{"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: The Atomic Bombs Dropped in Japan Were Not 'Satanic'","slug":"victor-davis-hanson-the-atomic-bombs-dropped-in-japan-were-not-satanic","published_at":"2026-08-27T21:11:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-signal-329416/victor-davis-hanson-the-atomic-bombs-dropped-in-japan-were-not-satanic","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-signal-329416","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/THEDAILYSIGNAL7251487291.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/THEDAILYSIGNAL7251487291.mp3","summary":"It's August, so we have the annual debate over the dropping of two atomic bombs, one on August 6, the uranium bomb called \"Little Boy\" that was dropped on the dual-use target, military and industrial Japanese city of Hiroshima, and then three days later on Nagasaki with a plutonium bomb.    “The dropping of the atomic bomb, it was not a satanic enterprise...Good men made a bad weapon to stop far worse men from killing innocents,” argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words.”  🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸The Counterrevolution: The Fall and Rise of Donald Trump and the MAGA MovementThe Daily Signal, the proud producers of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words,” has a special limited time offer:  With a monthly donation $28, you’ll become BOTH a Signal Elite Supporter AND receive a copy of “The Counterrevolution: The Fall and Rise of Donald Trump and the MAGA Movement”Click here to order: https://secured.dailysignal.com/support-daily-signal-today/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=signalelite&utm_content=260824-vdh-book-podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"It's August, so we have the annual debate over the dropping of two atomic bombs, one on August 6, the uranium bomb called \"Little Boy\" that was dropped on…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":767,"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-the-atomic-bombs-dropped-in-japan-were-not-satanic/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-the-atomic-bombs-dropped-in-japan-were-not-satanic.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}