{"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, March 17-18, 2026","slug":"today-s-news-march-17-18-2026","published_at":"2026-03-18T20:42:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/today-s-news-with-larry-schweikart-7165588/today-s-news-march-17-18-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/today-s-news-with-larry-schweikart-7165588","url":"https://todays-news.simplecast.com/episodes/todays-news-march-17-18-2026-FQai_Yuk","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/6241505a-7897-4e4d-bfeb-2d1544797e8d/bc416372-5034-45e2-93f5-284ba4374b63/episodes/audio/group/52d4fc18-092d-4af4-b00a-abbaa07a4d13/group-item/d283d023-b625-4011-a962-45bcd66f1151/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=PRr1smQi","summary":"U.S. political developments include the resignation of national security official Joe Kent amid disagreements over Iran policy, contrasting views from intelligence leaders such as Tulsi Gabbard, and ongoing congressional scrutiny involving figures like Pam Bondi and James Comer. Domestic updates also cover election results, labor disputes, and security incidents. Economic news highlights job cuts tied to artificial intelligence expansion, regulatory shifts affecting Bitcoin, rising producer prices, and declining rental costs. Internationally, energy policy debates intensify in the United Kingdom, while leadership changes and slowing growth projections shape developments in China. Cultural coverage includes public-health debates and music releases, while entertainment updates note strong viewership for new television projects from producer Taylor Sheridan. Medical reporting focuses on legal disputes affecting vaccine injury reporting and emerging neurological research. The roundup concludes with a historical curiosity involving the discovery of an ancient Phoenician coin in modern-day transit circulation.","meta_description":"U.S. political developments include the resignation of national security official Joe Kent amid disagreements over Iran policy, contrasting views from int…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":831,"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-march-17-18-2026/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-march-17-18-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}