{"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":"Trump Headed for Rude Awakening with Instant Mistake?!?","slug":"trump-headed-for-rude-awakening-with-instant-mistake","published_at":"2026-05-15T16:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-intersection-with-michael-popok-7363510/trump-headed-for-rude-awakening-with-instant-mistake","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/MTH9164329308.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/MTH9164329308.mp3","summary":"The Trump Administration is using false claims of \"fraud\" as a political weapon against Blue States and/or his political rivals, and California is fighting back. Popok is joined by California AG Rob Bonta for an exclusive briefing of how the State plans to respond to VP JD Vance's threats at a press conference this week to cut off billions of critical health care dollars to California. AG Bonta's illustrious track record of success in securing Hundreds of Billions of dollars in court cases against the Trump Administration says he's just the Attorney General to do it! 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