{"podcast":{"title":"Daily Signal","slug":"the-daily-signal-329416","podcast_index_feed_id":329416,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/thedailysignal","website_url":"https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/29e1efb2-4f99-11ef-a69b-4b862171fa59/image/5766884de000e99424cc6e6500c35079.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"The Daily Signal","episode_count":2990,"summary":"Your go-to source for original reporting, engaging interviews, and unique coverage of the day’s top stories.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-23T20:23:00.114237+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-signal-329416"},"episode":{"title":"Victor Davis Hanson: Iran Is Preparing an October Surprise Before the Midterms","slug":"victor-davis-hanson-iran-is-preparing-an-october-surprise-before-the-midterms","published_at":"2026-09-16T21:22:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-signal-329416/victor-davis-hanson-iran-is-preparing-an-october-surprise-before-the-midterms","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-signal-329416","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/THEDAILYSIGNAL5668511904.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/THEDAILYSIGNAL5668511904.mp3","summary":"The midterms are about 50 days away, and Democrats continue to search for ways to gain back control of the House and Senate. Their answer may come from the conflict in Iran. Iran is most likely planning an October surprise of their own to shock Americans and hurt Republicans in the November elections. Democrats are all for it. But will that surprise be enough to give Democrats control of Congress until the end of Trump’s second term? Alliance Defending Freedom - Visit http://www.JoinADF.com/HANSON or text HANSON to 83848 and for a limited time your first gift to ADF will be MATCHED by a special matching grant—while funds last. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"The midterms are about 50 days away, and Democrats continue to search for ways to gain back control of the House and Senate. Their answer may come from th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":624,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-daily-signal-329416/episodes/victor-davis-hanson-iran-is-preparing-an-october-surprise-before-the-midterms/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-signal-329416/victor-davis-hanson-iran-is-preparing-an-october-surprise-before-the-midterms.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}