{"podcast":{"title":"Conspiracy Theories Exploring The Unseen","slug":"conspiracy-theories-exploring-the-unseen-4853551","podcast_index_feed_id":4853551,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5194379/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/conspiracy-theories-exploring-the-unseen--5194379","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/60a9fd8987bdcbf4b00bedcb302d6d66.jpg","author":"Michael Fortune","episode_count":1000,"summary":"The act of conspiring an evil, unlawful, treacherous, or surreptitious plan formulated in secret by two or more persons; plot. A combination of persons for a secret, unlawful, or evil purpose. An agreement by two or more persons to commit a crime, fraud, or other wrongful act, any concurrence in action; combination in bringing about a given result. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/conspiracy-theories-exploring-the-unseen--5194379/support .","last_synced_at":"2026-06-16T10:17:50.123517+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/conspiracy-theories-exploring-the-unseen-4853551"},"episode":{"title":"The Cost of War_ Pentagon vs. Economists","slug":"the-cost-of-war-pentagon-vs-economists","published_at":"2026-05-12T08:30:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/conspiracy-theories-exploring-the-unseen-4853551/the-cost-of-war-pentagon-vs-economists","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/conspiracy-theories-exploring-the-unseen-4853551","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-cost-of-war-pentagon-vs-economists--71947629","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71947629/the_cost_of_war_pentagon_vs_economists_part_2_3.mp3","summary":"Let’s dive right into the eye-opening mismatch between the Pentagon’s estimate and economists’ projections regarding the cost of the ongoing Iran conflict, officially known as Operation Epic Fury. Recently, the Pentagon’s comptroller, Jules Hurst, testified before Congress that the military actions have rung up about $25 billion so far. Sounds straightforward, right? Well, hold onto your seats because many experts believe the real number could be creeping closer to a staggering $1 trillion when we consider all the hidden expenses lurking in the shadows. First, let’s break down the Pentagon's figure Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/conspiracy-theories-exploring-the-unseen--5194379/support .","meta_description":"Let’s dive right into the eye-opening mismatch between the Pentagon’s estimate and economists’ projections regarding the cost of the ongoing Iran conflict…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":241,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/conspiracy-theories-exploring-the-unseen-4853551/episodes/the-cost-of-war-pentagon-vs-economists/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/conspiracy-theories-exploring-the-unseen-4853551/the-cost-of-war-pentagon-vs-economists.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}