{"podcast":{"title":"The Lincoln Project","slug":"the-lincoln-project-1375452","podcast_index_feed_id":1375452,"rss_url":"https://rss.pdrl.fm/7f1e15/audioboom.com/channels/5157535.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5157535","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/42906864.jpg","author":"The Lincoln Project","episode_count":600,"summary":"The creators of the most watched and talked-about ad content in the political/cultural sphere, THE LINCOLN PROJECT, and co-founder/host Rick Wilson, have a reputation for saying the things others are afraid to say. Headed up by LP's notorious creative team, THE LINCOLN PROJECT podcast features a range of special guests, from leading political minds to the hottest pop-culture icons. Broadening the subject matter beyond politics and making the conversation more relatable to everyone, The Lincoln Project podcast’s mission is to reignite the political flame in every American and break down the biggest topics of yesterday, today, and tomorrow.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-02T00:19:36.615659+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lincoln-project-1375452"},"episode":{"title":"America at 250: This Is the Part of History They'll Ask You About","slug":"america-at-250-this-is-the-part-of-history-they-ll-ask-you-about","published_at":"2026-07-03T01:39:21+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lincoln-project-1375452/america-at-250-this-is-the-part-of-history-they-ll-ask-you-about","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lincoln-project-1375452","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8923722","audio_url":"https://clrtpod.com/m/pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8923722.mp3?modified=1783043071&sid=5157535&source=rss","summary":"America is 250 years old and the guardrails are cracking in real time — the courts, the rule of law, the FBI, the DOJ — and the people doing the cracking are counting on you not to notice. This week Rick Wilson pulls up two of the sharpest legal minds in the country: Jeffrey Toobin, who's spent a career dissecting the Supreme Court, and Asha Rangappa, a former FBI special agent who knows exactly how democracies get gutted from the inside. No hand-wringing, no doomscrolling — just a straight, unsparing conversation about what's already broken, what's still worth saving, and how we reclaim, revise, and reinforce the whole rickety machine before the next crisis finishes the job. Here's what the fireworks won't tell you: the republic doesn't defend itself. Every generation either fights for it or hands it to whoever's willing to burn it down — and at 250, that generation is us. This is the last clean shot we get to take it back. Sit down, buckle up, and let's talk about saving the country. • • • • • Jeffrey Toobin — lawyer, legal analyst, and bestselling author @JeffreyToobin Asha Rangappa — former FBI special agent, attorney, and Yale lecturer @AshaRangappa_ or asharangappa.substack.com Rick Wilson is on X @TheRickWilson, Bluesky @TheRickWilson.bsky.social, and Substack at therickwilson.substack.com . More from LP at www.lincolnproject.us and @ProjectLincoln. #America250 #JeffreyToobin #AshaRangappa #RickWilson #LincolnProject #TakeItBack #RuleOfLaw #SupremeCourt #Democracy #FBI #Politics #July4th #Podcast","meta_description":"America is 250 years old and the guardrails are cracking in real time — the courts, the rule of law, the FBI, the DOJ — and the people doing the cracking…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3974,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-lincoln-project-1375452/episodes/america-at-250-this-is-the-part-of-history-they-ll-ask-you-about/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lincoln-project-1375452/america-at-250-this-is-the-part-of-history-they-ll-ask-you-about.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}