{"podcast":{"title":"Pod Save the World","slug":"pod-save-the-world-954315","podcast_index_feed_id":954315,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5166626.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5166626","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43406871.jpg","author":"Pod Save the World","episode_count":531,"summary":"Each week, “Pod Save America” cohost Tommy Vietor and Obama’s former Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes break down the biggest developments in foreign policy, national security and global politics. They try to explain which stories matter and why, and what we can all do to understand and shape the world around us. Subscribe to Friends of the Pod! Your subscription makes Crooked’s work possible and gives you access to ad-free episodes of Pod Save America and Pod Save the World, plus exclusive content and a lively Discord community. Learn more and subscribe at crooked.com/friends or on Apple Podcasts.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pod-save-the-world-954315"},"episode":{"title":"AOC on the World Stage, Trump Starves Cuba","slug":"aoc-on-the-world-stage-trump-starves-cuba","published_at":"2026-02-18T08:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pod-save-the-world-954315/aoc-on-the-world-stage-trump-starves-cuba","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pod-save-the-world-954315","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8862578","audio_url":"https://clrtpod.com/m/pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/arttrk.com/p/CRMDA/mgln.ai/e/284/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8862578.mp3?modified=1771395431&sid=5166626&source=rss","summary":"Ben and guest co-host Ayman Mohyeldin break down the news out of the Munich Security Conference, including Marco Rubio’s condescending speech, why all eyes were on Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the grim outlook for Ukraine, and Ben’s sense of the mood on the ground there. They also talk about Israel's slow-motion annexation of the West Bank, the lack of progress on Gaza, and Lindsay Graham’s enthusiasm for future wars fought with Israeli tech. Also covered: what Iran could look like if the current regime falls, and Trump’s responsibility for the dire humanitarian situation in Cuba. Finally, new clues on Kim Jong Un’s succession plan for North Korea and the extremely satisfying downfall of MAGA troll Richard Grenell. You can find Ayman hosting The Weekend: Primetime , which airs Saturdays and Sundays at 6pm ET on MS NOW. Preorder Ben’s book All We Say: The Battle for American Identity: A History in 15 Speeches and subscribe to his Substack here . For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here . For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.","meta_description":"Ben and guest co-host Ayman Mohyeldin break down the news out of the Munich Security Conference, including Marco Rubio’s condescending speech, why all eye…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4091,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/pod-save-the-world-954315/episodes/aoc-on-the-world-stage-trump-starves-cuba/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pod-save-the-world-954315/aoc-on-the-world-stage-trump-starves-cuba.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}