{"podcast":{"title":"Where It All Starts","slug":"where-it-all-starts-7043127","podcast_index_feed_id":7043127,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6110761/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/where-it-all-starts--6110761","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/c78bae52656cb95bdf892db0cd285738.jpg","author":"Zandile Qhuqha","episode_count":1000,"summary":"Introducing where it all starts, hosted by two VERY normal teenage girls who talk about dream lives, family experiences, expressing feelings and differences in a more of a comedic way. Like any other teenagers, they talk about how tiktok has influenced their lives ESPECIALLY during corona and how they are trying to keep their mind off the pandemic. They end it off with a very memorable quote, one that'll surely have an impact on your day to day life.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T18:19:04.625105+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/where-it-all-starts-7043127"},"episode":{"title":"Mitch McConnell and Our Very Old Congress","slug":"mitch-mcconnell-and-our-very-old-congress","published_at":"2026-07-09T21:44:54+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/where-it-all-starts-7043127/mitch-mcconnell-and-our-very-old-congress","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/where-it-all-starts-7043127","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/mitch-mcconnell-and-our-very-old-congress--72900778","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72900778/8926032.mp3","summary":"Since 84-year-old Senator Mitch McConnell was hospitalized on June 14th after being found unconscious at his home, not one person — not even President Donald Trump — seems to know what is going on. McConnell is one of the most powerful Republican figures in political history. But over the last few years, he’s had a number of health issues, including freezing episodes during press conferences. And while he’s not running for reelection, his murky health status is not that uncommon for our very old Congress. To find out what that does for our politics and country, we spoke with Idrees Kahloon. He’s a staff writer at The Atlantic who wrote about the incredible power of elder Americans.And in headlines: Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner announced he will withdraw from his race — but he's reportedly waiting until the last possible second to make it official, the U.S. launched new airstrikes against Iran, and FBI Director Kash Patel is facing new criticism for his taxpayer-funded lifestyle.Show Notes: Idrees Kahloon’s “An Oligarchy of Old People” – https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/05/gerontocracy-wealth-power/686585/ 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":"Since 84-year-old Senator Mitch McConnell was hospitalized on June 14th after being found unconscious at his home, not one person — not even President Don…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1343,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/where-it-all-starts-7043127/episodes/mitch-mcconnell-and-our-very-old-congress/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/where-it-all-starts-7043127/mitch-mcconnell-and-our-very-old-congress.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}