{"podcast":{"title":"The LOOPcast","slug":"the-loopcast-5671162","podcast_index_feed_id":5671162,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/the-loopcast/feed.xml","website_url":"https://www.youtube.com/@theLOOPcast","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/the-loopcast/20260323_080311_bb8f81ec756191cc6b30acbe35ef1d03.png","author":"CatholicVote","episode_count":501,"summary":"Welcome to LOOPcast—where we cut through the noise, break down the week’s biggest headlines, and tackle politics, culture, and current events with a solid Catholic perspective. Expect accurate reporting, sharp analysis, real talk, engaging interviews, and just the right amount of humor to keep things lively. Stay informed, stay faithful, and enjoy some laughs along the way. LIVE shows every Wednesday at 11:00 ET.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-17T08:19:28.866787+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-loopcast-5671162"},"episode":{"title":"Trump Announces 2-Week Ceasefire, NY State Comes for the Nuns, and the Pope Likes Peeps","slug":"trump-announces-2-week-ceasefire-ny-state-comes-for-the-nuns-and-the-pope-likes-peeps","published_at":"2026-04-09T15:22:15+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-loopcast-5671162/trump-announces-2-week-ceasefire-ny-state-comes-for-the-nuns-and-the-pope-likes-peeps","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-loopcast-5671162","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/the-loopcast/2715680","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/377389/2715680/the-loopcast/2026_04_09_15_19_47_5fdab5fa-3765-4cb3-bf9a-efa3b8d72e94.mp3","summary":"Trump announces a two-week ceasefire with Iran after last-minute escalation threats. Meanwhile, the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne sue New York State over a gender-ideology mandate for care centers. And finally, new data shows a surge in Easter conversions nationwide. All this and more on the LOOPcast! Get your FREE PHONE as a new Charity Mobile user with every new line — and FREE SHIPPING — with promo code LOOPCAST at https://bit.ly/LOOPcast-CharityMobile 00:00 Welcome to the LOOPcast 05:38 Trump Announces Ceasefire 28:50 JD Vance in Hungary 41:07 BIG ANNOUNCEMENT 45:01 New March Jobs Report 48:15 What is going on with Abigail Spanberger? 53:47 Big Voting Win in Maine 58:38 Is there hope for Republicans? 1:02:15 Birthright Citizenship and SCOTUS 1:07:07 Good News 1:16:25 NY Comes After Nuns 1:25:00 Motherhood and Career 1:36:23 Listener Question 1:46:20 New Data on Adult Catholic Conversions 1:49:29 Twilight Zone 2:02:47 Closing Prayer EMAIL US: loopcast@catholicvote.org SUPPORT LOOPCAST: www.loopcast.org Check us out on Zeale: https://zeale.co Subscribe to the LOOP today! https://catholicvote.org/getloop Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-loopcast/id1643967065 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/08jykZi86H7jKNFLbSesjk?si=ztBTHenFR-6VuegOlklE_w&nd=1&dlsi=bddf79da68c34744 FOLLOW LOOPCast: https://x.com/the_LOOPcast https://www.instagram.com/the_loopcast/ https://www.tiktok.com/@the_loopcast https://www.facebook.com/LOOPcastPodcast Tom: https://x.com/TPogasic Erika: https://x.com/ErikaAhern2 Josh: https://x.com/joshuamercer All opinions expressed on LOOPcast by the participants are their own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of CatholicVote.","meta_description":"Trump announces a two-week ceasefire with Iran after last-minute escalation threats. Meanwhile, the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne sue New York State over…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":7376,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-loopcast-5671162/episodes/trump-announces-2-week-ceasefire-ny-state-comes-for-the-nuns-and-the-pope-likes-peeps/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-loopcast-5671162/trump-announces-2-week-ceasefire-ny-state-comes-for-the-nuns-and-the-pope-likes-peeps.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}