{"podcast":{"title":"Real Talk with Marissa Streit | PragerU","slug":"real-talk-with-marissa-streit-prageru-5788845","podcast_index_feed_id":5788845,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/PRAGERU6153870509","website_url":"https://www.prageru.com/series/real-talk","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/4256fd10-0185-11ef-b00c-eb4ec34c1c1b/image/15df328d22656cc8bb4b66e515103235.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"PragerU","episode_count":164,"summary":"Join PragerU CEO Marissa Streit as she interviews some of the most significant thought leaders and influential figures from around the world.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-with-marissa-streit-prageru-5788845"},"episode":{"title":"Is Cuba Collapsing? Robby Starbuck Explains the Communist Crisis","slug":"is-cuba-collapsing-robby-starbuck-explains-the-communist-crisis","published_at":"2026-03-25T18:08:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-with-marissa-streit-prageru-5788845/is-cuba-collapsing-robby-starbuck-explains-the-communist-crisis","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-with-marissa-streit-prageru-5788845","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PRAGERU4146216333.mp3?updated=1774463553","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PRAGERU4146216333.mp3?updated=1774463553","summary":"Robby Starbuck, activist and former Hollywood director, speaks with PragerU CEO Marissa Streit about his family’s escape from communist Cuba and why that history shapes his view of America today. They discuss the rise of corporate activism, how DEI policies spread through corporate boardrooms, and why many companies are reversing course. They also discuss the growing power of AI, the dangers of AI-driven misinformation, and why the country that wins the AI race could determine the future of global power. Chapters: 00:00 – From Cuba to Hollywood: Robby Starbuck’s Story 02:40 – Walking Away: Why He Risked Everything 05:00 – The Lesson From Cuba: Courage Over Comfort 06:40 – Corporate America Goes Political: DEI & Power 13:45 – Inside the System: Government Pressure & Corporate Control 16:00 – The New Communism: Control Without Seizing Power 27:20 – AI Gone Wrong: The Google Defamation Case 33:00 – The Collapse of Truth: How AI Could Shape Elections 39:20 – The AI Race: Why China vs U.S. Changes Everything 46:50 – Cuba, Power, and the Future of America Follow Marissa on social: https://www.instagram.com/marissastreit/ https://x.com/marissastreit https://www.linkedin.com/in/marissastreit/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Robby Starbuck, activist and former Hollywood director, speaks with PragerU CEO Marissa Streit about his family’s escape from communist Cuba and why that…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4913,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/real-talk-with-marissa-streit-prageru-5788845/episodes/is-cuba-collapsing-robby-starbuck-explains-the-communist-crisis/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-with-marissa-streit-prageru-5788845/is-cuba-collapsing-robby-starbuck-explains-the-communist-crisis.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}