# The Steady State Sentinel Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-steady-state-sentinel-7636983 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-steady-state-sentinel-7636983.md RSS feed: https://media.rss.com/the-steady-state-sentinel/feed.xml Official site: https://thesteadystate.org/ Author: The Steady State Episodes: 34 ## Resource The Steady State Sentinel is produced by The Steady State , a community of former national security professionals who spent their careers safeguarding the United States at home and abroad. Today, we continue that mission by staying true to our oaths to defend the Constitution, uphold democracy, and protect national security. Each episode features expert hosts in conversation with accomplished guests whose experience sheds light on the crises and challenges facing the nation. New episodes every Tuesday and subscribe on YouTube for the video editon. ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-steady-state-sentinel-7636983 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-steady-state-sentinel-7636983.md ## Episodes - [The Making of a Public Servant: Lauren C. Anderson's Journey to the Senior Ranks of the FBI](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-steady-state-sentinel-7636983/the-making-of-a-public-servant-lauren-c-anderson-s-journey-to-the-senior-ranks-of-the-fbi) — 2026-06-30T04:00:00+00:00 - [The Uncrowned King: Ambassador Charles A. Ray on America’s Authoritarian Turn](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-steady-state-sentinel-7636983/the-uncrowned-king-ambassador-charles-a-ray-on-america-s-authoritarian-turn) — 2026-06-23T04:00:00+00:00 - [The Bob Mueller Standard: Justice, Integrity, and Public Service](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-steady-state-sentinel-7636983/the-bob-mueller-standard-justice-integrity-and-public-service) — 2026-06-16T04:00:00+00:00 - [Inside the Situation Room: Larry Pfeiffer on the Politicization of Intelligence, Professional Integrity, and the Cost of Truth](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-steady-state-sentinel-7636983/inside-the-situation-room-larry-pfeiffer-on-the-politicization-of-intelligence-professional-integrity-and-the-cost-of-truth) — 2026-06-09T04:00:00+00:00 - [Common Sense for a Democracy in Crisis](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-steady-state-sentinel-7636983/common-sense-for-a-democracy-in-crisis) — 2026-06-02T04:00:00+00:00 - [Hunting Weapons of Mass Destruction (with Andy Weber)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-steady-state-sentinel-7636983/hunting-weapons-of-mass-destruction-with-andy-weber) — 2026-05-30T04:00:00+00:00 - [Afraid to Speak, Afraid for Democracy: New Poll Finds Widespread Concern About Authoritarianism](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-steady-state-sentinel-7636983/afraid-to-speak-afraid-for-democracy-new-poll-finds-widespread-concern-about-authoritarianism) — 2026-05-26T04:00:00+00:00 - [The War on the Press: How Trump Attacks the First Amendment](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-steady-state-sentinel-7636983/the-war-on-the-press-how-trump-attacks-the-first-amendment) — 2026-05-19T04:00:00+00:00 - [The Most Powerful Intelligence Tool You’ve Never Heard Of: A Former CIA Lawyer Explains Section 702](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-steady-state-sentinel-7636983/the-most-powerful-intelligence-tool-you-ve-never-heard-of-a-former-cia-lawyer-explains-section-702) — 2026-05-12T04:00:00+00:00 - [Saving My Life's Work: Eric Rubin on the Dismantling of American Diplomacy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-steady-state-sentinel-7636983/saving-my-life-s-work-eric-rubin-on-the-dismantling-of-american-diplomacy) — 2026-05-05T04:00:00+00:00 - [The Fragile Glue: Mark Zaid on Whistleblowers, Retaliation, and the Rule of Law](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-steady-state-sentinel-7636983/the-fragile-glue-mark-zaid-on-whistleblowers-retaliation-and-the-rule-of-law) — 2026-04-28T04:00:00+00:00 - [The MAGA Crack-Up: David Corn on Iran, the FBI, and a Democracy Under Siege](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-steady-state-sentinel-7636983/the-maga-crack-up-david-corn-on-iran-the-fbi-and-a-democracy-under-siege) — 