{"podcast":{"title":"What A Day","slug":"what-a-day-96811","podcast_index_feed_id":96811,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5166630.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5166630","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43408283.jpg","author":"What A Day","episode_count":1600,"summary":"If you’re looking for hype, fake outrage, and groupthink, kindly keep moving. Our mission at What a Day is simple: to be your guide to what truly matters each morning (and the fun stuff you might have missed) in just 20 minutes. Host Jane Coaston brings you in-depth reporting and substantive analysis on the big stories shaping today and the creeping trends shaping tomorrow—and when she doesn’t know the answers, she asks someone even smarter to fill us all in. Radical, right? New episodes at 5:00 a.m. EST, Monday–Friday in your favorite podcast app and on YouTube. Being informed was never this easy.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T18:19:00.313487+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-a-day-96811"},"episode":{"title":"The Battle For Massachusetts' 8th District","slug":"the-battle-for-massachusetts-8th-district","published_at":"2026-07-30T21:31:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-a-day-96811/the-battle-for-massachusetts-8th-district","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-a-day-96811","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8934511","audio_url":"https://clrtpod.com/m/pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/arttrk.com/p/CRMDA/mgln.ai/e/284/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8934511.mp3?modified=1785446988&sid=5166630&source=rss","summary":"There are just 96 days until the November midterms — and while the battle between Democrats and Republicans is taking up a lot of headlines, many Democrats are also facing serious challenges from within their own party. Take Massachusetts's Eighth District, which includes parts of the city of Boston. Democratic Representative Stephen Lynch has represented the state in Congress since 2001 – and for much of that time, he hasn’t faced any serious primary challenges. But this year, he’s up against Patrick Roath, a 39-year old attorney who thinks that it’s time for a new generation in Congress. Today, we’re speak with both Patrick Roath and Representative Lynch about what they each think Democrats should do if they win back the House, and why they each are the best candidate for Massachusetts voters to send to Washington. And in headlines, the Iran war heats back up as United States and Iran continue to fire barrages of missiles , Trump’s approval rating among voters has dropped to 32 percent , and President Trump says he may temporarily pull acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination for the full-time AG position. Show Notes: Check out Rep. Lynch's campaign – www.stephenflynch.com Check out Patrick Roath's campaign – patrickroath.com Call Congress – 202-224-3121 Subscribe to the What A Day Newsletter – https://tinyurl.com/y4y2e9jy What A Day – YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@whatadaypodcast Follow us on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/crookedmedia/ For a transcript of this episode , please email transcripts@crooked.com","meta_description":"There are just 96 days until the November midterms — and while the battle between Democrats and Republicans is taking up a lot of headlines, many Democrat…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1437,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/what-a-day-96811/episodes/the-battle-for-massachusetts-8th-district/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-a-day-96811/the-battle-for-massachusetts-8th-district.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}