{"podcast":{"title":"The Rita Cosby Show","slug":"the-rita-cosby-show-4484149","podcast_index_feed_id":4484149,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/7164827/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-rita-cosby-show--7164827","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/2f0bcfa7456e035f825abc4354c43f7d.jpg","author":"Podcast WABCRadio","episode_count":441,"summary":"Emmy-Winning TV Host, Female Legend of the Year in Radio and NYT Best Selling Author, Rita Cosby hosts The Rita Cosby Show weeknights from 10PM to 12AM on 77 WABC.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-02T04:17:22.817820+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rita-cosby-show-4484149"},"episode":{"title":"Pandemic Pardons and Pleading the Fifth","slug":"pandemic-pardons-and-pleading-the-fifth","published_at":"2026-07-30T03:07:55+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rita-cosby-show-4484149/pandemic-pardons-and-pleading-the-fifth","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rita-cosby-show-4484149","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/pandemic-pardons-and-pleading-the-fifth--73250029","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73250029/tmpegx6dw17.mp3","summary":"Dive into the latest political fireworks on The Rita Cosby Show! In this fiery episode, we unpack the bombshell congressional hearing where Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment 111 times, allegedly shielding himself with a sweeping 11-year presidential pardon from Joe Biden. We dig into explosive revelations from Fauci's private diary regarding COVID-19 origins, the Wuhan lab, school closures, and seeking cash prizes. Plus, we break down NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s heavily criticized \"second home tax\" and his controversial judicial appointments, and highlight an incredible high-tech police drone rescue in New Jersey for our \"Back the Blue\" segment. Tune in for heated caller debates, unfiltered commentary, and serious questions about government accountability!","meta_description":"Dive into the latest political fireworks on The Rita Cosby Show! In this fiery episode, we unpack the bombshell congressional hearing where Dr. Anthony Fa…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2434,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-rita-cosby-show-4484149/episodes/pandemic-pardons-and-pleading-the-fifth/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rita-cosby-show-4484149/pandemic-pardons-and-pleading-the-fifth.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}