{"podcast":{"title":"Interesting Times with Ross Douthat","slug":"interesting-times-with-ross-douthat-440457","podcast_index_feed_id":440457,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/2xzUiHxw","website_url":"https://www.nytimes.com/column/matter-of-opinion","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/4105a47a-42e5-4ccc-887a-832af7989986/1755eb11-344c-4732-bac7-d1a5daafb473/3000x3000/nyt-rossdouthat-albumart-3000px.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"New York Times Opinion","episode_count":67,"summary":"The first draft of our future. Mapping the new world order through interviews and conversations. Every Thursday, from New York Times Opinion. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/interesting-times-with-ross-douthat-440457"},"episode":{"title":"How Far Will Trump Go in Iran?","slug":"how-far-will-trump-go-in-iran","published_at":"2026-03-26T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/interesting-times-with-ross-douthat-440457/how-far-will-trump-go-in-iran","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/interesting-times-with-ross-douthat-440457","url":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/opinion/interesting-times-podcast-mark-dubowitz.html","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pfx.vpixl.com/6qj4J/nyt.simplecastaudio.com/1fe58c15-392f-4bd2-9c69-5e2935220d3c/episodes/923b74ef-b62b-4853-8669-aac40b5bd5a7/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=1fe58c15-392f-4bd2-9c69-5e2935220d3c&awEpisodeId=923b74ef-b62b-4853-8669-aac40b5bd5a7&feed=2xzUiHxw","summary":"Is the U.S. winning the war with Iran? Even though President Trump claims success, it doesn’t quite feel like it — oil and gas prices are high, the Strait of Hormuz is effectively closed, and the Iranian regime is still in place. Mark Dubowitz, the chief executive of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and a prominent Iran hawk, explains why “total victory” is within reach in spite of the cost. I pressed him on the gap between Trump’s desire for a quick deal and his desire to end the Islamic Republic.","meta_description":"Is the U.S. winning the war with Iran? Even though President Trump claims success, it doesn’t quite feel like it — oil and gas prices are high, the Strait…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3084,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/interesting-times-with-ross-douthat-440457/episodes/how-far-will-trump-go-in-iran/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/interesting-times-with-ross-douthat-440457/how-far-will-trump-go-in-iran.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}