{"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":"Wars on Things","slug":"wars-on-things","published_at":"2025-11-17T16:12:31+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cheap-talk-6049769/wars-on-things","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cheap-talk-6049769","url":"https://www.jkaplow.net/cheaptalk/2025/11/17/wars-on-things","audio_url":"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51c381dde4b0c32cc8284816/t/691b48e82433320c5e57879d/1763395829660/CheapTalkS6E10+-+The+Ballroom+at+the+Willard+Intercontinental.mp3","summary":"Strikes by the United States military on suspected drug boats in the Pacific; the legality of these strikes; why it might matter if the US is violating international law; building pressure on Venezuela; the US strategy (if there is one); the problem s with wars on things; and Marcus has never had Tofurkey 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. Check out our online store at https://cheaptalk.shop . Further Reading: Lazaro Gamio, Carol Rosenberg, and Charlie Savage. 2025. “Tracking U.S. Military Killings in Boat Attacks.” New York Times. See all Cheap Talk episodes","meta_description":"Strikes by the United States military on suspected drug boats in the Pacific; the legality of these strikes; why it might matter if the US is violating in…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3433,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/cheap-talk-6049769/episodes/wars-on-things/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/wars-on-things.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}