{"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, May 9-11, 2026","slug":"today-s-news-may-9-11-2026","published_at":"2026-05-11T18:27:13+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/today-s-news-with-larry-schweikart-7165588/today-s-news-may-9-11-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/today-s-news-with-larry-schweikart-7165588","url":"https://todays-news.simplecast.com/episodes/todays-news-may-9-11-2026-pNzaxEBW","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/6241505a-7897-4e4d-bfeb-2d1544797e8d/bc416372-5034-45e2-93f5-284ba4374b63/episodes/audio/group/f5e1bb7f-68e6-4892-ad59-150b1f1fe68e/group-item/974ad8a7-4492-4c2b-8035-7a269ff97a7e/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=PRr1smQi","summary":"The latest roundup frames Republican momentum as accelerating through court rulings, redistricting gains, and Democratic disarray, while stories about voter registration, immigration enforcement, and economic performance are presented as evidence of a broader political realignment. The commentary also highlights skepticism toward progressive climate and social policies, continued pressure on illegal immigration, and growing concerns around AI infrastructure, security breaches, and global instability. Internationally, conservative and nationalist movements are portrayed as gaining ground while European economic and policy struggles deepen.","meta_description":"The latest roundup frames Republican momentum as accelerating through court rulings, redistricting gains, and Democratic disarray, while stories about vot…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":730,"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-may-9-11-2026/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-may-9-11-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}