{"podcast":{"title":"The Lincoln Project","slug":"the-lincoln-project-6907025","podcast_index_feed_id":6907025,"rss_url":"https://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":"2026-08-02T00:19:39.340516+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lincoln-project-6907025"},"episode":{"title":"Mail-Order Melania: FLOTUS Seeks Asylum From Trump's Epstein Problem","slug":"mail-order-melania-flotus-seeks-asylum-from-trump-s-epstein-problem","published_at":"2026-04-10T22:06:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lincoln-project-6907025/mail-order-melania-flotus-seeks-asylum-from-trump-s-epstein-problem","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lincoln-project-6907025","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8887022","audio_url":"https://clrtpod.com/m/pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8887022.mp3?modified=1779685516&sid=5157535&source=rss","summary":"Epstein isn’t going away—and thanks to Melania Trump’s bizarre press statement, it just hijacked the entire week. What was supposed to be about Iran and a ceasefire is now back to the one story that won’t die: Epstein, power, and the questions still hanging over Donald Trump. Rick Wilson breaks down the PR meltdown, the failed pivots, and why Epstein has become the permanent elephant in the room—because in 2026, this isn’t just a scandal anymore… it’s the whole damn story. • • • • • Rick Wilson is on X at @TheRickWilson, on Bluesky at @TheRickWilson.bsky.social, and you can check out Rick's Substack at therickwilson.substack.com . You can check out more of LP's work at www.lincolnproject.us and on X at @ProjectLincoln. For information regarding your voter registration, go to www.voteriders.org . Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial today at https://shopify.com/lincolnproject . #ad Visit https://expressvpn.com/lincolnproject to find out how you can get up to four extra months. #ad #Trump #MelaniaTrump #Epstein #EpsteinFiles #TrumpEpstein #BreakingNews #Politics2026 #Iran #Ceasefire #NewsAnalysis #RickWilson #LincolnProject #PoliticalPodcast #USPolitics #Scandal #ViralNews #CurrentEvents #Media #Election2026 #EITR","meta_description":"Epstein isn’t going away—and thanks to Melania Trump’s bizarre press statement, it just hijacked the entire week. What was supposed to be about Iran and a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1963,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-lincoln-project-6907025/episodes/mail-order-melania-flotus-seeks-asylum-from-trump-s-epstein-problem/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-6907025/mail-order-melania-flotus-seeks-asylum-from-trump-s-epstein-problem.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}