{"podcast":{"title":"The David Knight Show","slug":"the-david-knight-show-1060966","podcast_index_feed_id":1060966,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/2653468/episodes/feed","website_url":"http://thedavidknightshow.com","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/870cf2904cf34b2ea31d2b094bf63e30.jpg","author":"David Knight","episode_count":1000,"summary":"Join the journey with David Knight, a true veteran in the realm of news and analysis, and become part of a community that values historical context, critical think, and spiritual insight in navigating the challenges of our era. LIVE every weekday morning at 9am Eastern where you'll find an honest, fresh perspective, not partisan cheerleading. WIth a background as an electrical engineer, David is focused on the interplay of technology & liberty from a Christian perspective. David has had decades of experience in the trenches of politics as an activist, organizer, candidate, reporter, analyst, and news anchor Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-david-knight-show--2653468/support .","last_synced_at":"2026-07-31T08:17:49.505243+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-david-knight-show-1060966"},"episode":{"title":"Fri Episode #2265: Adam Smith Called It Mercantilism — Mussolini Called It Fascism — Trump Calls It America First","slug":"fri-episode-2265-adam-smith-called-it-mercantilism-mussolini-called-it-fascism-trump-calls-it-america-first","published_at":"2026-05-15T17:31:35+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-david-knight-show-1060966/fri-episode-2265-adam-smith-called-it-mercantilism-mussolini-called-it-fascism-trump-calls-it-america-first","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-david-knight-show-1060966","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/fri-episode-2265-adam-smith-called-it-mercantilism-mussolini-called-it-fascism-trump-calls-it-america-first--72023411","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72023411/dks_fs_05_15_2026.mp3","summary":"──────────────────────────────────────── [00:15:56] Supreme Court Allows Mifepristone by Mail — Goldsmith: Constitutionally Correct, Ethically Monstrous The court restored telemedicine prescribing and mail delivery of the abortion pill. Goldsmith: mailing it is outside federal jurisdiction; the moral question lies entirely in its ingestion. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:21:08] Cuba Has Zero Diesel — 22-Hour Blackouts, Hospitals Down, Children Can't Go to School Cuba has completely run out of diesel under the US blockade. Goldsmith: economic warfare against civilians — the same playbook Scott Bessent applauded when Trump tried it in Iran. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:31:09] Trump Called Xi 'A Horrible Leader' on Monday — Flew to Beijing and Called Him 'A Great Leader' on Tuesday The day before flying to China, Trump announced permanent sanctions on Xi. The next day: 'You're a great leader, it's true.' Tariff rates are now 10–15x higher than when Biden left. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:36:33] Nvidia Got a Government Equity Stake and a China Export Deal — Goldsmith: This Is Corporate National Socialism Federal equity investment in Nvidia unlocked the China export deal. Goldsmith: corporations using state power to block competition — Adam Smith called it mercantilism, Mussolini called it fascism. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:55:54] ICE Official Deported the Mother of a Trump Friend's Child as 'a Favor for a Friend of the President' ICE's David Venturella called Miami detention to hold Amanda Ungaro before bail at the request of Paolo Zampoli — who introduced Trump to Melania. Ungaro was held 3.5 months and deported. ──────────────────────────────────────── [01:01:27] Mike Huckabee on the 78th Anniversary of th…","meta_description":"──────────────────────────────────────── [00:15:56] Supreme Court Allows Mifepristone by Mail — Goldsmith: Constitutionally Correct, Ethically Monstrous T…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":7390,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-david-knight-show-1060966/episodes/fri-episode-2265-adam-smith-called-it-mercantilism-mussolini-called-it-fascism-trump-calls-it-america-first/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-david-knight-show-1060966/fri-episode-2265-adam-smith-called-it-mercantilism-mussolini-called-it-fascism-trump-calls-it-america-first.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}