{"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":"Trump Could Not Stand Up. Blanche Could Not Shut Up.","slug":"trump-could-not-stand-up-blanche-could-not-shut-up","published_at":"2026-07-17T23:39:12+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lincoln-project-1375452/trump-could-not-stand-up-blanche-could-not-shut-up","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lincoln-project-1375452","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8929724","audio_url":"https://clrtpod.com/m/pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8929724.mp3?modified=1784331711&sid=5157535&source=rss","summary":"Two acts, one circus. Part one: Trump shuffled out last night, grabbed the podium like it was the only thing keeping him upright, and delivered a low-energy, incoherent rerun of his greatest 2020 grievances. And here's the thing — it doesn't matter what he said or how badly he said it. The speech had exactly one job: to poison the well before the 2026 election, to get millions of Americans primed to distrust the results months before a single vote is cast. It wasn't a rant. It was a pre-game. Rick Wilson breaks down why the incoherence is the point, and why the \"rigged\" groundwork being laid right now should have every one of us paying attention. Part two: enter Todd Blanche, stumbling through an AG confirmation hearing that played like an audition for a job he'd already promised to somebody else. He dodged and dissembled on the Epstein files, made a spectacle of himself under basic questioning, and then — in a Freudian slip for the ages — referred to himself as \"Trump's lawyer.\" Which, let's be honest, is the truest thing anyone said all day. Rick digs into what it means when the person up for the nation's top law enforcement job can't stop admitting who he actually works for. Grab a drink. You'll need it. • • • • • Rick Wilson is @TheRickWilson on socials and on Substack at therickwilson.substack.com . More from LP at www.lincolnproject.us and on X @ProjectLincoln. #Trump #ToddBlanche #Epstein #Election2026 #ElectionIntegrity #RickWilson #LincolnProject #ElephantInTheRoom #Politics #PoliticalPodcast #CurrentEvents #Podcast","meta_description":"Two acts, one circus. Part one: Trump shuffled out last night, grabbed the podium like it was the only thing keeping him upright, and delivered a low-ener…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2256,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-lincoln-project-1375452/episodes/trump-could-not-stand-up-blanche-could-not-shut-up/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/trump-could-not-stand-up-blanche-could-not-shut-up.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}