{"podcast":{"title":"Facts Matter","slug":"facts-matter-4835545","podcast_index_feed_id":4835545,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/facts-matter/","website_url":"https://www.theepochtimes.com/podcasts","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/64e50301-fb6f-4e79-9f9f-f0692dde09d0/zwXsjF3CyrApvBmRkam2Jkmj.jpg","author":"The Epoch Times","episode_count":266,"summary":"\"Facts Matter\" investigates complex issues based on the principles of traditional journalism: no spin, no favorites. We give you the facts—you decide the rest.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-17T10:22:29.244553+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/facts-matter-4835545"},"episode":{"title":"Future of War: China's SAR Satellite in GEO Orbit Versus Air Force Space Robots","slug":"future-of-war-china-s-sar-satellite-in-geo-orbit-versus-air-force-space-robots","published_at":"2026-08-11T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/facts-matter-4835545/future-of-war-china-s-sar-satellite-in-geo-orbit-versus-air-force-space-robots","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/facts-matter-4835545","url":"https://www.theepochtimes.com/podcasts","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/e900a768-0a74-49c1-ac24-ef94626eb28f.mp3","summary":"China launched the world’s first geosynchronous synthetic aperture radar satellite in 2023, giving it continuous all-weather surveillance over roughly one-third of the planet (including the Asia-Pacific and Indian Ocean), later pairing it with a high-resolution optical spy satellite. Let's discuss the critical mineral chokehold that allowed China to achieve this milestone, as well as the alternative supply chains that the United States is now building to counter the ruling Chinese Communist Party.","meta_description":"China launched the world’s first geosynchronous synthetic aperture radar satellite in 2023, giving it continuous all-weather surveillance over roughly one…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1264,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/facts-matter-4835545/episodes/future-of-war-china-s-sar-satellite-in-geo-orbit-versus-air-force-space-robots/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/facts-matter-4835545/future-of-war-china-s-sar-satellite-in-geo-orbit-versus-air-force-space-robots.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}