{"podcast":{"title":"Today's News with Larry Schweikart","slug":"today-s-news-with-larry-schweikart-7165588","podcast_index_feed_id":7165588,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/PRr1smQi","website_url":"https://todays-news.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/01f7d4b2-716c-43f9-8a03-c96056c76782/d64e10f2-01c1-4a97-be14-cfec6c2594fb/3000x3000/cover-image.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Larry Schweikart","episode_count":266,"summary":"Check out this daily round-up of happenings in politics, government, foreign affairs, entertainment, culture, and more. It's a fresh take on the news with the signature witty edge of the \"intellectually irreverent\" New York Times #1 bestselling author, historian, and political pundit Dr. Larry Schweikart. The News of Today is the History of Tomorrow.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T10:17:47.794763+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/today-s-news-with-larry-schweikart-7165588"},"episode":{"title":"TODAY'S NEWS, April 15, 2026","slug":"today-s-news-april-15-2026","published_at":"2026-04-15T21:15:04+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/today-s-news-with-larry-schweikart-7165588/today-s-news-april-15-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/today-s-news-with-larry-schweikart-7165588","url":"https://todays-news.simplecast.com/episodes/todays-news-april-15-2026-VquNm5D8","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/6241505a-7897-4e4d-bfeb-2d1544797e8d/bc416372-5034-45e2-93f5-284ba4374b63/episodes/audio/group/70721ed9-6b2d-4b27-9968-3f4d1357780d/group-item/ae554443-a7bd-4fc4-afc0-f8427dcf42fa/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=PRr1smQi","summary":"The update outlines developments in U.S. judicial confirmations, Iran-related economic pressure via Strait of Hormuz restrictions, continued Republican overperformance in select local elections, and legal reversals tied to prior prosecutions. It also highlights shifts in banking policy tied to citizenship verification, ongoing cultural and education policy battles, mixed economic signals including rising oil exports and retail closures, and international strain on Iran’s economy. Additional notes touch on declining public trust in vaccines, corporate layoffs, and environmental or wildlife recovery stories.","meta_description":"The update outlines developments in U.S. judicial confirmations, Iran-related economic pressure via Strait of Hormuz restrictions, continued Republican ov…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1362,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/today-s-news-with-larry-schweikart-7165588/episodes/today-s-news-april-15-2026/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/today-s-news-with-larry-schweikart-7165588/today-s-news-april-15-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}