{"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":"Trump vs. the Rule of Law: A 5-Year-Old Detained + Election Power Grab","slug":"trump-vs-the-rule-of-law-a-5-year-old-detained-election-power-grab","published_at":"2026-02-05T10:30:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-oath-and-the-office-7209235/trump-vs-the-rule-of-law-a-5-year-old-detained-election-power-grab","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-oath-and-the-office-7209235","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/trump-vs-the-rule-of-law-a-5-year-old-detained-election-power-grab--69796924","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69796924/020526_tonto.mp3","summary":"A federal judge warns that Trump is violating the principles of law and the Declaration of Independence—and this week’s events show exactly what that means in practice. We break down the detention of a five-year-old and the collapse of due process, Trump’s threat against Trevor Noah and the future of free speech, and the raid on a Georgia election center. We also examine the authoritarian “tell” behind Trump’s call to “nationalize the voting”. Plus: Trump’s reported Fed Chair pick Kevin Warsh and the Epstein-files connection—and a brief turn to Bruce Springsteen on moral imagination and democracy. The Oath and The Office — weekly analysis of constitutional democracy under pressure.","meta_description":"A federal judge warns that Trump is violating the principles of law and the Declaration of Independence—and this week’s events show exactly what that mean…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4355,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-oath-and-the-office-7209235/episodes/trump-vs-the-rule-of-law-a-5-year-old-detained-election-power-grab/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/trump-vs-the-rule-of-law-a-5-year-old-detained-election-power-grab.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}