{"podcast":{"title":"The Auron MacIntyre Show","slug":"the-auron-macintyre-show-5889302","podcast_index_feed_id":5889302,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/auron","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/f9ae6d50-7283-11ed-9b9a-43ff5b086864/image/2213a07a0646ec55181831864fa95249.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Blaze Media","episode_count":688,"summary":"So much of the political commentary out there is stale, boring, and unoriginal. Turn off the predictable and superficial talking points, and tune in to a show that is clinically proven to raise your IQ. The Auron MacIntyre Show offers thought-provoking and mold-breaking insights you won’t find anywhere else. Auron draws from the best political thinkers throughout history to make sense of our current political climate in a way that is easy to digest. Join Auron and his guests on a journey to dig below the surface to think more deeply about the politics of our day.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T20:17:10.632721+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-auron-macintyre-show-5889302"},"episode":{"title":"Do Intellectuals Always Destroy Empires? | Guest: News Fist | 7/20/26","slug":"do-intellectuals-always-destroy-empires-guest-news-fist-7-20-26","published_at":"2026-07-20T20:15:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-auron-macintyre-show-5889302/do-intellectuals-always-destroy-empires-guest-news-fist-7-20-26","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-auron-macintyre-show-5889302","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pfx.vpixl.com/4V6da/arttrk.com/p/BLZM1/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/285/pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/claritaspod.com/measure/traffic.megaphone.fm/BMDC5382488914.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pfx.vpixl.com/4V6da/arttrk.com/p/BLZM1/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/285/pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/claritaspod.com/measure/traffic.megaphone.fm/BMDC5382488914.mp3","summary":"In the modern age, we believe that intelligence is the most important trait a person can have and learning is the most valuable pursuit, but what if those are the very things that bring about ruin? YouTube commentator News Fist joins me as we continue our reading of historian John Glubb's  famous essay \"The Fate of Empires and Search for Survival.\" In this episode we look at Glubb's assertion that a society that places intellectualism as the highest virtue has lost its vitality and will soon be conquered by more simple and brutal people. Follow on: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-auron-macintyre-show/id1657770114 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3S6z4LBs8Fi7COupy7YYuM?si=4d9662cb34d148af Substack: https://auronmacintyre.substack.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AuronMacintyre Gab: https://gab.com/AuronMacIntyre YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/c/AuronMacIntyre Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-390155 Odysee: https://odysee.com/@AuronMacIntyre:f Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/auronmacintyre/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"In the modern age, we believe that intelligence is the most important trait a person can have and learning is the most valuable pursuit, but what if those…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4002,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-auron-macintyre-show-5889302/episodes/do-intellectuals-always-destroy-empires-guest-news-fist-7-20-26/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-auron-macintyre-show-5889302/do-intellectuals-always-destroy-empires-guest-news-fist-7-20-26.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}