{"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":"Would Regime Change Solve the Iran Challenge?","slug":"would-regime-change-solve-the-iran-challenge","published_at":"2026-03-05T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/state-of-play-7362368/would-regime-change-solve-the-iran-challenge","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/state-of-play-7362368","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS7146905953.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS7146905953.mp3","summary":"To discuss the risks of regime change in Iran, the lessons to draw from other regime change efforts in the Middle East and beyond, and to outline what the United States can do now to ensure a positive outcome in Iran, Jon Alterman, Daniel Byman, and Mona Yacoubian joined Will Todman on a live episode of State of Play. Jon Alterman, \"Why Decapitation Will Not Solve the United States’ Iran Problem,\" CSIS, March 3, 2026. Daniel Byman, \"6 Questions About Operation Epic Fury,\" Foreign Policy, February 28, 2026. Mona Yacoubian and Samuel Zabin, \"If Compute is the New Oil, War in the Gulf Significantly Raises the Stakes,\" CSIS, February 27, 2026.","meta_description":"To discuss the risks of regime change in Iran, the lessons to draw from other regime change efforts in the Middle East and beyond, and to outline what the…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1916,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/state-of-play-7362368/episodes/would-regime-change-solve-the-iran-challenge/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/would-regime-change-solve-the-iran-challenge.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}