{"podcast":{"title":"Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff","slug":"independent-americans-with-paul-rieckhoff-981737","podcast_index_feed_id":981737,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/8GTvjwcf","website_url":"https://bleav.com/shows/independent-americans-with-paul-rieckhoff/","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/6215cda8-011d-4ccd-9fe8-c389912a62af/005dccc3-d958-4ea8-9382-8a5154a5c04b/3000x3000/independent_20americans.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Righteous Media | Bleav","episode_count":577,"summary":"Independent Americans is a daily news show hosted by Paul Rieckhoff. He’s a fighter, a patriot, and an independent political and media force to be reckoned with. After serving as a soldier in Iraq in 2004, Rieckhoff emerged as one of the most dynamic political and social leaders in America. In every episode, he breaks down the most important issues facing our country. And he interviews the most influential and compelling people. He’s taking on Republicans, Democrats—and everyone in between. If you’re in the angry middle, Independent Americans reminds you that you’re not alone. We’re all in this together. Join the Independent Americans movement and subscribe now. Produced by Righteous Media.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T20:20:40.597711+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/independent-americans-with-paul-rieckhoff-981737"},"episode":{"title":"Trump’s New $1.8B Fund for his Buddies. US Combat Ops in…Nigeria! Cuba’s “Drone Threat” A Pretext for War?","slug":"trump-s-new-1-8b-fund-for-his-buddies-us-combat-ops-in-nigeria-cuba-s-drone-threat-a-pretext-for-war","published_at":"2026-05-19T00:41:44+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/independent-americans-with-paul-rieckhoff-981737/trump-s-new-1-8b-fund-for-his-buddies-us-combat-ops-in-nigeria-cuba-s-drone-threat-a-pretext-for-war","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/independent-americans-with-paul-rieckhoff-981737","url":"https://bleav.com/shows/independent-americans-with-paul-rieckhoff/episodes/trumps-new-1-8b-fund-for-his-buddies-us-combat-ops-innigeria-cubas-drone-threat-a-pretext-for-war/","audio_url":"https://pdrl.fm/c39fb6/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/1385/injector.simplecastaudio.com/c67dcf2c-bdc6-42d2-91a1-db918b8e8626/episodes/132549bc-f6b4-46c1-914c-2df81b80caf7/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=c67dcf2c-bdc6-42d2-91a1-db918b8e8626&awEpisodeId=132549bc-f6b4-46c1-914c-2df81b80caf7&feed=8GTvjwcf","summary":"It's Manosphere Monday and Paul Rieckhoff is broadcasting from high above New York City with a solo briefing built for the angry middle. The New York Times has confirmed that Navy SEALs escorted Cash Patel and nine others on what the Pentagon itself called a 'VIP snorkel event' next to the underwater tomb of the USS Arizona — one week before Memorial Day. Paul says if anything is impeachable, this is. Meanwhile the administration has quietly stood up a $1.8 billion fund to pay off allies of the president, Pete Hegseth is openly campaigning for House Republicans in Kentucky, ICE is banging on doors without warrants, and Trump's approval has cratered to 37%.","meta_description":"It's Manosphere Monday and Paul Rieckhoff is broadcasting from high above New York City with a solo briefing built for the angry middle. The New York Time…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1775,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/independent-americans-with-paul-rieckhoff-981737/episodes/trump-s-new-1-8b-fund-for-his-buddies-us-combat-ops-in-nigeria-cuba-s-drone-threat-a-pretext-for-war/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/independent-americans-with-paul-rieckhoff-981737/trump-s-new-1-8b-fund-for-his-buddies-us-combat-ops-in-nigeria-cuba-s-drone-threat-a-pretext-for-war.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}