{"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 #602 – A Funeral for Diplomacy","slug":"sunday-wire-ep-602-a-funeral-for-diplomacy","published_at":"2026-07-05T19:15:41+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sunday-wire-with-patrick-henningsen-2259153/sunday-wire-ep-602-a-funeral-for-diplomacy","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sunday-wire-with-patrick-henningsen-2259153","url":"https://alternatecurrentradio.com/a-funeral-for-diplomacy/","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72830473/20260705_sw602_hesh_ru_baz_pat_pod.mp3","summary":"Alternate Current Radio and 21st Century Wire present: Sunday Wire with Patrick Henningsen This week SUNDAY WIRE returns with special guest host Bryan ‘Hesher’ McClain , covering the biggest stories in the US and internationally while Patrick Henningsen reports from abroad. This week we examine the uneasy aftermath of the US-Israeli war against Iran, as millions mourn the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and questions mount over whether the current ceasefire is merely a temporary pause before a wider regional escalation. We’ll also mark America’s 250th anniversary by looking beyond the fireworks and political pageantry to explore the deeper contradictions facing the modern republic, and ask what remains of diplomacy in an age increasingly defined by permanent conflict and managed narratives. Later in the Overdrive segment, we’re joined by teammates Adam ‘Ruckus’ Clark and Basil Valentine for a deeper analysis of this week’s geopolitical developments, along with commentary on sports, culture, and the ever-shifting global landscape. 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 President The Real Anthem","meta_description":"Alternate Current Radio and 21st Century Wire present: Sunday Wire with Patrick Henningsen This week SUNDAY WIRE returns with special guest host Bryan ‘He…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":9813,"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-602-a-funeral-for-diplomacy/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-602-a-funeral-for-diplomacy.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}