{"podcast":{"title":"SpyTalk","slug":"spytalk-3670630","podcast_index_feed_id":3670630,"rss_url":"https://feeds.redcircle.com/d7fabfc8-69a5-4dcf-939b-3124a279b019","website_url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/spytalk7792","image_url":"https://media.redcircle.com/images/2026/1/22/21/fa3aee3a-24f2-40af-8dde-532ef3b50af9_finalspytalk-1.png","author":"SpyTalk, Jeff Stein","episode_count":219,"summary":"SpyTalk lives at the intersection of intelligence operations, foreign policy, homeland security, and military strategy. Hosted by veteran national security journalists Jeff Stein, Michael Isikoff and Karen J. Greenberg, the podcast features exclusives by SpyTalk’s roster of longtime reporters, news and profiles of US and foreign spymasters, and interviews with policymakers and expert authors. There’s nothing quite like it—a place for experts and laypersons alike, who enjoy national security scoops and insights by SpyTalk's subject matter experts. For more SpyTalk go to: https://www.spytalk.co/","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T06:18:41.536660+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spytalk-3670630"},"episode":{"title":"JFK’s Fatal Mistake","slug":"jfk-s-fatal-mistake","published_at":"2026-05-01T20:35:52+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spytalk-3670630/jfk-s-fatal-mistake","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spytalk-3670630","url":"https://mswmedia.com/show/spytalk/","audio_url":"https://audio4.redcircle.com/episodes/904b41a2-ec63-4ef1-a6d3-18a88f5f4c63/stream.mp3","summary":"Veteran journalist Jack Cheevers takes another look at President Kennedy’s ambivalent role in the overthrow and assassination of South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem. Check out Kennedy’ Coup by Jack Cheevers Subscribe to SpyTalk on Substack https://www.spytalk.co/ Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter https://x.com/SpyTalker Follow Michael Isikoff on Twitter https://x.com/isikoff Follow Karen Greenberg on Twitter https://x.com/KarenGreenberg3 Follow SpyTalk on Twitter https://x.com/talk_spy Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy","meta_description":"Veteran journalist Jack Cheevers takes another look at President Kennedy’s ambivalent role in the overthrow and assassination of South Vietnamese Presiden…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3813,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/spytalk-3670630/episodes/jfk-s-fatal-mistake/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spytalk-3670630/jfk-s-fatal-mistake.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}