# We are Swimming in a Sea of Imbecility Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dsr-network-747607/we-are-swimming-in-a-sea-of-imbecility Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dsr-network-747607/we-are-swimming-in-a-sea-of-imbecility.md Podcast: [The DSR Network](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dsr-network-747607) Published: 2026-07-22T18:20:00+00:00 Episode link: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/TRGM9518305187.mp3 Audio file: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/TRGM9518305187.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-dsr-network-747607/episodes/we-are-swimming-in-a-sea-of-imbecility Duration seconds: 2604 ## Resource As we fall, others rise. Global trust in the United States has fallen significantly while China’s geopolitical standing is rising. We’re not just stuck in a quagmire war with Iran - we’re in the middle of a fundamental identity crisis. Are we the superpower we believe we are or is our stupidity in Iran showing us that conflict has evolved past us? Has Pete Hegseth cracked the code with testosterone testing? Max Boot of the Council on Foreign Relations joins Ed Luce and David Rothkopf to discuss America’s place in a shifting global landscape. Looking for More from the DSR Network? Click Here: https://linktr.ee/deepstateradio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-dsr-network-747607/episodes/we-are-swimming-in-a-sea-of-imbecility/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dsr-network-747607/we-are-swimming-in-a-sea-of-imbecility.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.