{"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":"Somebody's Losing Their Seat + He Doesn't Know It Yet","slug":"somebody-s-losing-their-seat-he-doesn-t-know-it-yet","published_at":"2026-07-21T22:50:41+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lincoln-project-1375452/somebody-s-losing-their-seat-he-doesn-t-know-it-yet","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lincoln-project-1375452","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8930899","audio_url":"https://clrtpod.com/m/pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8930899.mp3?modified=1784674465&sid=5157535&source=rss","summary":"While Washington burns, there are people out there actually doing the unglamorous work of winning elections — and this week Rick Wilson brings you two of them. First up: Josh Turek, running for Senate in Iowa, where tariffs have gutted family farms, rural hospitals keep going dark, and corporate consolidation has squeezed working families until there's nothing left. Turek's pitch is what he calls a \"prairie populist\" agenda — lower costs, real support for family farms, healthcare people can actually reach, and a hard shove back against the corporate money that's been running the table. It's the kind of message that used to win the Midwest, and might again. Then Rick heads to Colorado for Manny Rutinel, currently in the state House and gunning for CO-8 — one of the most competitive districts in the entire country and the most Latino district in the state. The incumbent, Gabe Evans, has voted with Trump an estimated 97% of the time, which is less a voting record than a signature stamp. Rutinel's betting that a working-class background and a genuine grassroots operation beat a rubber stamp with a war chest. Two races, two very different maps, one shared question: can Democrats stop talking past the people they need and start winning them back? These are the fights that decide whether the next Congress is a check on the chaos or a co-signer. • • • • • Josh Turek is a candidate for U.S. Senate in Iowa: https://turek4iowa.com Manny Rutinel is a Colorado State Representative and candidate for Congress in CO-8: https://mannyforcolorado.com Rick Wilson is @THERICKWILSON on socials and on Substack at therickwilson.substack.com . More from LP at www.lincolnproject.us and on X @ProjectLincoln. #JoshTurek #MannyRutinel #Iowa #Colorado #CO8 #Midterms2026 #RickWilson #LincolnProject…","meta_description":"While Washington burns, there are people out there actually doing the unglamorous work of winning elections — and this week Rick Wilson brings you two of…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3208,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-lincoln-project-1375452/episodes/somebody-s-losing-their-seat-he-doesn-t-know-it-yet/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/somebody-s-losing-their-seat-he-doesn-t-know-it-yet.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}