{"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":"Mon Episode #2257: $2 Trillion War, Zero Oil, and a Failing Blockade","slug":"mon-episode-2257-2-trillion-war-zero-oil-and-a-failing-blockade","published_at":"2026-05-04T19:23:12+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-david-knight-show-1060966/mon-episode-2257-2-trillion-war-zero-oil-and-a-failing-blockade","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-david-knight-show-1060966","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/mon-episode-2257-2-trillion-war-zero-oil-and-a-failing-blockade--71862973","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71862973/dks_fs_05_04_2026.mp3","summary":"──────────────────────────────────────── [00:02:10] Kuwait Exported Zero Barrels of Oil — First Time Since the 1991 Gulf War Kuwait declared force majeure four days after Trump's blockade — exports have fallen to zero for the first time since Saddam's forces invaded Kuwait in 1990. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:09:55] Trump Is Bragging the US Is \"Like Pirates\" — Iran Used Exactly That Language First Iran complained to the UN the US is engaged in piracy — Trump agreed on stage, boasting it's profitable to be a pirate and admitting the US is a rogue state. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:25:13] Spirit Airlines Gone — JetBlue, Frontier, Allegiant, and American Airlines All at Elevated Bankruptcy Risk Jet fuel up more than 50% has taken Spirit down — JetBlue's bankruptcy odds are over 75%, Frontier at 45–50%, Allegiant at 37%, American Airlines at 3–15%. Knight: Trump doing more damage to airlines than 9-11. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:35:33] Ex-CIA Analyst: Hegseth Is Lying — 52 Iranian Vessels Crossed His \"Ironclad\" Blockade in 72 Hours Hegseth called the blockade \"ironclad\" — Larry Johnson says Iranian ships hug within 50 miles of their coast while the US Navy stays 200 miles offshore; 52 vessels crossed in 72 hours. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:47:04] US Launched 45 Armed Attacks in International Waters Killing 157 People — Pentagon Says IACHR \"Strayed Outside Its Mandate\" The Inter-American Commission says the US launched 45 armed attacks killing an estimated 157 people in international waters — the Pentagon said the IACHR had \"strayed outside its mandate.\" Knight: projection. ──────────────────────────────────────── [01:06:03] US Spent $2 Trillion in Two Months on the Iran War — Matching 20 Years of Afghani…","meta_description":"──────────────────────────────────────── [00:02:10] Kuwait Exported Zero Barrels of Oil — First Time Since the 1991 Gulf War Kuwait declared force majeure…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":7303,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-david-knight-show-1060966/episodes/mon-episode-2257-2-trillion-war-zero-oil-and-a-failing-blockade/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/mon-episode-2257-2-trillion-war-zero-oil-and-a-failing-blockade.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}