{"podcast":{"title":"Independent Conversations","slug":"independent-conversations-5447971","podcast_index_feed_id":5447971,"rss_url":"https://feeds.castos.com/141nv","website_url":"https://www.independent.org/","image_url":"https://episodes.castos.com/62264211cb7160-73495263/images/podcast/covers/c1a-9w02x-v6wpk6k7h291-vasitl.png","author":"Independent Institute","episode_count":109,"summary":"Brought to you by the Independent Institute, Independent Conversations is a regular round-table conversation that provides timely insights and cutting-edge commentary on the most pressing issues of the day. It features Independent’s Graham H. Walker (President), Williamson M. Evers (Senior Fellow), and as well as additional Independent Institute fellows and other special guests.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/independent-conversations-5447971"},"episode":{"title":"Year in Review: How Did Liberty Fare in 2025? | Independent Outlook 75","slug":"year-in-review-how-did-liberty-fare-in-2025-independent-outlook-75","published_at":"2025-12-30T21:34:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/independent-conversations-5447971/year-in-review-how-did-liberty-fare-in-2025-independent-outlook-75","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/independent-conversations-5447971","url":"https://independent-institute-podcast.castos.com/episodes/year-in-review-how-did-liberty-fare-in-2025-independent-outlook-75","audio_url":"https://episodes.castos.com/62264211cb7160-73495263/2308737/c1e-0924jhkp3jqu1kzop-xxgp76d3fgqz-8uo9vy.mp3","summary":"For those who care about liberty, 2025 was a mixed bag. On the down side, socialism was embraced explicitly by some Americans on the left, and implicitly by some on the right. On the up side, the principle that people should be treated even-handedly without reference to their race—especially by the government—seems finally to be reemerging from the DEI house of mirrors. On this episode of Independent Outlook, we take a look back at these and other big issues of 2025, where the fate of liberty has been on the line repeatedly.","meta_description":"For those who care about liberty, 2025 was a mixed bag. On the down side, socialism was embraced explicitly by some Americans on the left, and implicitly…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4107,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/independent-conversations-5447971/episodes/year-in-review-how-did-liberty-fare-in-2025-independent-outlook-75/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/independent-conversations-5447971/year-in-review-how-did-liberty-fare-in-2025-independent-outlook-75.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}