{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Hot Dish","title":"Tim Miller on GOP Corruption and Betrayal","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2566,"description":"Rural voters keep hearing about scandal in Washington, but most of it never gets past the surface. Tim Miller, host of the Bulwark Podcast, joins Heidi to dig into what's actually driving political corruption right now, from foreign money shaping U.S. policy to the insider trading scandals barely making headlines.\nTim traces how political corruption has evolved, from straightforward kickbacks to the foreign money now quietly steering decisions on war and energy. He and Heidi also get into what's happening back home in North Dakota, where data centers are reshaping local economies and testing what rural communities are willing to trade for growth.\nIn this episode:\nHow decades of scandal have made it normal for politicians to profit off their power\nHow foreign money, especially from the Gulf states, shapes U.S. decisions on war and energy\nInsider trading and bribery in how political campaigns get funded\nWhat the lawsuits against Trump show about deeper corruption\nThe midterm outlook in Iowa and North Dakota, and why low voter enthusiasm could hurt incumbents\nHow data centers are changing rural economies and who actually benefits\nWhy Democrats keep losing the messaging fight, and what could turn that around\nConnect with Tim Miller\nBulwark Podcast\nTwitter\n\nCorruption doesn't announce itself. Tim and Heidi tell you where to actually look.\nThe Hot Dish is brought to you by the One Country Project. To learn more, visit OneCountryProject.org, or find us on Substack (Onecountryproject.substack.com), and on YouTube, Bluesky, and Facebook (@onecountryproject).","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/g8wz6bIJJBkVhhXn2wwVIbH1WNXQdmg8yAhxtqQC2EU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81Yzk5/ZDA4YzM3YjhlMTNh/OGM4MThkNTliMzNl/OTRhMi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}