{"podcast":{"title":"I Don't Have Enough FAITH to Be an ATHEIST","slug":"i-don-t-have-enough-faith-to-be-an-atheist-2486765","podcast_index_feed_id":2486765,"rss_url":"https://feeds.blubrry.com/feeds/cross_examined.xml","website_url":"https://crossexamined.org/","image_url":"https://assets.blubrry.com/coverart/orig/472255-903777.jpg","author":"Dr. Frank Turek","episode_count":300,"summary":"Cross Examining ideas against the truth and Christianity. Brought to you by CrossExamined.org and AFR.net","last_synced_at":"2026-07-04T04:17:22.100928+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-don-t-have-enough-faith-to-be-an-atheist-2486765"},"episode":{"title":"What No One Ever Told You About the History of Iran with Bill Federer - Part 2","slug":"what-no-one-ever-told-you-about-the-history-of-iran-with-bill-federer-part-2","published_at":"2026-03-10T18:51:30+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-don-t-have-enough-faith-to-be-an-atheist-2486765/what-no-one-ever-told-you-about-the-history-of-iran-with-bill-federer-part-2","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-don-t-have-enough-faith-to-be-an-atheist-2486765","url":"https://podcast.show/cross_examined/cross_examined/152864474/what-no-one-ever-told-you-about-the-history-of-iran-with-bill-federer-part-2/","audio_url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PKup6amkp7/media.blubrry.com/cross_examined/content.blubrry.com/cross_examined/IDHEF_Midweek_Podcast_BillFederer_3-10-2026.mp3","summary":"What's next for Iran and is this current war a sign of the end times? For nearly five decades, millions of Iranians have lived under the harsh realities of militant Sharia law, while many in the West still misunderstand or even enable the system behind it. In this follow-up episode, historian Bill Federer returns to unpack how the 1979 Iranian revolution transformed Persia and why the consequences still ripple across the Middle East and beyond. Tune in as Frank and Bill tackle questions like: What laws were immediately imposed when the Ayatollah seized power in 1979? What president gave the Ayatollah the green light to take over? What lies did this Ayatollah tell America in order to take power? Who did he execute immediately when he took power? What's the difference between Iran and Iraq? What is a fatwa, and how can it function as a tool of political and religious execution? Why do many Middle Eastern leaders privately oppose Iran while publicly aligning with it? How did U.S. foreign policy decisions help shape the rise of militant Islamist movements? Why is the centuries-old Shia–Sunni divide still the key to understanding Middle Eastern conflict? What is “Twelver” Islam theology and why does it make Iran uniquely dangerous on the global stage? Is a democratic Iran even possible, and what would it take for regime change to occur? How and when did Israel become its own nation? What role does Israel play in the future balance of power in the Middle East? What does Bill think is coming next for Iran and who is he praying will take over? What does the Bible say about the land we now know as Iran? Is this war a sign of the end times? Pray for our leaders, and pray that the people of Iran are safe, but their evil government is dealt with justly. If you missed Part 1, be su…","meta_description":"What's next for Iran and is this current war a sign of the end times? For nearly five decades, millions of Iranians have lived under the harsh realities o…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3526,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/i-don-t-have-enough-faith-to-be-an-atheist-2486765/episodes/what-no-one-ever-told-you-about-the-history-of-iran-with-bill-federer-part-2/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-don-t-have-enough-faith-to-be-an-atheist-2486765/what-no-one-ever-told-you-about-the-history-of-iran-with-bill-federer-part-2.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}