{"podcast":{"title":"The Oath and The Office","slug":"the-oath-and-the-office-7209235","podcast_index_feed_id":7209235,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6518729/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-oath-and-the-office--6518729","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a23d8652338e9782711f8f63f5c2a304.jpg","author":"Corey Brettschneider","episode_count":68,"summary":"Mixing sharp wit and serious political fire, The Oath and The Office is where hard-hitting constitutional analysis meets razor-sharp comedy. Distinguished political science professor Corey Brettschneider teams up with comedian John Fugelsang to break down the most powerful 35 words in American democracy—the presidential oath of office. Every president swears to “preserve, protect, and defend” the Constitution, but what happens when one openly attacks democracy and the rule of law itself? Each week, Corey and John pull no punches, exposing the latest threats to the rule of law and demanding accountability. Smart, fearless, and wickedly funny—this is the civics lesson you can’t afford to miss.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-oath-and-the-office-7209235"},"episode":{"title":"DOJ vs. Trump: The Indictment That Never Came (with Glenn Kirschner)","slug":"doj-vs-trump-the-indictment-that-never-came-with-glenn-kirschner","published_at":"2026-01-22T10:30:08+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-oath-and-the-office-7209235/doj-vs-trump-the-indictment-that-never-came-with-glenn-kirschner","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-oath-and-the-office-7209235","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/doj-vs-trump-the-indictment-that-never-came-with-glenn-kirschner--69540585","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69540585/012226_tonto.mp3","summary":"The indictment that never came is still shaping DOJ’s ongoing battle with Trump. In the first half, Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang break down this week’s accountability flashpoints: The push to impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem — what impeaching a cabinet official actually means and why it matters now The Supreme Court fight tied to the FTC with huge stakes for independent agencies and the question of whether a president can threaten the Federal Reserve The looming tariff decision — and how tariffs are being used as political leverage, including in Trump’s pressure campaign involving Greenland Then Corey and John are joined by Glenn Kirschner (former federal prosecutor) for a blunt, inside-the-system conversation about: What went wrong with Robert Mueller The decision not to indict Trump — and the precedent it set How DOJ “corruption” happens in real life: pressure, incentives, normalization The hardest moral call for public servants: stay and fight, or resign and warn the country If the law won’t check power, what will?","meta_description":"The indictment that never came is still shaping DOJ’s ongoing battle with Trump. In the first half, Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang break down thi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4275,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-oath-and-the-office-7209235/episodes/doj-vs-trump-the-indictment-that-never-came-with-glenn-kirschner/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-oath-and-the-office-7209235/doj-vs-trump-the-indictment-that-never-came-with-glenn-kirschner.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}