{"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":"I Know What Ego Maniac Trump Is Really Fixated On","slug":"i-know-what-ego-maniac-trump-is-really-fixated-on","published_at":"2026-06-19T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-beast-podcast-502008/i-know-what-ego-maniac-trump-is-really-fixated-on","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/QCD6846771646.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/433/claritaspod.com/measure/traffic.megaphone.fm/QCD6846771646.mp3","summary":"Michael Wolff and Joanna Coles examine why Donald Trump's critics believe his biggest defeat isn't the war in Iran but the strange obsession now consuming the White House: remaking Washington into a permanent monument to himself. Drawing on fresh reporting from inside the administration, Wolff reveals why Trump is fixated on ballrooms, arches, the Kennedy Center and the National Mall even as foreign policy, the economy and the midterms hang in the balance. They also break down Trump's escalating feud with Senate Republicans, the political gamble behind a UFC spectacle on the White House lawn, and why his drive for personal legacy could be reshaping his presidency more than any policy victory ever could. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"Michael Wolff and Joanna Coles examine why Donald Trump's critics believe his biggest defeat isn't the war in Iran but the strange obsession now consuming…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3235,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-daily-beast-podcast-502008/episodes/i-know-what-ego-maniac-trump-is-really-fixated-on/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/i-know-what-ego-maniac-trump-is-really-fixated-on.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}