{"podcast":{"title":"Hub Podcasts","slug":"hub-podcasts-4932773","podcast_index_feed_id":4932773,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/69cc1a3992d007a7658eee4e","website_url":"http://www.thehub.ca","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/69cc1a3992d007a7658eee4e/show-cover.png","author":"Hub Canada Media","episode_count":1918,"summary":"Welcome to Hub Podcasts, the audio version of the big ideas and in-depth conversations found at TheHub.ca, Canada's fastest growing digital news outlet with half a million people engaging weekly with our content. Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor-at-large Sean Speer and managing editor Harrison Lowman engaged in longform conversations with leading thinkers on the big issues and ideas shaping the public conversation. In Conversation with David Frum features the insights and analysis of leading author, journalist, and thinker David Frum, who weighs in monthly on global and Canadian news events. The news cycle never slows down and neither does Hub Hits. Each day we provide you with quick hits on topical stories, big issues and important voices appearing in The Hub. Every week, editor-at-large Sean Speer is joined by David Coletto, CEO of Abacus Data, and Amanda Galbraith, principal at Oyster Group, to dig into the drama and strategy of Canadian politics. Topics range from the issues dominating headlines, the communications battles behind the scenes, to the trends shaping parties, leaders, and voters. Some weeks, they'll focus on the hot story in Ottawa. The Hub's media criticis…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T16:20:09.151875+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hub-podcasts-4932773"},"episode":{"title":"Why the Iranian regime is more vulnerable now than ever before","slug":"why-the-iranian-regime-is-more-vulnerable-now-than-ever-before","published_at":"2026-07-13T20:03:26+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hub-podcasts-4932773/why-the-iranian-regime-is-more-vulnerable-now-than-ever-before","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hub-podcasts-4932773","url":"https://shows.acast.com/hub-podcasts/episodes/mark-dubowitz","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/69cc1a3992d007a7658eee4e/e/6a54ee14775a93c7648d9c89/media.mp3","summary":"Mark Dubowitz, CEO of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, discusses Iran's information warfare tactics and the regime's current vulnerabilities. He explains how TikTok and Chinese social media manipulated narratives during the Iran conflict, and he explores the regime's weakened state following military strikes and fatal flaws in the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding. Dubowitz argues the Islamic Republic faces internal collapse, critiques Trump's negotiation strategy, and advocates for Western support of Iranian dissidents to permanently resolve regional threats. This episode is a part of The Hub's new Fault Lines initiative, which examines the pressures pulling Canadian society apart and the principles that can hold it together. Click here to learn more: https://thehub.ca/fault-lines/ The Hub is Canada’s fastest growing independent digital news outlet.   Subscribe to The Hub’s podcast feed to get all our best content: https://tinyurl.com/3a7zpd7e (Apple) https://tinyurl.com/y8akmfn7 (Spotify) Watch a video version on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheHubCanada Follow The Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=en   CREDITS: Amal Attar-Guzman - Producer and Video Editor Stephen Staley - Host Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Mark Dubowitz, CEO of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, discusses Iran's information warfare tactics and the regime's current vulnerabilities. He…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1741,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hub-podcasts-4932773/episodes/why-the-iranian-regime-is-more-vulnerable-now-than-ever-before/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hub-podcasts-4932773/why-the-iranian-regime-is-more-vulnerable-now-than-ever-before.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}