{"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":"Machiavelli: How Virtue Can Ruin a Prince | 4/15/26","slug":"machiavelli-how-virtue-can-ruin-a-prince-4-15-26","published_at":"2026-04-15T20:14:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-auron-macintyre-show-5889302/machiavelli-how-virtue-can-ruin-a-prince-4-15-26","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/BMDC9968043554.mp3?updated=1776284612","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/BMDC9968043554.mp3?updated=1776284612","summary":"We continue our examination of Niccolo Machiavelli's \"The Prince\" as the political theorist discusses the negative impact that maintaining virtuous behavior can have on a ruler. This is where Machiavelli earns his reputation as a teacher of evil. We will also look at how war is the central duty around which the philosopher believes the office of prince revolves. 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":"We continue our examination of Niccolo Machiavelli's \"The Prince\" as the political theorist discusses the negative impact that maintaining virtuous behavi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3765,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-auron-macintyre-show-5889302/episodes/machiavelli-how-virtue-can-ruin-a-prince-4-15-26/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/machiavelli-how-virtue-can-ruin-a-prince-4-15-26.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}