{"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":"How Commerce Shapes Empires | Guest: NewsFist | 7/13/26","slug":"how-commerce-shapes-empires-guest-newsfist-7-13-26","published_at":"2026-07-13T20:25:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-auron-macintyre-show-5889302/how-commerce-shapes-empires-guest-newsfist-7-13-26","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/BMDC5533771752.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/BMDC5533771752.mp3","summary":"YouTube commentator NewsFist joins me as we continue our examination of historian John Glubb's essay \"The Fate of Empires and Search for Survival.\" We'll be looking at the role that trade and wealth play in the eventually downfall of empires. Is it possible to maintain a prosperous nation without falling into decadence and decay?  We will also examine the nature of empire itself and whether territorial expansion is an inevitable part of the life cycle of civilizations. 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":"YouTube commentator NewsFist joins me as we continue our examination of historian John Glubb's essay \"The Fate of Empires and Search for Survival.\" We'll…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3989,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-auron-macintyre-show-5889302/episodes/how-commerce-shapes-empires-guest-newsfist-7-13-26/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/how-commerce-shapes-empires-guest-newsfist-7-13-26.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}