{"podcast":{"title":"The Tom Sullivan Show","slug":"the-tom-sullivan-show-7354798","podcast_index_feed_id":7354798,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6632619/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tom-sullivan-show--6632619","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a39e956c4719c01ae2b798795df0a2c8.jpg","author":"Tom Sullivan","episode_count":603,"summary":"Syndicated radio host - former anchor Fox Business - former Director of Investments for a major Wall Street firm. Topics include finance, news and commentary. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tom-sullivan-show--6632619/support .","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T10:17:21.042807+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tom-sullivan-show-7354798"},"episode":{"title":"Comey's Seashell Photo, Kimmel's \"Expectant Widow\" Jab & the Outrage Machine — Is This Free Speech or a Federal Crime?","slug":"comey-s-seashell-photo-kimmel-s-expectant-widow-jab-the-outrage-machine-is-this-free-speech-or-a-federal-crime","published_at":"2026-04-28T20:32:36+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tom-sullivan-show-7354798/comey-s-seashell-photo-kimmel-s-expectant-widow-jab-the-outrage-machine-is-this-free-speech-or-a-federal-crime","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tom-sullivan-show-7354798","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/comey-s-seashell-photo-kimmel-s-expectant-widow-jab-the-outrage-machine-is-this-free-speech-or-a-federal-crime--71715209","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71715209/apr_28_2026.mp3","summary":"Former FBI Director James Comey is back in the crosshairs — this time over an Instagram photo of seashells arranged to spell out \"86 47,\" a phrase widely interpreted as a threat against the President of the United States. The right is furious. The DOJ is responding. But is it a federal crime or a beach walk? Meanwhile, late night host Jimmy Kimmel has once again lit the internet on fire after joking that Melania Trump had the glow of an \"expectant widow\" — a comment that sent conservative media into a full meltdown. But let's be honest — is anyone surprised? Kimmel has mastered the art of the deliberate chain-yank, and every outrage cycle hands him a temporary ratings spike on an otherwise struggling show. In this episode we ask the real questions: Where is the line between political satire and incitement? Is Comey being politically persecuted — or did he walk straight into this one? And is Jimmy Kimmel a fearless truth-teller or just a ratings opportunist riding conservative outrage to relevance? We break it all down. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tom-sullivan-show--6632619/support .","meta_description":"Former FBI Director James Comey is back in the crosshairs — this time over an Instagram photo of seashells arranged to spell out \"86 47,\" a phrase widely…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2073,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-tom-sullivan-show-7354798/episodes/comey-s-seashell-photo-kimmel-s-expectant-widow-jab-the-outrage-machine-is-this-free-speech-or-a-federal-crime/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tom-sullivan-show-7354798/comey-s-seashell-photo-kimmel-s-expectant-widow-jab-the-outrage-machine-is-this-free-speech-or-a-federal-crime.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}