{"podcast":{"title":"INSIGHT TODAY","slug":"insight-today-7345774","podcast_index_feed_id":7345774,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6633039/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/insight-today--6633039","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3bf5a86ed72bbd5fce5d6eb8e91f6fc4.jpg","author":"Matt","episode_count":371,"summary":"Your essential guide to the stories shaping our world. We go beyond the headlines to bring you clear analysis, fresh perspectives, and deep dives into global news, current affairs, and world events. Cut through the noise and get the full picture of what’s happening across the globe. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/insight-today--6633039/support .","last_synced_at":"2026-09-27T04:19:23.884489+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/insight-today-7345774"},"episode":{"title":"Hegseth grilled over $37.5B Iran war cost","slug":"hegseth-grilled-over-37-5b-iran-war-cost","published_at":"2026-07-22T11:34:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/insight-today-7345774/hegseth-grilled-over-37-5b-iran-war-cost","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/insight-today-7345774","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/hegseth-grilled-over-37-5b-iran-war-cost--73105244","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73105244/hegseth_grilled_over_37_5b_iran_war_cost.mp3","summary":"US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced sharp criticism from senators after revealing that the US war against Iran has cost at least $37.5 billion. This latest figure is a significant jump from the Pentagon's previous estimate of$29 billion. The Senate Appropriations Committee hearing was particularly heated as Hegseth was there to request additional emergency military funding. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/insight-today--6633039/support . Don’t miss our latest episodes! follow us to stay updates news everyday.","meta_description":"US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced sharp criticism from senators after revealing that the US war against Iran has cost at least $37.5 billion. This l…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":487,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/insight-today-7345774/episodes/hegseth-grilled-over-37-5b-iran-war-cost/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/insight-today-7345774/hegseth-grilled-over-37-5b-iran-war-cost.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}