{"podcast":{"title":"The Intersection with Michael Popok","slug":"the-intersection-with-michael-popok-7363510","podcast_index_feed_id":7363510,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/MTH2384410545","website_url":"https://meidasnews.com/podcast","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/2cdd2584-3caf-11f0-981f-7733898979c1/image/c3e5167d0c0340a8b1337a0c230fcc4f.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"MeidasTouch Network","episode_count":890,"summary":"The Intersection with Michael Popok is a weekly one-hour podcast focused on trusted, topical commentary exploring how the law intersects with and shapes people’s daily lives—including their Constitutionally protected rights and their civic, economic, and political worlds. The Intersection is hosted and curated by Michael Popok, co-founder of the top-ranked Legal AF podcast and YouTube channel. Popok is one of the most viewed and downloaded independent content creators, with over 50 million monthly downloads and views, and nearly 1 billion views overall. The Intersection was also one of the top-ranked YouTube podcasts in the platform’s newly released podcast rankings, placing in the top two among all legal and political podcasts on YouTube. Drawing on more than 30 years of experience as a renowned national trial lawyer and global corporate executive, Popok makes the law—and its role in our lives—easy to comprehend and entertaining. He teaches his audience, using his unique brand of humor and communication skills honed through years of jury work, to think like a lawyer while learning the secrets of the court system and the craft of lawyering. The result is a refreshing, no-holds-bar…","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T16:20:51.581935+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-intersection-with-michael-popok-7363510"},"episode":{"title":"🚨 Lutnick Threatened with Criminal Charges Over Testimony?!?!","slug":"lutnick-threatened-with-criminal-charges-over-testimony","published_at":"2026-05-07T15:31:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-intersection-with-michael-popok-7363510/lutnick-threatened-with-criminal-charges-over-testimony","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-intersection-with-michael-popok-7363510","url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/pdst.fm/e/arttrk.com/p/MMN23/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/1058/traffic.megaphone.fm/MTH5453012208.mp3","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/pdst.fm/e/arttrk.com/p/MMN23/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/1058/traffic.megaphone.fm/MTH5453012208.mp3","summary":"Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick faces potential criminal charges for allegedly providing false testimony regarding his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Evidence from the Epstein files contradicts Lutnick's claims of severing all contact with Epstein after 2005.","meta_description":"Michael Popok analyzes the legal implications of Howard Lutnick's testimony and the evidence linking him to Jeffrey Epstein's network.","key_points":["Main idea: House Oversight Committee leadership has threatened prosecution if Lutnick's testimony regarding Epstein is found to be untruthful","Failure mode: Lutnick's public claim of no contact with Epstein after 2005 is contradicted by emails and photos showing business and social interactions","Legal takeaway: Under 18 U.S.C. § 1001, lying to Congress is a felony regardless of whether the individual is under oath","Practical takeaway: The discovery of the 'Epstein Library' documents has surfaced previously unknown connections between Lutnick and Epstein's operations","Failure mode: The vetting process for the Commerce Secretary failed to flag documented financial and social ties to a convicted sex offender"],"chapters":[{"start_ms":60000,"title":"Calls for Resignation","summary":"Analysis of House Democrats' demands for Lutnick's resignation following his closed-door testimony."},{"start_ms":120000,"title":"The Epstein Connection","summary":"Examination of the social and business proximity between Lutnick and Jeffrey Epstein."},{"start_ms":180000,"title":"Contradicting the Narrative","summary":"Review of evidence showing interactions occurred after Epstein's criminal convictions."},{"start_ms":240000,"title":"Evidence from the Epstein Files","summary":"Details on emails and documents from the DOJ and FBI archives regarding Lutnick."},{"start_ms":360000,"title":"Timeline of Financial Ties","summary":"A breakdown of charity contributions and business ventures between Lutnick and Epstein."},{"start_ms":480000,"title":"The Threat of Prosecution","summary":"House Oversight Chairman Comer discusses the potential for felony charges for misstatements."},{"start_ms":720000,"title":"The Legal Standard of 18 U.S.C. 1001","summary":"A technical breakdown of the federal statute regarding false statements to government branches."}],"topics":["Howard Lutnick","Jeffrey Epstein","House Oversight Committee","Perjury","Commerce Secretary","Federal Law","Political Vetting","Congressional Testimony"],"duration_seconds":1096,"processing_state":"processed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-intersection-with-michael-popok-7363510/episodes/lutnick-threatened-with-criminal-charges-over-testimony/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-intersection-with-michael-popok-7363510/lutnick-threatened-with-criminal-charges-over-testimony.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}