{"podcast":{"title":"The Opportunist","slug":"the-opportunist-1382518","podcast_index_feed_id":1382518,"rss_url":"https://rss.pdrl.fm/79e854/podcastone.com/podcast?categoryID2=2345","website_url":"https://art19.com/shows/the-opportunist","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/32/5c/b4/9e/325cb49e-e040-4960-a623-50f819cbe938/9b81947a94ef170b4ae43bd7856a5f18792429d303eb6bbf53da1a081ed1b539c8016b742b003c0e21bc5617bf5b5302c4a2073f4e7a498b9acab0768a4c3b48.jpeg","author":"PodcastOne","episode_count":87,"summary":"The Opportunist tells true stories of regular people who turn sinister by embracing opportunity. How does an everyday person turn into a thief, a scammer or a cult leader? Perhaps the most dangerous person is the one who appears the most normal. Perhaps there is a dark potential lurking inside all of us that is just waiting for the right opportunity to emerge. The Opportunist is an original podcast hosted by Sarah James McLaughlin.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-opportunist-1382518"},"episode":{"title":"Steven Tomkins: Public Office, Private Gain","slug":"steven-tomkins-public-office-private-gain","published_at":"2025-11-17T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-opportunist-1382518/steven-tomkins-public-office-private-gain","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-opportunist-1382518","url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/PDPN1/claritaspod.com/measure/prfx.byspotify.com/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/rss.art19.com/episodes/a98c5f39-5d78-418c-b604-d51088c6cf05.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/PDPN1/claritaspod.com/measure/prfx.byspotify.com/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/rss.art19.com/episodes/a98c5f39-5d78-418c-b604-d51088c6cf05.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins   rose to power as a reformer promising justice and change within Boston’s jail system. But in this episode of  The Opportunist , Sheriff Steven Tomkins’ story reveals how a crusade for reform became a vehicle for power, loyalty, and personal gain. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .","meta_description":"Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins rose to power as a reformer promising justice and change within Boston’s jail system. But in this episode of…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2191,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-opportunist-1382518/episodes/steven-tomkins-public-office-private-gain/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-opportunist-1382518/steven-tomkins-public-office-private-gain.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}