{"podcast":{"title":"Moment of Truth","slug":"moment-of-truth-3598165","podcast_index_feed_id":3598165,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6030c3f32982873431315653","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/moment-of-truth","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6030c3f32982873431315653/1704301626795-3b4a44f40831a713c28dfb1a179f52f5.jpeg","author":"American Moment","episode_count":253,"summary":"Live weekly from the nation's capital, Moment of Truth is American Moment’s official podcast has become an indispensable part of DC staffers' weekly digest. In 2024, Season 4 continues to bring on high-profile guests — from prominent politicians, thinkers, journalists, and researchers — on the policy issues of the day from geopolitics to trade to immigration. You can enjoy the full backlog of podcasts today, with over 100 hours of interviews with leaders including Heritage's Kevin Roberts, Hillsdale's Dr. Larry P. Arnn, China expert at Asia Times David P. Goldman, contributing editor for UnHerd and author of \"Feminism Against Progress,\" Mary Harrington, and host of the popular show Breaking Points, Saagar Enjeti. Moment of Truth only continues to grow — it has been cited on national television, in America’s biggest newspapers, used by donors to make giving decisions, launched thinkers into prominence, and so much more. The podcast serves an extremely important purpose for American Moment’s network: it gets them on the same page every Monday morning. Other major guests include Senator JD Vance (R-OH) , Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI), Michael Anton, Blake Masters, Helen Andrews, Jeff Se…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-06T22:19:15.389308+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/moment-of-truth-3598165"},"episode":{"title":"America's New Atomic Age (ft. Isaiah Taylor)","slug":"america-s-new-atomic-age-ft-isaiah-taylor","published_at":"2026-04-03T04:07:54+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/moment-of-truth-3598165/america-s-new-atomic-age-ft-isaiah-taylor","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/moment-of-truth-3598165","url":"https://shows.acast.com/moment-of-truth/episodes/americas-new-atomic-age-ft-isaiah-taylor","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6030c3f32982873431315653/e/69cf3cecf57702d2d943aa6c/media.mp3","summary":"This week on Moment of Truth, Nick sits down with Isaiah Taylor, founder of Valar Atomics, for a return visit and an update from their first conversation in August 2023, when Isaiah was a solo founder with a pitch deck and a dream. In less than three years, Valar Atomics has grown to over 100 people, achieved the first-ever startup nuclear criticality in American history, airlifted an entire reactor on three C-17s, and is on track to bring a functional reactor online by July 4th in time for the 250th anniversary of the United States. They talk about what made all of this possible — namely, four executive orders signed by President Trump — and why it was functionally impossible before that. They also get into the China nuclear gap, why cheap energy is the single most important variable in the geopolitical competition of the next century, and what synthetic hydrocarbons could mean for American energy independence. Keep your eye on Isaiah and Valar Atomics. This is only the beginning of an incredible story. Follow Isaiah: https://x.com/isaiah_p_taylor Watch our previous episode with Isaiah: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yboOWa0i72s Follow American Moment across Social Media: X / Twitter – https://x.com/americanmoment Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/AmMomentOrg Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/ammomentorg/ YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4qmB5DeiFxt53ZPZiW4Tcg American Moment's \"Moment of Truth\" Podcast is recorded at the Conservative Partnership Campus in Washington DC, produced by American Moment Studios, and edited by Hunter Smith, with original graphics by Jared Cummings. Subscribe to our Podcast, \"Moment of Truth\" Apple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/moment-of-truth/id1555257529 Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/5ATl0x7nK…","meta_description":"This week on Moment of Truth, Nick sits down with Isaiah Taylor, founder of Valar Atomics, for a return visit and an update from their first conversation…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3222,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/moment-of-truth-3598165/episodes/america-s-new-atomic-age-ft-isaiah-taylor/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/moment-of-truth-3598165/america-s-new-atomic-age-ft-isaiah-taylor.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}