{"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":"The Esoteric Philosopher Whose Disciples Hijacked Conservatism | 6/17/26","slug":"the-esoteric-philosopher-whose-disciples-hijacked-conservatism-6-17-26","published_at":"2026-06-17T20:08:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-auron-macintyre-show-5889302/the-esoteric-philosopher-whose-disciples-hijacked-conservatism-6-17-26","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/BMDC3493797538.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/BMDC3493797538.mp3","summary":"Leo Strauss is not a name many conservatives would know, but his philosophy, and the students who follow it, radically redefined the movement. Strauss was an accomplished scholar with an interesting method for interpreting philosophical texts. Despite an impressive intellect, Strauss' larger project had implications that his students followed to create the movement we call neoconservatism. We'll break down what Strauss believed and how his students created a revolution inside conservatism. 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":"Leo Strauss is not a name many conservatives would know, but his philosophy, and the students who follow it, radically redefined the movement. Strauss was…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3320,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-auron-macintyre-show-5889302/episodes/the-esoteric-philosopher-whose-disciples-hijacked-conservatism-6-17-26/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/the-esoteric-philosopher-whose-disciples-hijacked-conservatism-6-17-26.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}