{"podcast":{"title":"The Nicole Sandler Show","slug":"the-nicole-sandler-show-1065430","podcast_index_feed_id":1065430,"rss_url":"https://feeds.redcircle.com/429b466d-2f7b-460f-83ce-324188da64b7","website_url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/the-nicole-sandler-show","image_url":"https://media.redcircle.com/images/2025/8/31/21/48ba9fa0-122b-4527-af7d-ac1b6b56edcc_b887121123d1b67ab7844ba7d21e7edc.jpg","author":"Nicole Sandler","episode_count":279,"summary":"Speaking Truth to Power from a progressive point of view with the irreverence it demands NicoleSandler.com ( https://nicolesandler.com/ )","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T10:20:09.002124+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nicole-sandler-show-1065430"},"episode":{"title":"Primary Day in Arizona and a Look Backward and Ahead in Michigan Too","slug":"primary-day-in-arizona-and-a-look-backward-and-ahead-in-michigan-too","published_at":"2026-07-21T23:09:36+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nicole-sandler-show-1065430/primary-day-in-arizona-and-a-look-backward-and-ahead-in-michigan-too","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nicole-sandler-show-1065430","url":"https://nicolesandler.com/7-21-26","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audio3.redcircle.com/episodes/60743959-3469-4e0e-b856-687c15db9625/stream.mp3","summary":"It's primary day in Arizona, and the characters -er- candidates on the ballot could fill a Carl Hiaasen novel. I dig into the AZ-04 primary between Rep. Greg Stanton and progressive challenger Kai Newkirk, why the local DSA guide warned about risking a \"fascist ghoul\" taking the seat, and why I've been urging a vote for Stanton despite my meh opinions about him. Then there's Mark Lamb, the AZ-05 Republican frontrunner facing a serious sex scandal & more that Turning Point USA allies tried to silence at a recent district meeting. There's the Biggs vs. Schweikert race to challenge Gov. Hobbs. A quick item about missing Howie Klein right now and his upcoming memoir, and a mini review of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey. To wrap the show, I pull from the archive: my full 2019 conversation with Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, now running in the Democratic primary for Michigan's open Senate seat, on Medicare for All, the Mueller report, and running for office as a proud Muslim candidate. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy","meta_description":"It's primary day in Arizona, and the characters -er- candidates on the ballot could fill a Carl Hiaasen novel. I dig into the AZ-04 primary between Rep. G…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4928,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-nicole-sandler-show-1065430/episodes/primary-day-in-arizona-and-a-look-backward-and-ahead-in-michigan-too/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nicole-sandler-show-1065430/primary-day-in-arizona-and-a-look-backward-and-ahead-in-michigan-too.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}