{"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":"Trump's Kentucky chaos and Rubio's big...shoes","slug":"trump-s-kentucky-chaos-and-rubio-s-big-shoes","published_at":"2026-03-12T08:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-news-agents-usa-6426068/trump-s-kentucky-chaos-and-rubio-s-big-shoes","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/52cee45c-3223-4de7-8b4f-920b6359a7ce.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=8c91949e-a4a3-4814-b708-4159882f3786&aw_0_1st.episodeid=52cee45c-3223-4de7-8b4f-920b6359a7ce","summary":"Despite being at war, America's commander in chief President Trump has been busy hosting election-style campaign events ahead of important midterm elections. It was billed as an \"affordability tour\", a chance for Trump to hammer home the ways in which his presidency will make voters feel better off. But predictably, at a rally in Kentucky, Trump went off script. He used the platform to repeatedly slam GOP Congressman Thomas Massie, mock Barack Obama, and declare that America had in fact already won the conflict in the Middle East. US public opinion on the war already makes alarming reading for the White House - and that's before the huge spike in oil prices really filters through to the weekly shop or at the gas pumps. Has his decision to strike Iran wrecked his best shot at keeping voters on side? Later - John Bolton on how Trump has fumbled his Iran \"excursion\", and why Marco Rubio needs insoles...","meta_description":"Despite being at war, America's commander in chief President Trump has been busy hosting election-style campaign events ahead of important midterm electio…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1755,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-news-agents-usa-6426068/episodes/trump-s-kentucky-chaos-and-rubio-s-big-shoes/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/trump-s-kentucky-chaos-and-rubio-s-big-shoes.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}