{"podcast":{"title":"Sunday Wire with Patrick Henningsen","slug":"sunday-wire-with-patrick-henningsen-2259153","podcast_index_feed_id":2259153,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/1243073/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sunday-wire-with-patrick-henningsen--1243073","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5635760f79316c76d075acd8fa8c16c1.jpg","author":"21st Century Wire & Alternate Current Radio","episode_count":217,"summary":"http://alternatecurrentradio.com/news-radio/the-sunday-wire/ SUNDAYS – 5pm-8pm GMT | 12pm-3pm EST | 9am-12pm PST Strap yourselves in and lower the blast shield - this is your brave new world… *WARNING THIS EPISODE CONTAINS EXPLICIT LANGUAGE AND ADULT THEMES*","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T02:18:38.304949+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sunday-wire-with-patrick-henningsen-2259153"},"episode":{"title":"Sunday Wire EP 593 — Double Tapped: Is Lebanon the New Gaza?","slug":"sunday-wire-ep-593-double-tapped-is-lebanon-the-new-gaza","published_at":"2026-05-03T19:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sunday-wire-with-patrick-henningsen-2259153/sunday-wire-ep-593-double-tapped-is-lebanon-the-new-gaza","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sunday-wire-with-patrick-henningsen-2259153","url":"https://alternatecurrentradio.com/double-tapped-is-lebanon-the-new-gaza/","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71849484/20260503_sw593_doubletap_lebanonnewgaza_pod.mp3","summary":"Alternate Current Radio and 21st Century Wire present: Sunday Wire EP 593 — Is Lebanon the New Gaza? Guest host Bryan ‘Hesher’ McClain steps in for Patrick Henningsen, joined by Adam ‘Ruckus’ Clark, for a critical breakdown of a rapidly expanding regional conflict. This episode leads with a major question now gaining traction: Is Lebanon becoming the new Gaza? A fragile ceasefire appears to be collapsing in real time, as ongoing Israeli strikes, civilian casualties, and widespread destruction across southern Lebanon mirror the patterns seen in Gaza. With continued displacement and reports from the ground describing a “return to war,” we examine whether this is part of a broader multi-front strategy. We also cover Israel’s interception of the Global Sumud Gaza aid flotilla in international waters, raising international backlash and new questions about the scope of the blockade. In the Overdrive segment, Patrick Henningsen joins the broadcast, alongside Hesher and Ruckus, for deeper analysis on the wider geopolitical implications, including regional escalation, narrative framing, and the broader structure of the conflict. All this and more… 21st Century Wire: Website: https://21stcenturywire.com/ Support: https://21w.co/support Alternate Current Radio: Website: https://alternatecurrentradio.com Support: https://alternatecurrentradio.com/support/ Merch: https://alternate-current-radio.creator-spring.com/ This month’s featured music artists: Red Rumble Peter Conway Joseph Arthur Phil Zimmerman Beady Man Poet Peyoti for Presiden The Real Anthem","meta_description":"Alternate Current Radio and 21st Century Wire present: Sunday Wire EP 593 — Is Lebanon the New Gaza? Guest host Bryan ‘Hesher’ McClain steps in for Patric…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":7652,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sunday-wire-with-patrick-henningsen-2259153/episodes/sunday-wire-ep-593-double-tapped-is-lebanon-the-new-gaza/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sunday-wire-with-patrick-henningsen-2259153/sunday-wire-ep-593-double-tapped-is-lebanon-the-new-gaza.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}