{"podcast":{"title":"Net Assessment","slug":"net-assessment-336019","podcast_index_feed_id":336019,"rss_url":"https://netassessment.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/d/6/d/1/d6d1af087f9c3c1e/Net-Assessment-1400.jpg","author":"The Stimson Center","episode_count":99,"summary":"Hosts Melanie Marlowe, Christopher Preble, and Zack Cooper, debate their way through some of the toughest and most contentious topics related to strategy, international relations, and the use of force. This podcast is brought to you by the Stimson Center and produced by University FM.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-25T04:17:32.224375+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/net-assessment-336019"},"episode":{"title":"Unpacking the IG Report on the Iran War","slug":"unpacking-the-ig-report-on-the-iran-war","published_at":"2026-09-24T13:58:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/net-assessment-336019/unpacking-the-ig-report-on-the-iran-war","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/net-assessment-336019","url":"https://netassessment.libsyn.com/unpacking-the-ig-report-on-the-iran-war","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/netassessment/Net_Assessment_-_24_September_2026_v1.mp3?dest-id=808287","summary":"With Zack out collecting frequent flyer miles, Tom Karako joins Chris and Melanie to discuss the Lead Inspector General Report on Operation Epic Fury. When the war began in February, were the administration's stated objectives aligned with the resources needed to fight it? Are they now? What does America's use of so many high-end weapons tell us about our strategy? And what can we learn about the activities of the State and Treasury Departments during the war? Chris has a grievance for corruption in defense contracting, Tom remembers the late Sen. Jon Kyl, and Melanie wishes Capitals hockey player Alexander Ovechkin would stop campaigning for Vladimir Putin. Show Links: Lead Inspector General Report on Operation Epic Fury , DOD Office of Inspector General, September 14, 2026. Estimating the Cost of Combat Operations in Iran , Congressional Budget Office, September 15, 2026. Noah Robertson, Tara Copp, Warren P. Strobel, and Alex Horton, More US Troops Have Died Amid Iran War Than Pentagon Has Disclosed Publicly , Washington Post, September 18, 2026. Ellen Milligan, Michael Neinaber, and Andrea Palasciano, US Warns Allies of Missile Delivery Delays Due to Shortage , Bloomberg, September 18, 2026. Eric Schmitt, Cost of Iran War Estimated at $43.6 Billion , New York Times, September 18, 2026. Robert Klemko, X post , September 17, 2026. James Paterson, Speech to the Submarine Institute of Australia , September 22, 2026. Tom Corben, Jennifer Parker, Satoru Mori, and Jeffrey Hornung, Australia, Japan, and the United States: Implementing a Trilateral Denial Strategy along the First Island Chain , United States Studies Centre, September 15, 2026. Jack Goldsmith, Glenn Fine, Jen Patja, What Does the Inspector General Do? , Lawfare podcast, December 10, 2024. William Turton, Avi…","meta_description":"With Zack out collecting frequent flyer miles, Tom Karako joins Chris and Melanie to discuss the Lead Inspector General Report on Operation Epic Fury. Whe…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3558,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/net-assessment-336019/episodes/unpacking-the-ig-report-on-the-iran-war/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/net-assessment-336019/unpacking-the-ig-report-on-the-iran-war.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}