{"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 Why Desperate Trump Is in Free Fall","slug":"i-know-why-desperate-trump-is-in-free-fall","published_at":"2026-05-19T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-beast-podcast-502008/i-know-why-desperate-trump-is-in-free-fall","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/QCD7342009617.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/433/claritaspod.com/measure/traffic.megaphone.fm/QCD7342009617.mp3","summary":"David Rothkopf and Daily Beast executive editor Hugh Dougherty break down the growing signs of political and personal collapse surrounding Donald Trump, from brutal new polling numbers and deepening economic anxiety to accusations of corruption, authoritarianism, and a White House increasingly lashing out at critics. The conversation moves from Trump’s legal maneuvers and mounting scrutiny over his finances to the administration’s attacks on the press, evangelical power plays in Washington, and what Rothkopf describes as Trump’s simultaneous political and physical “free fall.” Along the way, they unpack the GOP’s loyalty to a weakening president, the culture of grievance and grift driving MAGA politics, and the fears inside Washington that Trump’s behavior is becoming more erratic as pressure closes in from every direction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"David Rothkopf and Daily Beast executive editor Hugh Dougherty break down the growing signs of political and personal collapse surrounding Donald Trump, f…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2565,"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-why-desperate-trump-is-in-free-fall/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-why-desperate-trump-is-in-free-fall.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}