{"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":"Trump's $1.776 Billion Grift & How We Got Here Explained by Driftglass","slug":"trump-s-1-776-billion-grift-how-we-got-here-explained-by-driftglass","published_at":"2026-05-20T22:12:08+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nicole-sandler-show-1065430/trump-s-1-776-billion-grift-how-we-got-here-explained-by-driftglass","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nicole-sandler-show-1065430","url":"https://nicolesandler.com/5-20-26","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audio3.redcircle.com/episodes/080d7fab-51bb-4edc-ae7a-5e8ef7c3426a/stream.mp3","summary":"I'm Nicole Sandler, and today I nearly lost my mind before I even got to my guest. Between Trump dropping his IRS lawsuit only to magically produce a $1.776 BILLION \"weaponization fund\" to pay off his convicted cronies — oh, and a little addendum granting himself and his whole family immunity from tax prosecution forever — I needed someone smarter than me to talk me off the ledge. That someone is Driftglass — brilliant OG Progressive political blogger and co-host (with the incomparable Blue Gal Fran) of the Professional Left Podcast. And he delivered. We trace exactly how we got to this insane moment in history: from Bill Clinton's budget surplus (say it with us — surplus) to George W. Bush blowing it all up, to Republicans meeting at a DC restaurant the day Obama was inaugurated to plot his destruction, to the rise of the birther king himself, to here. It's a long story. But Driftglass tells it better than anyone. Also: eight Senate Democrats voted to confirm a judicial nominee who wouldn't say Biden won in 2020. We have thoughts. Many thoughts. Subscribe. Tell your friends. We'll keep going as long as we can. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy","meta_description":"I'm Nicole Sandler, and today I nearly lost my mind before I even got to my guest. Between Trump dropping his IRS lawsuit only to magically produce a $1.7…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4003,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-nicole-sandler-show-1065430/episodes/trump-s-1-776-billion-grift-how-we-got-here-explained-by-driftglass/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/trump-s-1-776-billion-grift-how-we-got-here-explained-by-driftglass.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}