{"podcast":{"title":"Stories of Special Forces Operators","slug":"stories-of-special-forces-operators-4000852","podcast_index_feed_id":4000852,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/4960351/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/stories-of-special-forces-operators--4960351","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/83930a75b9042d051edac8920d1e5205.jpg","author":"Circle Of Insight Productions","episode_count":205,"summary":"Welcome to “Stories of Special Forces Operators,” where we bring you into the world of the bravest and toughest individuals on the planet. Join us as we chat with elite special forces operatives and hear their incredible stories of courage, resilience, and extraordinary missions. Each episode features firsthand accounts of the challenges and triumphs faced by these remarkable warriors. Tune in for an inspiring journey into the lives and experiences of those who operate in the shadows, performing feats that most can only imagine.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T20:18:56.138770+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stories-of-special-forces-operators-4000852"},"episode":{"title":"Smashing the Cartels: The 22nd MEU’s Secret War in the Caribbean","slug":"smashing-the-cartels-the-22nd-meu-s-secret-war-in-the-caribbean","published_at":"2026-07-06T09:57:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stories-of-special-forces-operators-4000852/smashing-the-cartels-the-22nd-meu-s-secret-war-in-the-caribbean","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stories-of-special-forces-operators-4000852","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/smashing-the-cartels-the-22nd-meu-s-secret-war-in-the-caribbean--72830718","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72830718/podcast_1783280420.mp3","summary":"In this episode, we take you behind the scenes of a historic, grinding 10-month deployment that just wrapped up in our own backyard. The heavily armed Marines and Sailors of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) just returned home after spearheading Operation Southern Spear under U.S. Southern Command. We break down the stark reality of how these amphibious forces took the fight directly to heavily armed transnational narco-terrorist networks, guarded our southern approaches, and changed the rules of engagement in the Western Hemisphere.","meta_description":"In this episode, we take you behind the scenes of a historic, grinding 10-month deployment that just wrapped up in our own backyard. The heavily armed Mar…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":294,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/stories-of-special-forces-operators-4000852/episodes/smashing-the-cartels-the-22nd-meu-s-secret-war-in-the-caribbean/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stories-of-special-forces-operators-4000852/smashing-the-cartels-the-22nd-meu-s-secret-war-in-the-caribbean.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}