{"podcast":{"title":"Talking Geopolitics","slug":"talking-geopolitics-1114411","podcast_index_feed_id":1114411,"rss_url":"https://geopoliticalfutures.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://geopoliticalfutures.com/podcast","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/a/1/8/d/a18d36c6a1edb10127a2322813b393ee/2021_Podcast_tile_SQUARE_1280x1280_simple--20240515-f8raokmwy5.png","author":"Geopolitical Futures","episode_count":99,"summary":"A non-partisan podcast brought to you by Geopolitical Futures, an online publication founded by internationally recognized geopolitical forecaster George Friedman. Geopolitical Futures tells you what matters in international affairs and what doesn't. Go to https://geopoliticalfutures.com/podcast for details.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-05T06:21:01.050688+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-geopolitics-1114411"},"episode":{"title":"Why Putin's Call To Trump Signals Russia's Existential Crisis","slug":"why-putin-s-call-to-trump-signals-russia-s-existential-crisis","published_at":"2026-05-05T23:15:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-geopolitics-1114411/why-putin-s-call-to-trump-signals-russia-s-existential-crisis","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-geopolitics-1114411","url":"https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/show/geopoliticalfutures/id/41170375/","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/geopoliticalfutures/TG2026_E15_mixdown_-14.mp3?dest-id=576122","summary":"Is Putin looking to Trump for a lifeline? How does last week's phone call between the leaders actually signal Russian weakness? On this episode of Talking Geopolitics, GPF Chairman George Friedman joins host Christian Smith to discuss the geopolitical implications of the meeting, Russia's economic deterioration and internal instability, and what a post-Putin Russia might look like. Also: US troop withdrawals and shifting global alliances. Visit http://www.geopoliticalfutures.com/gpf-newsletter for a free download from our Special Collection on the Middle East.","meta_description":"Is Putin looking to Trump for a lifeline? How does last week's phone call between the leaders actually signal Russian weakness? On this episode of Talking…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2062,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/talking-geopolitics-1114411/episodes/why-putin-s-call-to-trump-signals-russia-s-existential-crisis/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-geopolitics-1114411/why-putin-s-call-to-trump-signals-russia-s-existential-crisis.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}