{"podcast":{"title":"Books to Battles","slug":"books-to-battles-7380576","podcast_index_feed_id":7380576,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/books-to-battles/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/books-to-battles","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/books-to-battles/20250701_080726_7fe0c952cfb72054c89c2c16d1930989.png","author":"School of Advanced Air and Space Studies","episode_count":42,"summary":"Books to Battles is the official podcast of the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies (SAASS), where rigorous academic thought meets real-world military application. In each episode, we'll take you inside our school to explore its courses, students, and faculty. We'll show how foundational ideas—from classic works of strategy to cutting-edge scholarship—inform the development and execution of air and space power in today’s complex strategic environment. Join us as we bridge the gap between theory and practice, bringing deep intellectual insight to the art of war in the air and beyond. All views expressed in this series are the speakers' own and are not necessarily reflective of the Department of Defense, the US government, or any other affiliated organizations.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/books-to-battles-7380576"},"episode":{"title":"The Return and Current Events","slug":"the-return-and-current-events","published_at":"2025-11-26T11:00:48+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/books-to-battles-7380576/the-return-and-current-events","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/books-to-battles-7380576","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/books-to-battles/2347269","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/333678/2347269/books-to-battles/2025_11_25_19_19_14_9b88070a-685a-4211-b694-dc1c99e3f235.mp3","summary":"Dr. Whitman Cobb and Col Hollon reunite after a 43-day government shutdown and discuss how the furlough affected faculty, students, and operations at the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies. They then examine ongoing U.S. military activity in the Caribbean under Operation Southern Spear, exploring the legal, strategic, and regional political implications of recent strikes on narco-trafficking vessels. The conversation expands to great-power dynamics in the Western Hemisphere, including the roles of Colombia, Mexico, China, and Russia. Finally, they assess new developments in the Russia-Ukraine war, focusing on long-range strikes, hypersonic weapons, drones, and what these trends suggest about airpower, force design, and the evolving challenge of achieving air superiority in modern conflict.","meta_description":"Dr. Whitman Cobb and Col Hollon reunite after a 43-day government shutdown and discuss how the furlough affected faculty, students, and operations at the…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1926,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/books-to-battles-7380576/episodes/the-return-and-current-events/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/books-to-battles-7380576/the-return-and-current-events.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}