{"podcast":{"title":"5-Minute Videos | PragerU","slug":"5-minute-videos-prageru-214964","podcast_index_feed_id":214964,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/PRAGERU3989592970","website_url":"https://www.prageru.com/series/5-minute-videos","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/c49b2eee-0186-11ef-b00c-33ffc9f29ec0/image/8532ecbd80a5371c308d6e08630f8987.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"PragerU","episode_count":680,"summary":"5-Minute Videos are the flagship viral product that put PragerU on the map. They take the best ideas from the best minds and distill them into five focused minutes. Listen to hundreds of 5-Minute Videos to get reliable, truthful information about politics, economics, history, and America. These educational, entertaining videos, which are Judeo-Christian at their core and promote the values of liberty, economic freedom, and limited government, have been changing the hearts and minds of millions of young people for over a decade.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/5-minute-videos-prageru-214964"},"episode":{"title":"The Real Tragedy of the Welfare State | 5-Minute Videos | PragerU","slug":"the-real-tragedy-of-the-welfare-state-5-minute-videos-prageru","published_at":"2026-04-06T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/5-minute-videos-prageru-214964/the-real-tragedy-of-the-welfare-state-5-minute-videos-prageru","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/5-minute-videos-prageru-214964","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PRAGERU5989368803.mp3?updated=1775256613","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PRAGERU5989368803.mp3?updated=1775256613","summary":"We’ve been waging a “war” against poverty for half a century. Critics on the left and the right say we’re losing. Are they right? And if they are, what are the reasons? PragerU’s own Xaviaer DuRousseau takes a new approach by returning to first principles: what is poverty, who suffers from it, and why? 👇 Join the conversation — comment below and let us know what you think. ⭐ Enjoyed this episode? Follow the show, leave a rating, and share it with someone who needs to hear this episode! ▶️ Watch more episodes of 5-Minutes Videos at: https://l.prageru.com/4lCX76A 👉 What else is PragerU unpacking? From timeless wisdom with Dennis Prager to unfiltered Real Talk with Marissa Streit — discover your next favorite at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://l.prageru.com/40ZbPLH⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow PragerU: YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@PragerU⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/prageru/⁠⁠⁠⁠ X/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/prageru⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/prageru⁠⁠⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/PragerU⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Xaviaer: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/xaviaer/⁠⁠⁠⁠ X/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/XAVIAERD⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/XAVIAER⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"We’ve been waging a “war” against poverty for half a century. Critics on the left and the right say we’re losing. Are they right? And if they are, what ar…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":381,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/5-minute-videos-prageru-214964/episodes/the-real-tragedy-of-the-welfare-state-5-minute-videos-prageru/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/5-minute-videos-prageru-214964/the-real-tragedy-of-the-welfare-state-5-minute-videos-prageru.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}