{"podcast":{"title":"Going Rogue with Lara Logan","slug":"going-rogue-with-lara-logan-7298330","podcast_index_feed_id":7298330,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/goingroguewithlaralogan/feed.xml","website_url":"https://goingroguewithlaralogan.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/20610767/LOGO_SQUARE_w_LARA_1400pix8clj9.png","author":"Lara Logan","episode_count":91,"summary":"Distinguished, award-winning journalist, Lara Logan hosts ”Going Rogue with Lara Logan” from her studio deep in the Texas Hill Country. Lara engages in fascinating conversations ’One On One” with people who are making waves in the social and political landscapes, digging deep into their stories to shed light on crucial issues. On the ”Rogue Roundtable” episodes, Lara holds court with her sidekick Luke Coffee and Producer Keith to break down current events, challenge mainstream narratives, and uncover the stories others won’t dare to touch. Expect powerful dialogue, deep investigative insights, and a touch of humor along the way.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T06:20:24.281001+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/going-rogue-with-lara-logan-7298330"},"episode":{"title":"THE SCREW WORM BIOWEAPON & THE CARTELS with Expert Ammon Blair | Going Rogue with Lara Logan | Ep 86","slug":"the-screw-worm-bioweapon-the-cartels-with-expert-ammon-blair-going-rogue-with-lara-logan-ep-86","published_at":"2026-06-26T17:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/going-rogue-with-lara-logan-7298330/the-screw-worm-bioweapon-the-cartels-with-expert-ammon-blair-going-rogue-with-lara-logan-ep-86","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/going-rogue-with-lara-logan-7298330","url":"https://goingroguewithlaralogan.podbean.com/e/the-screw-worm-bioweapon-the-cartels-with-expert-ammon-blair-going-rogue-with-lara-logan-ep-86/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/st6khd3sg7cpb3s3/GR_EP86-AmmonBlair_WITHADS_1080.mp3","summary":"Who’s Pushing the Latest Attack On America’s Food Supply? In this explosive episode, Lara Logan sits down with Ammon Blair — former U.S. Border Patrol agent, U.S. Army infantry officer, and Senior Research Fellow at the Texas Public Policy Foundation — to expose one of the most disturbing threats slipping across the southern border: the New World Screwworm. Once nearly eradicated in the U.S., this flesh-eating blowfly is back. It lays eggs in open wounds as small as a tick bite, where hundreds of maggots hatch and burrow into living tissue — devastating livestock, wildlife, pets, and potentially humans. With confirmed cases surging in Mexico and already appearing in the United States, the economic and national security implications are massive. Ammon Blair breaks down how Mexican cartels are exploiting cattle trafficking routes to move infected animals northward, flooding legitimate supply chains with falsified documents. He connects the outbreak to cartel territorial expansion through protected rainforests, the failures of open border policies, and the collapse of domain awareness along the Texas border. The conversation dives deep into how cartels have evolved from drug runners into hybrid terrorist organizations controlling food supply chains — turning America’s dependence on Mexican imports into a strategic vulnerability. Lara and Ammon explore whether the screwworm’s resurgence is merely opportunistic or something far more sinister, including possible bioweapon origins and gain-of-function research ties. They also examine the broader picture: NAFTA’s lasting damage, offshored food production, and the urgent need for operational control of the border. Don't let hidden parasites hijack your health and drain your energy. Defend your body quarterly with the doctor-rec…","meta_description":"Who’s Pushing the Latest Attack On America’s Food Supply? In this explosive episode, Lara Logan sits down with Ammon Blair — former U.S. Border Patrol age…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3299,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/going-rogue-with-lara-logan-7298330/episodes/the-screw-worm-bioweapon-the-cartels-with-expert-ammon-blair-going-rogue-with-lara-logan-ep-86/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/going-rogue-with-lara-logan-7298330/the-screw-worm-bioweapon-the-cartels-with-expert-ammon-blair-going-rogue-with-lara-logan-ep-86.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}