{"podcast":{"title":"Cheap Talk","slug":"cheap-talk-6049769","podcast_index_feed_id":6049769,"rss_url":"https://www.jkaplow.net/cheaptalk?format=rss","website_url":"https://www.jkaplow.net/cheaptalk/","image_url":"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51c381dde4b0c32cc8284816/1676858752048-A2JOOXZO72JIQV2O7183/cheaptalklogo1.png?format=1500w","author":"Jeff Kaplow","episode_count":128,"summary":"Cheap Talk is an every-week-or-so international relations podcast with Jeff Kaplow and Marcus Holmes, professors of government at William & Mary.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-06T14:21:26.391782+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cheap-talk-6049769"},"episode":{"title":"A Living, Breathing Document","slug":"a-living-breathing-document","published_at":"2025-12-09T15:04:29+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cheap-talk-6049769/a-living-breathing-document","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cheap-talk-6049769","url":"https://www.jkaplow.net/cheaptalk/2025/12/9/a-living-breathing-document","audio_url":"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51c381dde4b0c32cc8284816/t/6938374d017754533cf063a5/1765291879734/CheapTalkS6E12+-+A+Living+Document.mp3","summary":"The US plan for peace between Russia and Ukraine; what Putin wants out of a settlement; the wider effects of the war on Europe; Jared Kushner is back; what AI is actually good for (according to a new study); gifts for the IR enthusiast in your life; and Marcus would like a map for Christmas The opinions expressed on this podcast are solely our own and do not reflect the policies or positions of William & Mary. Please subscribe to Cheap Talk on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , or your podcast player of choice to be notified when new episodes are posted. Further Reading: Tejal Patwardhan et. al. 2025. “GDPval: Evaluating AI Model Performance on Real-World Economically Valuable Tasks.” OpenAI White Paper. IR books that make perfect holiday gifts: Signing Away the Bomb , by Jeffrey M. Kaplow Face to Face Diplomacy, by Marcus Holmes Inside the Situation Room , edited by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Karen Yarhi-Milo (featuring a chapter by Marcus Holmes) Featured items from the Cheap Talk shop: Cheap Talk Live commemorative t-shirt Ceding Human Control mug Cheap Talk holographic sticker set And many more great IR gifts at the Cheap Talk shop ! Jeff’s other gift suggestions for the IR enthusiast: International News/Analysis: The Economist (discounted for teachers & faculty and for students ), Foreign Affairs (discounted for students and teachers ), War on the Rocks Scratch-off world map UN Peacekeeper toy helmet International Spy Museum Store CIA Mug with George H.W. Bush signature See all Cheap Talk episodes","meta_description":"The US plan for peace between Russia and Ukraine; what Putin wants out of a settlement; the wider effects of the war on Europe; Jared Kushner is back; wha…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3712,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/cheap-talk-6049769/episodes/a-living-breathing-document/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cheap-talk-6049769/a-living-breathing-document.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}