{"podcast":{"title":"The Nation Podcasts","slug":"the-nation-podcasts-980506","podcast_index_feed_id":980506,"rss_url":"https://feeds.redcircle.com/de5dbe33-63b3-4d3e-a545-07791baa168c","website_url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/start-making-sense","image_url":"https://media.redcircle.com/images/2024/1/22/16/305287dd-3c1e-4d50-8ef8-939b191115b7__ac35afe0-783b-4422-a72e-e6c64f20fcc0_38137755.jpg","author":"The Nation Magazine","episode_count":1195,"summary":"Political talk without the boring parts, featuring the writers, activists and artists who shape the week in news. Hosted by Jon Wiener and presented by The Nation Magazine.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T02:17:20.644204+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nation-podcasts-980506"},"episode":{"title":"May Day Action—Plus a Confederate Monuments Takedown I Start Making Sense","slug":"may-day-action-plus-a-confederate-monuments-takedown-i-start-making-sense","published_at":"2026-04-29T08:00:51+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nation-podcasts-980506/may-day-action-plus-a-confederate-monuments-takedown-i-start-making-sense","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nation-podcasts-980506","url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/de5dbe33-63b3-4d3e-a545-07791baa168c/episodes/8626c15c-c785-483d-a53a-6384d5422245","audio_url":"https://audio4.redcircle.com/episodes/8626c15c-c785-483d-a53a-6384d5422245/stream.mp3","summary":"In this week’s political rundown, John Nichols explains why Trump may never succeed at building any of his ICE prison camps, and how this Friday’s May Day strike is a test of our power to resist. Also: MOCA’s “Monuments” show in LA critiques Confederate monuments that have been taken down in response to protests. Critic Christopher Knight has our evaluation. The show closes Sunday. (Originally broadcast Oct. 31, 2024.) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy","meta_description":"In this week’s political rundown, John Nichols explains why Trump may never succeed at building any of his ICE prison camps, and how this Friday’s May Day…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2113,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-nation-podcasts-980506/episodes/may-day-action-plus-a-confederate-monuments-takedown-i-start-making-sense/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nation-podcasts-980506/may-day-action-plus-a-confederate-monuments-takedown-i-start-making-sense.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}