{"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":"Title Trump’s FCC Pressures Late Night — Even as Resistance Wins","slug":"title-trump-s-fcc-pressures-late-night-even-as-resistance-wins","published_at":"2026-02-19T10:30:03+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-oath-and-the-office-7209235/title-trump-s-fcc-pressures-late-night-even-as-resistance-wins","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-oath-and-the-office-7209235","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/title-trump-s-fcc-pressures-late-night-even-as-resistance-wins--70141806","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70141806/021926_tonto.mp3","summary":"Trump’s FCC is pressuring late-night TV — and CBS is hesitating. What happens when regulators don’t censor speech outright, but make networks afraid to air it? In Minnesota, democratic guardrails held. A far-right witness was exposed in a Senate hearing and a judge blocked cuts to critical public health funding. Proof that pushback can succeed. Then the counter-move. Under the Trump administration, the Federal Communications Commission has signaled it will enforce the equal-time rule against late-night and daytime talk shows — a shift that made CBS lawyers nervous about Stephen Colbert’s interview with James Talarico, a Texas Senate candidate. Colbert has blasted the move as political intimidation, and critics argue it reflects a broader effort to chill speech rather than a neutral application of regulatory fairness rules. What happens when government doesn’t censor speech outright — but makes networks afraid to air it? Plus: a Presidents’ Day special — five presidents who threatened democracy and the warning signs we’re seeing again. Drawing on The Presidents and The People, Corey Brettschneider connects today’s battles to the deeper history of democratic erosion — and what it takes to stop it. 📘 Get The Presidents and The People: https://www.amazon.com/Presidents-People-Threatened-Democracy-Citizens/dp/1324006277","meta_description":"Trump’s FCC is pressuring late-night TV — and CBS is hesitating. What happens when regulators don’t censor speech outright, but make networks afraid to ai…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3843,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-oath-and-the-office-7209235/episodes/title-trump-s-fcc-pressures-late-night-even-as-resistance-wins/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/title-trump-s-fcc-pressures-late-night-even-as-resistance-wins.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}