{"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":"MAGA Is Blaming the Judges (with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse)","slug":"maga-is-blaming-the-judges-with-sen-sheldon-whitehouse","published_at":"2025-12-04T10:30:08+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-oath-and-the-office-7209235/maga-is-blaming-the-judges-with-sen-sheldon-whitehouse","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-oath-and-the-office-7209235","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/maga-is-blaming-the-judges-with-sen-sheldon-whitehouse--68858139","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68858139/120425_tonto.mp3","summary":"Senator Sheldon Whitehouse joins us for one of our most important conversations yet. We examine MAGA’s escalating effort to blame and target judges who uphold the rule of law — from GOP attacks on Judge Boasberg to the broader push to weaponize impeachment. Senator Whitehouse lays out what Congress can still do now, and the reforms needed to protect democracy in the long term. But first: John and Corey break down Trump’s shocking pardon of the convicted former Honduran president — and the disturbing reports of potentially unlawful military orders in the Caribbean.","meta_description":"Senator Sheldon Whitehouse joins us for one of our most important conversations yet. We examine MAGA’s escalating effort to blame and target judges who up…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4354,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-oath-and-the-office-7209235/episodes/maga-is-blaming-the-judges-with-sen-sheldon-whitehouse/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/maga-is-blaming-the-judges-with-sen-sheldon-whitehouse.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}