{"podcast":{"title":"THE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent","slug":"the-daily-blast-with-greg-sargent-6772496","podcast_index_feed_id":6772496,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/dailyblast2024","website_url":"https://newrepublic.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/b94c6786-bc82-11ee-9ef8-27c6fd1e8dd7/image/d8e43b6e3c1b3537ce23c2a9c505e158.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"The New Republic","episode_count":598,"summary":"Every weekday, The New Republic’s Greg Sargent brings you a fresh way of thinking about the biggest political stories of the moment, offered up in an entertaining, information-packed conversation with a leading lawmaker, journalist, or newsmaker. We go deep into the stories behind the headlines leading TNR and other news outlets—while making it fun and fast.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T18:20:15.517680+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-blast-with-greg-sargent-6772496"},"episode":{"title":"Trump Blurts Out Plot to Rig Midterms So Vile It Even Shocks GOPers","slug":"trump-blurts-out-plot-to-rig-midterms-so-vile-it-even-shocks-gopers","published_at":"2026-06-25T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-blast-with-greg-sargent-6772496/trump-blurts-out-plot-to-rig-midterms-so-vile-it-even-shocks-gopers","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-blast-with-greg-sargent-6772496","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML6746562235.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML6746562235.mp3","summary":"Donald Trump was all set to sign a bill passed by Congress that’s designed to reduce housing costs for the American people. But an angry Trump abruptly canceled the signing and blurted out a demand that Republicans pass voter suppression legislation instead. This surprised Trump’s own advisers and shocked Republicans in Congress. Why? They apparently couldn’t fathom that he’d so openly prioritize disenfranchising voters over helping Americans overcome their economic travails. We talked about all of it with Salon’s Amanda Marcotte, author of a new piece on Trump’s narcissism as the through line for many recent follies. We discuss now Trump’s pathological self-regard led right to this moment, why this voter suppression effort would likely backfire on Trump if it were to pass, and what’s likely to come next as Republicans seek to flatter their way out of this latest impasse. Looking for More from the DSR Network? Click Here: https://linktr.ee/deepstateradio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Donald Trump was all set to sign a bill passed by Congress that’s designed to reduce housing costs for the American people. But an angry Trump abruptly ca…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1215,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-daily-blast-with-greg-sargent-6772496/episodes/trump-blurts-out-plot-to-rig-midterms-so-vile-it-even-shocks-gopers/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-blast-with-greg-sargent-6772496/trump-blurts-out-plot-to-rig-midterms-so-vile-it-even-shocks-gopers.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}