# 147. Warfare (w/ Jim Penola) Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/cows-in-the-field-922257/147-warfare-w-jim-penola Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/cows-in-the-field-922257/147-warfare-w-jim-penola.md Podcast: [Cows in the field](https://stenobird.com/podcast/cows-in-the-field-922257) Published: 2025-08-29T04:00:15+00:00 Episode link: https://www.cowspod.com Audio file: https://audio4.redcircle.com/episodes/2ea71df2-bd67-45e5-9dfe-5d272e89918d/stream.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/cows-in-the-field-922257/episodes/147-warfare-w-jim-penola Duration seconds: 5055 ## Resource Alex Garland's second film in two years traces the true story of co-director Ray Mendoza's experiences in Iraq. We discuss the film with Jim Penola (An Invitation Productions), considering what drove Garland to the project, heroic sacrifice, decontextualizing violence, and the film's commitment to realism. Find us at www.cowspod.com! New shirts and hats at shop.cowspod.com! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/cows-in-the-field-922257/episodes/147-warfare-w-jim-penola/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/cows-in-the-field-922257/147-warfare-w-jim-penola.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.