{"podcast":{"title":"Solving JFK","slug":"solving-jfk-5778054","podcast_index_feed_id":5778054,"rss_url":"https://feeds.redcircle.com/217f60b5-3935-4cc6-8d92-71f1e769cba2","website_url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/solving-jfk","image_url":"https://media.redcircle.com/images/2025/3/5/1/038679c7-4614-47e0-b2a0-a15ff35f13d9_-ee94b091fdc5_dcab817530a3a94057ea9b0893518c03.jpg","author":"Matt Crumpton","episode_count":142,"summary":"Solving JFK examines each issue in the JFK Assassination by looking at the arguments from both those who believe Oswald acted alone and those who believe there was a conspiracy to kill president Kennedy. Host Matt Crumpton analyzes each tree in the forest and then zooms out to look at the big picture. Objective truth is the paramount goal of the podcast, with every factual proposition cited. In season one, we look at whether the Warren Report got it right that Lee Harvey Oswald was the lone assassin, and if not, what the open questions are that still need to be resolved.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-17T14:17:25.494282+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/solving-jfk-5778054"},"episode":{"title":"Ep 93: Soviet Union (Part 4)","slug":"ep-93-soviet-union-part-4","published_at":"2026-04-15T04:26:46+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/solving-jfk-5778054/ep-93-soviet-union-part-4","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/solving-jfk-5778054","url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/217f60b5-3935-4cc6-8d92-71f1e769cba2/episodes/963f0926-facb-4181-ad2f-49deefe44dbe","audio_url":"https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/963f0926-facb-4181-ad2f-49deefe44dbe/stream.mp3","summary":"We wrap up the Cold War context by looking at Kennedy's push for peace with Khrushchev in the final months of his life, including the American University speech, the Limited Test Ban Treaty, and a secret Khrushchev letter proposing further cooperation that the State Department never even showed to the President. Then we stress-test former CIA Director James Woolsey's claim in \"Operation Dragon\" that Oswald killed Kennedy on Khrushchev's direct orders after meeting with Soviet assassination chief Valeriy Kostikov in Mexico City. The problem? FBI Director Hoover told LBJ the day after the assassination that the man at the Soviet Embassy was not Oswald. A suspicious letter to the Soviets contained information Oswald couldn't have known. And LBJ himself clearly didn't buy the Soviet conspiracy angle, but he used the threat of one to strong-arm Earl Warren into chairing the Commission and steering it toward the lone gunman conclusion. Patreon - Patreon.com/solvingJFK Twitter - https://twitter.com/solvingjfk Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/solvingjfk Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/solvingjfkpodcast Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@solvingjfk Transcripts and Sources - https://www.solvingjfkpodcast.com Our Sponsors: * Check out Mood and use my code JFK for a great deal: https://mood.com * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy","meta_description":"We wrap up the Cold War context by looking at Kennedy's push for peace with Khrushchev in the final months of his life, including the American University…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1679,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/solving-jfk-5778054/episodes/ep-93-soviet-union-part-4/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/solving-jfk-5778054/ep-93-soviet-union-part-4.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}