{"podcast":{"title":"Making the Argument with Nick Freitas","slug":"making-the-argument-with-nick-freitas-698946","podcast_index_feed_id":698946,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/making-the-argument/","website_url":"https://making-the-argument.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/6d99c696-1f13-493b-83b7-a4e4549acce1/1ESggybpEYohpnO9Nhrb2peV.jpg","author":"Nick Freitas","episode_count":300,"summary":"Green Beret combat veteran Nick Freitas has earned a reputation as a leading advocate for conservative policies and philosophy across the nation. Since Nick began to serve as a Delegate in the Virginia House of Delegates, he has garnered over 100 million views on speeches that he has given in defense of those conservative ideals. In this podcast, Nick dives into the issues, policies, and political philosophies of our time to dissect the arguments presented by the left and to make the case for the conservative values and principles that make up the core of the conservative movement while telling relevant stories from his time in combat in Iraq and giving a behind the scenes look at the legislative process today.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-12T14:19:00.301610+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-the-argument-with-nick-freitas-698946"},"episode":{"title":"Mayor Mamdani's 12 Billion Dollar Lie","slug":"mayor-mamdani-s-12-billion-dollar-lie","published_at":"2026-05-20T21:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-the-argument-with-nick-freitas-698946/mayor-mamdani-s-12-billion-dollar-lie","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-the-argument-with-nick-freitas-698946","url":"https://nfreitpodc.wpengine.com/mayor-mamdanis-12-billion-dollar-lie","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/episodes.captivate.fm/episode/693e4a71-6f07-4079-8c98-be002029d6a4.mp3","summary":"Zohran Mamdani stood in front of cameras and said he closed a $12 billion deficit without raising taxes on working New Yorkers. The only problem? It's not true. Not even close. And I'm going to walk you through every single trick — one by one — so you can see exactly how socialism fakes success before it destroys everything SPONSOR: Lear Capital Gold and silver are at all-time highs, and major institutions like Morgan Stanley are shifting into precious metals while Warren Buffett trims big tech. Lear Capital helps everyday Americans diversify into gold and silver with a free information kit and bonus metals on qualified purchases. Call 800-707-4575 or visit https://www.Nick4Lear.com ----- We want to hear directly from Making the Argument listeners about what's landing, what isn't, and what would make every episode worth your time. The survey is short and shapes what we make next. Take the listener survey at https://9dqcnvmshr.zite.so ----- GET YOUR MERCH HERE: https://shop.nickjfreitas.com/ BECOME A MEMBER OF THE IC: https://NickJFreitas.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickjfreitas/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NickFreitasVA Twitter: https://twitter.com/NickJFreitas YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Nickjfreitas TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nickjfreitas3.0","meta_description":"Zohran Mamdani stood in front of cameras and said he closed a $12 billion deficit without raising taxes on working New Yorkers. The only problem? It's not…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1755,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/making-the-argument-with-nick-freitas-698946/episodes/mayor-mamdani-s-12-billion-dollar-lie/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-the-argument-with-nick-freitas-698946/mayor-mamdani-s-12-billion-dollar-lie.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}