{"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 Perception of Decline_ Is the United States Losing Its Edge","slug":"the-perception-of-decline-is-the-united-states-losing-its-edge","published_at":"2026-05-18T09:10:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/conspiracy-theories-exploring-the-unseen-4853551/the-perception-of-decline-is-the-united-states-losing-its-edge","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/conspiracy-theories-exploring-the-unseen-4853551","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-perception-of-decline-is-the-united-states-losing-its-edge--72011128","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72011128/the_perception_of_decline_is_the_united_states_losing_its_edge_part_1_3.mp3","summary":"Is the United States already in decline—and people just won’t admit it? This is a question that's being discussed more openly, especially following a recent survey by the Pew Research Center. They reported that a significant number of Americans, about 41%, believe the U.S. global influence is weakening. Interestingly, only 34% think it’s on the rise. This divide in perception is particularly fascinating when you look at political affiliations. A striking shift has taken place: 55% of Republicans now perceive an increase in U.S. influence, but this contrasts sharply with 63% of Democrats who feel the U.S. influence is diminishing. Isn’t it intriguing how our political beliefs can shape our views on something as broad as national power Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/conspiracy-theories-exploring-the-unseen--5194379/support .","meta_description":"Is the United States already in decline—and people just won’t admit it? This is a question that's being discussed more openly, especially following a rece…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":184,"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-perception-of-decline-is-the-united-states-losing-its-edge/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-perception-of-decline-is-the-united-states-losing-its-edge.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}