{"podcast":{"title":"Conflict Uncovered with Elliot Chodoff (Another Rough Day in the Middle East)","slug":"conflict-uncovered-with-elliot-chodoff-another-rough-day-in-the-middle-east-7095824","podcast_index_feed_id":7095824,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/ConflictUncovered/feed.xml","website_url":"https://ConflictUncovered.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/18990092/resized_image_1400x1400_tatv6y.jpg","author":"Eitan Rosenfeld","episode_count":59,"summary":"Welcome to ”Conflict Uncovered,” hosted by renowned military and strategic analyst Elliot Chodoff. This podcast delves deep into the complex and often misunderstood conflicts in the Middle East, providing listeners with a comprehensive understanding of the region’s current events and historical contexts. Episode Formats: Current Events Episodes: Stay informed with our timely updates and analyses of the latest developments in Gaza, Lebanon, and beyond. Elliot Chodoff offers expert insights into the ongoing conflicts, military strategies, and geopolitical shifts that shape the Middle East toda","last_synced_at":"2026-07-15T06:18:09.496437+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/conflict-uncovered-with-elliot-chodoff-another-rough-day-in-the-middle-east-7095824"},"episode":{"title":"Ep 53: May 1, 2026: The Long Road to October 7- Pt 3","slug":"ep-53-may-1-2026-the-long-road-to-october-7-pt-3","published_at":"2026-05-01T15:29:23+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/conflict-uncovered-with-elliot-chodoff-another-rough-day-in-the-middle-east-7095824/ep-53-may-1-2026-the-long-road-to-october-7-pt-3","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/conflict-uncovered-with-elliot-chodoff-another-rough-day-in-the-middle-east-7095824","url":"https://ConflictUncovered.podbean.com/e/ep-43-may-1-2026-the-long-road-to-october-7-pt-3/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/c8x398z6i9dy49pz/riverside_zev_elliot_may_01_2026_001_elliot_chodoff_s_st_1_6oxps.mp3","summary":"In Part 3 of The Long Road to October 7, Elliot Chodoff and Zev Uslan examine the military systems behind Israel’s battlefield performance: reserves, armor, logistics, professional culture, and the peacetime habits that can quietly weaken an army. The episode argues that October 7 cannot be understood only as an intelligence failure. It also has to be understood as the result of long-term institutional drift: the weakening of reserve readiness, logistical neglect, overreliance on metrics, and the difficulty of maintaining wartime effectiveness during decades of lower-intensity conflict.","meta_description":"In Part 3 of The Long Road to October 7, Elliot Chodoff and Zev Uslan examine the military systems behind Israel’s battlefield performance: reserves, armo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2103,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/conflict-uncovered-with-elliot-chodoff-another-rough-day-in-the-middle-east-7095824/episodes/ep-53-may-1-2026-the-long-road-to-october-7-pt-3/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/conflict-uncovered-with-elliot-chodoff-another-rough-day-in-the-middle-east-7095824/ep-53-may-1-2026-the-long-road-to-october-7-pt-3.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}