{"podcast":{"title":"The Tara Palmeri Show","slug":"the-tara-palmeri-show-7313277","podcast_index_feed_id":7313277,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/thetarapalmerishow","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/2752238a-2058-11f0-ab29-137fd2d0370e/image/e6b90ba68a5d318a9e9a593ddd57f402.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"TaraPalmeri.com","episode_count":296,"summary":"Welcome to The Tara Palmeri Show! Tara Palmeri is one of the most feared and fearless political journalists. As a deeply-sourced reporter, she brings her audience inside the machinations of the highest level of power. Her quick wit and unvarnished reporting goes beyond the headlines, offering a deeper understanding of the intrigues of the permanent political class. This show is not about platitudes. Rather it's about what’s really happening at the highest levels of power and the inside conversation. Tara has covered national politics and foreign affairs for fifteen years. She was formerly a White House Correspondent for ABC News, where she covered the first Trump administration. She was the Chief National Correspondent for POLITICO during the Biden administration. She has been a political analyst for CNBC, CBS and CNN. She’s also worked for the Washington Examiner, the New York Post, POLITICO Europe and Puck, and she hosted The Ringer's election podcast \"Somebody's Gotta Win.\" Tara also hosted two acclaimed podcasts on Jeffrey Epstein called \"Broken: Jeffrey Epstein\" and \"Power: The Maxwells.\" Subscribe to her weekly newsletter The Red Letter on Substack Support her independent jo…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T20:20:50.307364+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tara-palmeri-show-7313277"},"episode":{"title":"Inside the Allegations Surrounding Paolo Zampolli, Melania Trump, and Jeffrey Epstein","slug":"inside-the-allegations-surrounding-paolo-zampolli-melania-trump-and-jeffrey-epstein","published_at":"2026-04-13T18:20:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tara-palmeri-show-7313277/inside-the-allegations-surrounding-paolo-zampolli-melania-trump-and-jeffrey-epstein","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tara-palmeri-show-7313277","url":"https://tracking.swap.fm/track/JhoQDAATtO1l0y8tdKNa/traffic.megaphone.fm/ADL3661313163.mp3?updated=1776103766","audio_url":"https://tracking.swap.fm/track/JhoQDAATtO1l0y8tdKNa/traffic.megaphone.fm/ADL3661313163.mp3?updated=1776103766","summary":"Tara calls in to break down the Amanda Ungaro story — the Brazilian-born model and mother of Paolo Zampolli's child who was deported by ICE, allegedly at Paolo's request, in the middle of a custody battle. Tara and her co-host, V Spehar of Under the Desk News - go deep on how Amanda's story connects directly to the Epstein-modeling pipeline: Paolo's rivalry and friendship with Epstein, the visa system that kept women trapped, the photographer Antoine Verglas who shot Melania's most iconic photos and stayed close to Epstein, and what Amanda says about Melania's role in that world. They also get into Swalwell's downfall, why Melania made her surprise Epstein statement, the 2012 RNC party stories, and why millennial politicians may be the first generation clean enough to actually pursue accountability. 1:18 – Paolo, Epstein, and rival modeling agencies: how they recruited women through visas 2:09 – Amanda targeted at 15 from Brazil — decades-long relationship with Paolo 2:59 – Paolo called ICE to win a custody battle — the New York Times report 3:49 – Paolo in the Epstein files: frenemies who almost bought a modeling agency together 5:44 – \"Jeffrey's girls were everywhere\" — Paolo's own words 7:30 – Paolo at Trump inaugurations: Melania's permanent plus-one 11:15 – Steve Hanson, Epstein, and the restaurant-modeling pipeline 18:24 – Amanda remembers meeting Melania at 18 on Trump's plane 19:09 – Melania told Amanda \"tough luck\" after her deportation 22:44 – Why Melania should testify on the Hill 23:28 – Amanda never got a green card — that's how she could be deported after all these years 32:00 – Tara in Italy: cab drivers saying \"Israel, Epstein, war, Iran\" — they see it the same way 41:10 – The Epstein-chef connection: Adam Perry Lang, the pilot's flight logs 42:08 – Unt…","meta_description":"Tara calls in to break down the Amanda Ungaro story — the Brazilian-born model and mother of Paolo Zampolli's child who was deported by ICE, allegedly at…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3457,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-tara-palmeri-show-7313277/episodes/inside-the-allegations-surrounding-paolo-zampolli-melania-trump-and-jeffrey-epstein/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tara-palmeri-show-7313277/inside-the-allegations-surrounding-paolo-zampolli-melania-trump-and-jeffrey-epstein.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}