{"podcast":{"title":"The Daily Signal","slug":"the-daily-signal-329416","podcast_index_feed_id":329416,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/thedailysignal","website_url":"https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/29e1efb2-4f99-11ef-a69b-4b862171fa59/image/5766884de000e99424cc6e6500c35079.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"The Daily Signal","episode_count":2946,"summary":"Your go-to source for original reporting, engaging interviews, and unique coverage of the day’s top stories.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-07T10:22:01.978044+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-signal-329416"},"episode":{"title":"Victor Davis Hanson: Democracy Is Dying in California","slug":"victor-davis-hanson-democracy-is-dying-in-california","published_at":"2026-06-09T21:29:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-signal-329416/victor-davis-hanson-democracy-is-dying-in-california","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-signal-329416","url":"https://www.dailysignal.com/","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/THEDAILYSIGNAL3077819222.mp3","summary":"California has transformed into a single-party monopoly where the legislative, executive, and judicial branches actively subvert the will of the voters. Through lax voting laws, ballot harvesting, and a lack of voter identification requirements, the state has institutionalized a system where early conservative leads are routinely erased weeks after Election Day. The controversy surrounding Spencer Pratt, Nithya Raman, and the Los Angeles mayoral race is connected to a broader pattern that crushes democracy every time, argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words.” 👉Go to JoinADF.com/HANSON or Text HANSON to 83848 to help support Alliance Defending Freedom’s work!HTTPS://WWW.JOINADF.COM/HANSON.COM 👉 The Daily Signal cannot continue to tell stories, like this one, without the support of our viewers: http://dailysignal.com/donate 👉Don’t miss out on Victor’s latest short videos by subscribing to The Daily Signal today. You’ll be notified every time a new piece of content drops: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/dailysignal?sub_confirmation=1⁠ Also on Spotify: https://megaphone.link/THEDAILYSIGNAL9753340027 👉Want more VDH? Watch Victor’s weekly, hour-long podcast, “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” now! Subscribe to his YouTube channel, and enable notifications: https://www.youtube.com/@victordavishanson7273?sub_confirmation=1👉More exclusive content is available on Victor’s website: https://victorhanson.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"California has transformed into a single-party monopoly where the legislative, executive, and judicial branches actively subvert the will of the voters. T…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":931,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-daily-signal-329416/episodes/victor-davis-hanson-democracy-is-dying-in-california/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-signal-329416/victor-davis-hanson-democracy-is-dying-in-california.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}