2026-04-21T04:00:00+00:00 - [Protecting Liberty in the Age of Surveillance](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-steady-state-sentinel-7636983/protecting-liberty-in-the-age-of-surveillance) — 2026-04-14T04:01:00+00:00 - [The Counterrevolution: Tom Shannon on America’s Retreat from the World](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-steady-state-sentinel-7636983/the-counterrevolution-tom-shannon-on-america-s-retreat-from-the-world) — 2026-04-07T04:01:00+00:00 - [Leaving MAGA: Identity, Propaganda, and the Path Back](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-steady-state-sentinel-7636983/leaving-maga-identity-propaganda-and-the-path-back) — 2026-03-31T04:01:00+00:00 - [From Iran to Ukraine: Inside America’s National Security Breakdown](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-steady-state-sentinel-7636983/from-iran-to-ukraine-inside-america-s-national-security-breakdown) — 2026-03-24T04:01:00+00:00 - [Allies, Intelligence, and a Fraying American Center](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-steady-state-sentinel-7636983/allies-intelligence-and-a-fraying-american-center) — 2026-03-17T04:05:00+00:00 - [Reporting in the Crosshairs: Shane Harris on Politicized Intelligence, Press Freedom, and America’s Allies](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-steady-state-sentinel-7636983/reporting-in-the-crosshairs-shane-harris-on-politicized-intelligence-press-freedom-and-america-s-allies) — 2026-03-10T04:11:00+00:00 - [Might Makes Right? Michael Morell on U.S. Power, Allies, and Adversaries](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-steady-state-sentinel-7636983/might-makes-right-michael-morell-on-u-s-power-allies-and-adversaries) — 2026-03-03T05:01:00+00:00 - [An Apolitical FBI is Vital to National Security](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-steady-state-sentinel-7636983/an-apolitical-fbi-is-vital-to-national-security) — 2026-02-24T05:01:00+00:00 - [America’s “Strategic Self-Immolation”](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-steady-state-sentinel-7636983/america-s-strategic-self-immolation) — 2026-02-20T05:01:00+00:00 - [Chilling Racial Cleansing](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-steady-state-sentinel-7636983/chilling-racial-cleansing) — 2026-02-17T05:01:00+00:00 - [No Rules of Engagement](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-steady-state-sentinel-7636983/no-rules-of-engagement) — 2026-02-13T05:01:00+00:00 - [We are Living Through a Giant Civics Lesson](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-steady-state-sentinel-7636983/we-are-living-through-a-giant-civics-lesson) — 2026-02-10T05:01:00+00:00 - [Rubicon Moments](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-steady-state-sentinel-7636983/rubicon-moments) — 2026-02-06T05:01:00+00:00 - [The Most Perilous Time](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-steady-state-sentinel-7636983/the-most-perilous-time) — 2026-02-03T05:01:00+00:00 - [We’re Sitting on a Powder Keg](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-steady-state-sentinel-7636983/we-re-sitting-on-a-powder-keg) — 2026-01-30T05:04:26+00:00 - [A Terrible Way to Govern](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-steady-state-sentinel-7636983/a-terrible-way-to-govern) — 2026-01-27T05:01:00+00:00 - [The Country is Suffering](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-steady-state-sentinel-7636983/the-country-is-suffering) — 2026-01-23T05:01:00+00:00 - [America's Soul: Adam Kinzinger on Courage and Country](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-steady-state-sentinel-7636983/america-s-soul-adam-kinzinger-on-courage-and-country) — 2026-01-20T05:01:00+00:00 - [No One Is Protected: Immigration, Institutional Trust, and Arbitrary Enforcement](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-steady-state-sentinel-7636983/no-one-is-protected-immigration-institutional-trust-and-arbitrary-enforcement) — 2026-01-16T05:01:00+00:00 - [An Existential Threat to the Republic](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-steady-state-sentinel-7636983/an-existential-threat-to-the-republic) — 2026-01-13T05:01:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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