{"podcast":{"title":"THE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent","slug":"the-daily-blast-with-greg-sargent-6772496","podcast_index_feed_id":6772496,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/dailyblast2024","website_url":"https://newrepublic.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/b94c6786-bc82-11ee-9ef8-27c6fd1e8dd7/image/d8e43b6e3c1b3537ce23c2a9c505e158.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"The New Republic","episode_count":598,"summary":"Every weekday, The New Republic’s Greg Sargent brings you a fresh way of thinking about the biggest political stories of the moment, offered up in an entertaining, information-packed conversation with a leading lawmaker, journalist, or newsmaker. We go deep into the stories behind the headlines leading TNR and other news outlets—while making it fun and fast.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T18:20:15.517680+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-blast-with-greg-sargent-6772496"},"episode":{"title":"Trump Iran Tirade Visibly Rattles GOPers as Leaks Expose New Blunders","slug":"trump-iran-tirade-visibly-rattles-gopers-as-leaks-expose-new-blunders","published_at":"2026-05-14T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-blast-with-greg-sargent-6772496/trump-iran-tirade-visibly-rattles-gopers-as-leaks-expose-new-blunders","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-blast-with-greg-sargent-6772496","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML2296925958.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML2296925958.mp3","summary":"The fallout continues from Donald Trump’s startling rant admitting that he isn’t concerned with how the Iran war is impacting Americans’ finances. On Wednesday, JD Vance, Mike Johnson, and numerous other Republicans struggled to spin away the damage, but they appeared visibly flummoxed. Indeed, the GOP cracks are worsening: Three GOP Senators just voted to end the war. And shocking leaks to The New York Times reveal that Iran still retains substantial military capabilities, directly undercutting Trump’s boasts of success. We talked to international relations expert Nicholas Grossman, who has a good piece on this whole fiasco. We discuss why those leaks are so damning, why the economic and political fallout from the war is only just beginning, and why Trump’s megalomaniacal understanding of the situation has left him fundamentally cornered. Looking for More from the DSR Network? Click Here: https://linktr.ee/deepstateradio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"The fallout continues from Donald Trump’s startling rant admitting that he isn’t concerned with how the Iran war is impacting Americans’ finances. On Wedn…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1260,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-daily-blast-with-greg-sargent-6772496/episodes/trump-iran-tirade-visibly-rattles-gopers-as-leaks-expose-new-blunders/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-blast-with-greg-sargent-6772496/trump-iran-tirade-visibly-rattles-gopers-as-leaks-expose-new-blunders.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}