{"podcast":{"title":"The Mark Thompson Show","slug":"the-mark-thompson-show-5748981","podcast_index_feed_id":5748981,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5689121/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-mark-thompson-show--5689121","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3cc2ae67cbadbb3aa3b044633bce0244.jpg","author":"The Mark Thompson Show","episode_count":957,"summary":"The Mark Thompson Show 2:30pm ET Live on YouTube Patreon subscribers are the backbone of the show! If you’d like to help, here’s our Patreon Link: https://www.patreon.com/themarkthompsonshow Maybe you’re more into PayPal. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=PVBS3R7KJXV24 And you’ll find everything on our website: https://www.themarkthompsonshow.com The Mark Thompson Show has an official new Facebook page. Please join! Here's the link: https://m.facebook.com/TheMarkThompsonShow/ Show sponsors: coachellavalleycoffee.com - use code MarkT at check out to save 10% Zelmins.com - use code MarkT to save a 15% off your first order Suite106bakery.com use code MarkT to save 15%","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T20:21:25.116883+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mark-thompson-show-5748981"},"episode":{"title":"Report Claiming Drunk Kash Patel Feared Losing His Job Sparks FBI Leak Hunt & Reporter Probe 5/7/26","slug":"report-claiming-drunk-kash-patel-feared-losing-his-job-sparks-fbi-leak-hunt-reporter-probe-5-7-26","published_at":"2026-05-07T21:41:45+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mark-thompson-show-5748981/report-claiming-drunk-kash-patel-feared-losing-his-job-sparks-fbi-leak-hunt-reporter-probe-5-7-26","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mark-thompson-show-5748981","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/report-claiming-drunk-kash-patel-feared-losing-his-job-sparks-fbi-leak-hunt-reporter-probe-5-7-26--71913228","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71913228/pod_5_7.mp3","summary":"There is a wild new twist in the Kash Patel story: The Atlantic reports that FBI Director Kash Patel has been traveling with and handing out self-branded bourbon labeled “Ka$h Patel,” making FBI events…interesting? The revelation arrives the same day news broke that the FBI opened a criminal probe into Atlantic reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick over an earlier story alleging Patel’s excessive partying and drinking. We welcome former federal prosecutor, and now defense attorney David Katz to discuss what passing out branded liquor on official business could mean ethically and legally. We’ll explore how the new allegation collides with the criminal inquiry into the reporter who first reported on Patel’s conduct.","meta_description":"There is a wild new twist in the Kash Patel story: The Atlantic reports that FBI Director Kash Patel has been traveling with and handing out self-branded…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":7019,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-mark-thompson-show-5748981/episodes/report-claiming-drunk-kash-patel-feared-losing-his-job-sparks-fbi-leak-hunt-reporter-probe-5-7-26/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mark-thompson-show-5748981/report-claiming-drunk-kash-patel-feared-losing-his-job-sparks-fbi-leak-hunt-reporter-probe-5-7-26.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}