkopf and Joanna Coles break down Donald Trump’s high-stakes China trip as the White House scrambles to escape the political fallout from Iran, plunging poll numbers, and growing global instability. Rothkopf explains why Chinese officials jokingly call Trump “Comrade Nation Builder” because, in their view, every chaotic move he makes strengthens Beijing’s hand while weakening America’s standing in the world. The conversation tears into Trump’s obsession with strongmen, fears that he could privately bargain away leverage on Taiwan in exchange for help with Iran, and the increasingly awkward roles being played by Marco Rubio and JD Vance inside an administration that looks more fractured by the week. From Xi Jinping preparing an imperial-style welcome to questions about whether Trump is setting Rubio up to absorb the blame for the Iran crisis, the episode pulls apart the spectacle, the strategy, and the dangerous consequences behind one of the most consequential foreign trips of Trump’s presidency. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"Go to https://zbiotics.com/DAILYBEAST and use code DAILYBEAST at checkout for 15% off your first order of ZBiotics probiotics. #ad David Rothkopf and Joan…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3090,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-daily-beast-podcast-502008/episodes/how-trump-will-cave-on-the-biggest-stage-rothkopf/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-beast-podcast-502008/how-trump-will-cave-on-the-biggest-stage-rothkopf.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}