{"podcast":{"title":"The Foreign Report","slug":"the-foreign-report-7023932","podcast_index_feed_id":7023932,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/PYxrbF8D","website_url":"https://www.lastpodcastnetwork.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/7210fe65-5aaa-4204-9d15-a391366c65cf/309a3cda-cad4-4966-84bb-702b9e69bdfd/3000x3000/tfr-20final-20no-20lines.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Last Podcast Network","episode_count":79,"summary":"Welcome to The Foreign Report — where global chaos meets sharp analysis and dark humor that keep you from screaming into a pillow (maybe) (doubtful). Every week, producer, comedian, and lawyer Seena Ghaznavi and a rotating crew of experts, journalists, and policy nerds break down the wildest stories in foreign affairs. From competitive authoritarians taking over countries to Ai taking over our minds - Seena will drag you through the gory details of everything you need to know around the world. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Foreign Report ad-free. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T00:18:40.180951+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-foreign-report-7023932"},"episode":{"title":"Researcher Frank Spring On WTF Happened To the Dems","slug":"researcher-frank-spring-on-wtf-happened-to-the-dems","published_at":"2026-01-02T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-foreign-report-7023932/researcher-frank-spring-on-wtf-happened-to-the-dems","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-foreign-report-7023932","url":"https://www.lastpodcastnetwork.com","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/0640608c-09d1-4535-899d-b29844c1e9a7/episodes/0353cda5-7b3e-49b7-8fa3-e20d23c0d3bd/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=0640608c-09d1-4535-899d-b29844c1e9a7&awEpisodeId=0353cda5-7b3e-49b7-8fa3-e20d23c0d3bd&feed=PYxrbF8D","summary":"Happy New Year! This week on TFR we talk with progressive political strategist Frank Spring who tries to convince us that we should be somewhat hopeful about Democratic prospects in 2026. Arguing against the recent “Deciding to Win” report, he explains that, at least some, Democrats can walk and chew gum at the same time. Meaning, they don’t have to abandon core Democratic positions, but they do need to figure out (and quickly) how to talk to real people about the issues that matter the most.","meta_description":"Happy New Year! This week on TFR we talk with progressive political strategist Frank Spring who tries to convince us that we should be somewhat hopeful ab…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2762,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-foreign-report-7023932/episodes/researcher-frank-spring-on-wtf-happened-to-the-dems/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-foreign-report-7023932/researcher-frank-spring-on-wtf-happened-to-the-dems.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}