{"podcast":{"title":"The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett","slug":"the-diary-of-a-ceo-with-steven-bartlett-499394","podcast_index_feed_id":499394,"rss_url":"https://rss2.flightcast.com/xmsftuzjjykcmqwolaqn6mdn","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://assets.flightcast.com/workspaces/edpmsc3wdznn1aa2txug5e3p/podcasts/xmsftuzjjykcmqwolaqn6mdn/cs9v0tiwz4lv6yfo3vt6q6dx.png","author":"FlightStory","episode_count":847,"summary":"Steven Bartlett is a British entrepreneur, investor, and author. He’s the founder of Flight Story – a media company – and Flight Fund, an investment fund backing the next generation of category-defining businesses. He created The Diary Of A CEO to share the unfiltered pages of the personal diaries of the world’s most fascinating CEOs, experts, therapists, and leaders – with the hope that their lessons will help both you and him live better lives. DOAC is a double acronym: Diary Of A CEO, but also Dreamers, Open-minded, Awareness, and Connection.This is your corner of the internet to dream boldly, think openly, expand your awareness, and feel more connected. My New Book: https://g2ul0.app.link/DOAC IG: https://www.instagram.com/steven LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenbartlett-123","last_synced_at":"2026-06-19T14:19:30.289908+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-diary-of-a-ceo-with-steven-bartlett-499394"},"episode":{"title":"Pulitzer Prize Historian: You Won't Notice Until It's Too Late!","slug":"pulitzer-prize-historian-you-won-t-notice-until-it-s-too-late","published_at":"2026-05-11T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-diary-of-a-ceo-with-steven-bartlett-499394/pulitzer-prize-historian-you-won-t-notice-until-it-s-too-late","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-diary-of-a-ceo-with-steven-bartlett-499394","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/1390/claritaspod.com/measure/p.podderapp.com/2544644999/mgln.ai/e/1651/episode.flightcast.com/01KR97YM65FSCA0X36KAZTVF8N.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/1390/claritaspod.com/measure/p.podderapp.com/2544644999/mgln.ai/e/1651/episode.flightcast.com/01KR97YM65FSCA0X36KAZTVF8N.mp3","summary":"Anne Applebaum has spent decades studying how democracies collapse, how authoritarian systems rise, and why the warning signs are often ignored until it’s too late. She reveals why America is entering a dangerous new phase, and what happens next! Anne Applebaum is a staff writer at The Atlantic and has hosted its Autocracy in America podcast. She is also a senior fellow at the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University and the School of Advanced International Studies. She is also the bestselling author of books such as, ‘Autocracy, Inc.: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World’. She explains: ◼️ Why democracies rarely collapse overnight ◼️ Why America may be closer to autocracy than people think ◼️ How elected leaders can slowly take apart the system from within ◼️ Why corruption is one of the clearest warning signs of authoritarianism ◼️ Why Big Tech leaders are bending toward political power ◼️ How America’s allies are already preparing for U.S. betrayal ◼️ Why Russia, China, and Iran are challenging the democratic world order ◼️ Why America may never fully go back to normal after Trump Chapters 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:13 Why History Keeps Repeating 00:04:52 Why Democracy Feels So Broken 00:07:21 The Biggest Threats Right Now 00:08:32 Why Democracy Is Rapidly Shifting 00:09:58 Could America Become An Autocracy? 00:11:45 What A Trump Third Term Means 00:14:36 Why Autocracy Appeals To People 00:18:52 Trump’s Wealth Changes Everything 00:21:08 Why Global Stability Is Collapsing 00:26:06 Democracy Vs Dictatorship: What Lasts? 00:27:18 Who’s Happier: Democracies Or Autocracies? 00:28:44 Would Informed People Choose Democracy? 00:30:25 How Putin Stays In Power 00:32:20 5 Tactics Autocrats Use 00:33:59 Are Tech CEOs Enabling This? 00:37:51 Can America Ever Return To Norma…","meta_description":"Anne Applebaum has spent decades studying how democracies collapse, how authoritarian systems rise, and why the warning signs are often ignored until it’s…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6518,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-diary-of-a-ceo-with-steven-bartlett-499394/episodes/pulitzer-prize-historian-you-won-t-notice-until-it-s-too-late/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-diary-of-a-ceo-with-steven-bartlett-499394/pulitzer-prize-historian-you-won-t-notice-until-it-s-too-late.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}