{"podcast":{"title":"Talking Feds","slug":"talking-feds-813740","podcast_index_feed_id":813740,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/GEMINIMEDIA2127678588","website_url":"https://www.talkingfeds.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/0c16258a-29ea-11f0-8ea5-5b14cbe3bfcf/image/428e32ad80354c0c4882b6153db7a9eb.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Harry Litman","episode_count":518,"summary":"Talking Feds is a roundtable discussion that brings together prominent former government officials, journalists, and special guests for a dynamic and in-depth analysis of the most pressing questions in law and politics.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T18:18:07.721567+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-feds-813740"},"episode":{"title":"A Man, No Plan, Iran","slug":"a-man-no-plan-iran","published_at":"2026-03-09T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-feds-813740/a-man-no-plan-iran","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-feds-813740","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/claritaspod.com/measure/prfx.byspotify.com/e/mgln.ai/e/796/traffic.megaphone.fm/GEMINIMEDIA5292613063.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/claritaspod.com/measure/prfx.byspotify.com/e/mgln.ai/e/796/traffic.megaphone.fm/GEMINIMEDIA5292613063.mp3","summary":"In this episode, Harry and guests Jonathan Alter, Conor Lamb, and Mara Liasson break down a fast-moving week with massive overtures in domestic and international news. The discussion starts with the escalating war with Iran — including new reporting on Russia reportedly providing intelligence to Tehran and the growing debate in Washington over war powers and the cost of the conflict. Then, they turn to the 2026 midterm landscape, where early primaries in places like Texas and North Carolina offered the first real clues about the fight for Senate control. And finally, they discuss the first cabinet sacking of Trump’s 2.0, as Kristi Noem was the first head to roll. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"In this episode, Harry and guests Jonathan Alter, Conor Lamb, and Mara Liasson break down a fast-moving week with massive overtures in domestic and intern…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3499,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/talking-feds-813740/episodes/a-man-no-plan-iran/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-feds-813740/a-man-no-plan-iran.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}