{"podcast":{"title":"The Smerconish Podcast","slug":"the-smerconish-podcast-4474155","podcast_index_feed_id":4474155,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/Dv1m2CJC","website_url":"https://www.siriusxm.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/8436e3c1-2479-4466-ac48-fa58259960bb/3307704c-973a-4ab2-a9c2-8e76f28a7ee9/3000x3000/podcast-20on-20dark-7.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"SiriusXM","episode_count":1991,"summary":"Spirited discussions of government, politics, and current events without predictable left/right bias. The Smerconish Podcast is for Independent Minds. The Michael Smerconish Program airs live on SiriusXM's POTUS Channel 9AM-12PM ET and replays 9PM-12AM East, Monday-Friday.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T06:17:03.780985+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smerconish-podcast-4474155"},"episode":{"title":"John Kasich Sounds Off on Trump’s GOP: “It’s Not What I Believe In”","slug":"john-kasich-sounds-off-on-trump-s-gop-it-s-not-what-i-believe-in","published_at":"2026-05-19T17:19:24+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smerconish-podcast-4474155/john-kasich-sounds-off-on-trump-s-gop-it-s-not-what-i-believe-in","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smerconish-podcast-4474155","url":"https://www.siriusxm.com","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/sxm.simplecastaudio.com/d49edecb-af71-4e40-b63b-f7bdc3faae1b/episodes/2c29be8d-9a15-4660-957f-6ab29271f773/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=d49edecb-af71-4e40-b63b-f7bdc3faae1b&awEpisodeId=2c29be8d-9a15-4660-957f-6ab29271f773&feed=Dv1m2CJC","summary":"Former Ohio Governor and presidential candidate John Kasich joins Michael Smerconish to discuss the launch of his new SiriusXM POTUS show, the state of the Republican Party, open primaries, political extremism, AI guardrails, and why independent thinking is disappearing from American politics. Then, Michael takes listener calls on Trump’s GOP, John Fetterman, and whether open primaries could reshape future elections. Original air date 19 May 2026.","meta_description":"Former Ohio Governor and presidential candidate John Kasich joins Michael Smerconish to discuss the launch of his new SiriusXM POTUS show, the state of th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1847,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-smerconish-podcast-4474155/episodes/john-kasich-sounds-off-on-trump-s-gop-it-s-not-what-i-believe-in/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smerconish-podcast-4474155/john-kasich-sounds-off-on-trump-s-gop-it-s-not-what-i-believe-in.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}