{"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":631,"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":"2026-09-25T22:22:02.091343+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/independent-americans-with-paul-rieckhoff-981737"},"episode":{"title":"Trump vs Canada. RIP Dolly Parton. Plus: Joe Cirincione. (Replay) 6,000 Warheads, Seven Minutes to Launch. Trump's Finger on the Nuclear Button.","slug":"trump-vs-canada-rip-dolly-parton-plus-joe-cirincione-replay-6-000-warheads-seven-minutes-to-launch-trump-s-finger-on-the-nuclear-button","published_at":"2026-08-26T09:45:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/independent-americans-with-paul-rieckhoff-981737/trump-vs-canada-rip-dolly-parton-plus-joe-cirincione-replay-6-000-warheads-seven-minutes-to-launch-trump-s-finger-on-the-nuclear-button","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/independent-americans-with-paul-rieckhoff-981737","url":"https://bleav.com/shows/independent-americans-with-paul-rieckhoff/?post_type=gp_podcast_episode&p=636","audio_url":"https://pdrl.fm/c39fb6/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/1385/injector.simplecastaudio.com/c67dcf2c-bdc6-42d2-91a1-db918b8e8626/episodes/fa906d5f-050a-49f1-82e9-357c99039ef0/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=c67dcf2c-bdc6-42d2-91a1-db918b8e8626&awEpisodeId=fa906d5f-050a-49f1-82e9-357c99039ef0&feed=8GTvjwcf","summary":"The Cold War is over. The weapons are not. The United States and Russia still hold roughly 6,000 nuclear warheads each — most on hair-trigger alert — and one person, the president, can launch them inside seven minutes with no vice president, no secretary of defense, no Congress, no court. Paul Rieckhoff opens with the news of the moment — Trump's escalating economic war on Canada and the passing of the great Dolly Parton — before diving into a replay conversation with Joe Cirincione, one of the most respected nuclear policy voices in the world, on why this existential threat has been buried under partisan noise while a bipartisan defense-contractor machine keeps the arsenal fat and the debate quiet.","meta_description":"The Cold War is over. The weapons are not. The United States and Russia still hold roughly 6,000 nuclear warheads each — most on hair-trigger alert — and…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2672,"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-vs-canada-rip-dolly-parton-plus-joe-cirincione-replay-6-000-warheads-seven-minutes-to-launch-trump-s-finger-on-the-nuclear-button/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-vs-canada-rip-dolly-parton-plus-joe-cirincione-replay-6-000-warheads-seven-minutes-to-launch-trump-s-finger-on-the-nuclear-button.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}