{"podcast":{"title":"The News Agents - USA","slug":"the-news-agents-usa-6426068","podcast_index_feed_id":6426068,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-news-agents-usa-podcast/","website_url":"https://the-news-agents-usa-podcast.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/902f67b0-a8e8-41bf-b551-92f17b692e02/1i-a9afOaArH6SHTiG-701E7.jpg","author":"Global","episode_count":165,"summary":"Join Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel in a weekly podcast that unpicks everything you need to know about the world of US politics - all of it delivered with Emily and Jon’s astute analysis, world-class insight and wry sense of humour. Episodes are available every Tuesday/Wednesday. You can visit our website here https://www.thenewsagents.co.uk/ The News Agents USA is a Global Player Original podcast and production. For advertising opportunities on this podcast email: dax@global.com","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-news-agents-usa-6426068"},"episode":{"title":"Has Vanity Fair made MAGA look ugly again?","slug":"has-vanity-fair-made-maga-look-ugly-again","published_at":"2025-12-18T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-news-agents-usa-6426068/has-vanity-fair-made-maga-look-ugly-again","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-news-agents-usa-6426068","url":"https://the-news-agents-usa-podcast.captivate.fm","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/e4927e80-9aa1-4939-a23c-c22b804484e0.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=8c91949e-a4a3-4814-b708-4159882f3786&aw_0_1st.episodeid=e4927e80-9aa1-4939-a23c-c22b804484e0","summary":"Trump's inner circle may be wondering this week why they gave Vanity Fair exclusive access and close up photos for the magazine. The portrait is unflattering to say the least. And highly revelatory. Will it change how Trump sees those around him? And why is the MAGA aesthetic so central to the brand? Also - Trump speaks to the nation about the economy. Why’s he had to make up all his figures? The News Agents USA is brought to you by HSBC UK - https://www.hsbc.co.uk/","meta_description":"Trump's inner circle may be wondering this week why they gave Vanity Fair exclusive access and close up photos for the magazine. The portrait is unflatter…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1898,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-news-agents-usa-6426068/episodes/has-vanity-fair-made-maga-look-ugly-again/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-news-agents-usa-6426068/has-vanity-fair-made-maga-look-ugly-again.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}