{"podcast":{"title":"State of Play","slug":"state-of-play-7362368","podcast_index_feed_id":7362368,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/stateofplay","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/a6d067b8-4081-11f0-8b9f-a73a8cdc6989/image/f9e2c5eed72353e38cfb9391341954a0.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Center for Strategic and International Studies","episode_count":34,"summary":"The world order has been disrupted, and a new international system is emerging. Hosted by Will Todman, State of Play unpacks the biggest geopolitical developments of the week. Every episode brings together CSIS’s leading regional experts to explore how global power is shifting, how allies and adversaries are responding, and what it all means for the future of international order. State of Play is produced by Cera Baker.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/state-of-play-7362368"},"episode":{"title":"What Are the Hidden Costs of the War with Iran?","slug":"what-are-the-hidden-costs-of-the-war-with-iran","published_at":"2026-03-25T15:16:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/state-of-play-7362368/what-are-the-hidden-costs-of-the-war-with-iran","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/state-of-play-7362368","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS9213031352.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS9213031352.mp3","summary":"Beyond increasing gas prices, the war with Iran has had significant ripple effects for food security, economic security, and humanitarian crises in the Middle East and beyond. Emily Harding, Caitlin Welsh, and Mona Yacoubian joined Will to discuss the short- and long-term implications of the war that are getting less attention, and what can be done to mitigate their worst effects. Emily Harding, \"Data Is Now the Front Line of Warfare,\" CSIS, March 19, 2026 David Michel, \"Could Iran Disrupt the Gulf Countries’ Desalinated Water Supplies?\" CSIS, March 19, 2026. Mona Yacoubian, \"Iran’s War Strategy: Don’t Calibrate—Escalate,\" CSIS, March 16, 2026. Emma Curtis, Joely Virzi, and Caitlin Welsh, \"Chokepoint: How the War with Iran Threatens Global Food Security,\" CSIS, March 11, 2026.","meta_description":"Beyond increasing gas prices, the war with Iran has had significant ripple effects for food security, economic security, and humanitarian crises in the Mi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2945,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/state-of-play-7362368/episodes/what-are-the-hidden-costs-of-the-war-with-iran/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/state-of-play-7362368/what-are-the-hidden-costs-of-the-war-with-iran.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}