{"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":"The Spy Law Both Parties Are Afraid to Kill","slug":"the-spy-law-both-parties-are-afraid-to-kill","published_at":"2026-05-04T17:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-the-argument-with-nick-freitas-698946/the-spy-law-both-parties-are-afraid-to-kill","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-the-argument-with-nick-freitas-698946","url":"https://nfreitpodc.wpengine.com/the-spy-law-both-parties-are-afraid-to-kill","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/episodes.captivate.fm/episode/2cad0b8c-ec61-4020-9192-ae7f2dfa7aa6.mp3","summary":"Four years ago, Republicans stood on the floor of Congress and told the American people that the FBI used FISA - this secret surveillance court - to spy on Donald Trump. They were right. Kevin Clinesmith doctored evidence to keep the Carter Page warrant alive. The whole thing was a setup. And this week, those same Republicans voted to hand that exact same unreformed tool back to the FBI for three more years. No warrant requirement. No new safeguards. Nothing. I want to talk about why that happened, what's inside the classified court opinion that a sitting senator just forced into the open, and why, regardless of which party you voted for - your texts may already be in this database. SPONSOR: Lear Capital With gold and silver hitting all-time highs and forecasts pointing higher, Lear Capital is helping people protect their wealth with physical precious metals. Whether you want gold and silver shipped directly to you or want to shift retirement dollars into precious metals, Lear's salary-based consultants offer free education and information — no obligation. Right now they're offering up to $20,000 in bonus gold or silver with a qualified purchase. Call 800-707-4575 or visit https://www.Nick4Lear.com ----- SPONSOR: Alliance Defending Freedom There are over 300,000 kids in the U.S. foster care system — and most states are desperate for more foster families. Christian families are stepping up, but state governments are increasingly shutting them out over their faith. Alliance Defending Freedom is fighting and winning to protect these families, but the work depends on donor support. Give in support of Christian foster parents at https://www.JoinADF.com/NICK ----- GET YOUR MERCH HERE: https://shop.nickjfreitas.com/ BECOME A MEMBER OF THE IC: https://NickJFreitas.com Instagra…","meta_description":"Four years ago, Republicans stood on the floor of Congress and told the American people that the FBI used FISA - this secret surveillance court - to spy o…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2078,"processing_state":"processed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/making-the-argument-with-nick-freitas-698946/episodes/the-spy-law-both-parties-are-afraid-to-kill/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/the-spy-law-both-parties-are-afraid-to-kill.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}