{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Seasoned & Unfiltered","title":"Maybe Congress Shouldn’t Be a 45-Year Career","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/a0963528\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1903,"description":"How long should someone be allowed to stay in Congress?\nFive years? Ten years? Forty-five?\nIn this episode of Seasoned & Unfiltered, Steveo digs into the debate around congressional term limits, the age gap between Washington and the rest of America, and whether career politicians were ever what the Founding Fathers had in mind.\nRight now the median age of Americans is 38, but the average age in Congress is nearly 60 in the House and over 64 in the Senate. Some lawmakers have served 30, 40, even 45 years in office. Is that experience… or is that a system that never rotates new ideas in?\nSteveo breaks down the numbers, the history behind why the Constitution never included term limits, and the reality behind one of the biggest myths people believe about Congress — that members leave office and collect their full salary for life. (Spoiler: they don’t.)\nThen in true Seasoned & Unfiltered fashion, the episode ends with a spicy take from the spice rack about modern communication and why your 15-person group chat might actually be the death of real friendships.\nPolitics, facts, sarcasm, and a little social commentary — exactly the way Seasoned & Unfiltered likes to do it.\n⏱️ Chapters\n0:00 — When Does Public Service Turn Into a Career?\n1:21 — The Term Limits Debate\n2:02 — Congress Is Getting Older\n5:21 — Experience vs. Longevity\n7:08 — Senators Who’ve Been There for Decades\n11:12 — The Same Pattern in the House of Representatives\n15:41 — The Age Gap Between Congress and America\n17:56 — Why the Constitution Never Included Term Limits\n22:16 — The Truth About Congressional Pay\n24:52 — The Myth About Congressional Retirement\n29:16 — The Spice Rack: Group Chats Aren’t Friendships\n🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts\nhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/seasoned-unfiltered/id1876324860\n🎧 Listen on Spotify\nhttps://open.spotify.com/show/6mbr25TUHfajIF5OTuafuE\nIf you enjoy the show, follow, subscribe, and share the episode with someone who thinks Congress should probably come with an...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/O18VYo-zEDldZI2Z3FEjwXCu6IueVzpKAsZKII-DYXY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mZDVi/NjcxMzcxNTcwMjM5/ZmJhZGRiNDBmMWQy/MjRiNS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}