{"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":"Is Trump trying to distract us from the Epstein files?","slug":"is-trump-trying-to-distract-us-from-the-epstein-files","published_at":"2026-01-22T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-news-agents-usa-6426068/is-trump-trying-to-distract-us-from-the-epstein-files","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/22baca10-060b-4da4-8978-955bb6f25c6b.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=8c91949e-a4a3-4814-b708-4159882f3786&aw_0_1st.episodeid=22baca10-060b-4da4-8978-955bb6f25c6b","summary":"The deadline to release the Epstein files is now over a month old. Last night, a congressional committee confirmed Ghislaine Maxwell would appear before it in a hearing on February 9th. Although she may choose to say little. The vote in Congress last November created a legal obligation on the government to release the Epstein files. So what happens now if the justice department refuses to comply? Later, how Gavin Newson rose through the Democrat ashes to lead the polls as the front runner in 2028. What has he discovered in how to deal with Trump? The News Agents USA is brought to you by HSBC UK - https://www.hsbc.co.uk/","meta_description":"The deadline to release the Epstein files is now over a month old. Last night, a congressional committee confirmed Ghislaine Maxwell would appear before i…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1811,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-news-agents-usa-6426068/episodes/is-trump-trying-to-distract-us-from-the-epstein-files/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/is-trump-trying-to-distract-us-from-the-epstein-files.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}