{"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":"What RFK Jr.’s Secret Diaries Reveal About His Next Run w/Isabel Vincent","slug":"what-rfk-jr-s-secret-diaries-reveal-about-his-next-run-w-isabel-vincent","published_at":"2026-04-23T20:20:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tara-palmeri-show-7313277/what-rfk-jr-s-secret-diaries-reveal-about-his-next-run-w-isabel-vincent","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tara-palmeri-show-7313277","url":"https://tracking.swap.fm/track/JhoQDAATtO1l0y8tdKNa/traffic.megaphone.fm/ADL8842831205.mp3?updated=1776976046","audio_url":"https://tracking.swap.fm/track/JhoQDAATtO1l0y8tdKNa/traffic.megaphone.fm/ADL8842831205.mp3?updated=1776976046","summary":"Tara Palmeri sits down with New York Post investigative reporter Isabel Vincent to discuss her explosive new book \"RFK Jr.: The Fall and Rise.\" Isabel obtained RFK Jr.'s personal diaries — without his cooperation — and they reveal a man obsessed with the presidency, riddled with sexual compulsion, and shaped by generations of Kennedy entitlement. The diaries include a scoring system for women he slept with (rated 1–10, with \"victory\" meaning he resisted), passages about failing his dead father's expectations, and entries where he castrates roadkill while his kids wait in the car. They also dig into the unanswered questions around his second wife Mary Richardson Kennedy's suicide — the missing phone, the missing computer, no suicide note, and a half-redacted police report — plus Cheryl Hines' $600K book deal, RFK's meetings with pharma lobbyists his own base hates, and why Isabel believes he is absolutely going to run for president in 2028. 0:57 – Tara: RFK has big ambitions — \"this is a stepping stone\" 2:13 – How she obtained his diaries: a source left three volumes at dinner 4:39 – The diaries as confessional — he writes about women like he's the victim 6:39 – First time a Kennedy confessed to infidelity in his own writing 8:24 – Mary at home with four kids under ten while he crusades and cheats 9:48 – His father told him he was \"most like JFK\" — conditioned since childhood 10:49 – Isabel: \"I think you're going to see him run for president\" in 2028 11:50 – Cheryl Hines: the $600K book advance and a marriage of convenience 13:04 – The Olivia Nuzzi affair and whether it almost ended his marriage 15:06 – The mythmaking: Twinkies, saunas with Kid Rock, cold plunges in jeans 17:05 – Does he really believe what he says? Congressional hearings and stubbornness 20:13 – Kenned…","meta_description":"Tara Palmeri sits down with New York Post investigative reporter Isabel Vincent to discuss her explosive new book \"RFK Jr.: The Fall and Rise.\" Isabel obt…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2117,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-tara-palmeri-show-7313277/episodes/what-rfk-jr-s-secret-diaries-reveal-about-his-next-run-w-isabel-vincent/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/what-rfk-jr-s-secret-diaries-reveal-about-his-next-run-w-isabel-vincent.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}