{"podcast":{"title":"The Eastern Border","slug":"the-eastern-border-1102925","podcast_index_feed_id":1102925,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/cfd8aed5-6d63-4b2f-b325-46e4b5665583","website_url":"http://theeasternborder.lv/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6100808131fd81f125b34da8/show-cover.jpg","author":"Kristaps Andrejsons","episode_count":742,"summary":"A podcast about the politics and the history of the eastern Europe - including, but not limited to the current state of Russia, politics of the EU, history of the USSR and the region in general. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-31T22:19:30.944993+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-eastern-border-1102925"},"episode":{"title":"2.13 The Axis Burns: F-35s in Tehran & Putin's 30 Trillion Ruble Crater","slug":"2-13-the-axis-burns-f-35s-in-tehran-putin-s-30-trillion-ruble-crater","published_at":"2026-03-04T18:44:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-eastern-border-1102925/2-13-the-axis-burns-f-35s-in-tehran-putin-s-30-trillion-ruble-crater","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-eastern-border-1102925","url":"https://shows.acast.com/theeasternborder/episodes/213-the-axis-burns-f-35s-in-tehran-putins-30-trillion-ruble","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/theeasternborder/e/69a87d71d7234219a3f4410f/media.mp3","summary":"While the physical fires are kept burning with a metric ton of heating pellets here in the freezing Latvian buffer zone, the geopolitical cesspool has officially overflowed. In this massive, fast-paced dispatch, we tear apart the outbreak of the largest Middle Eastern war since 2003—Operation Epic Fury. As American stealth bombers dance through the Iranian skies, the myth of the \"Multipolar World\" burns to the ground. Russia and China have completely abandoned Tehran, triggering an absolute panic among the Z-Patriots. We break down the delusion of the exiled Russian opposition, deliver the brutal pragmatic truth from the Baltics, and explain how Iran’s asymmetric terror strategy is dragging the global economy into the abyss. Meanwhile, the Russian economy is actively cannibalizing itself. We look at the 30 trillion ruble crater in the budget, the Orwellian trap being laid to freeze civilian bank deposits, and the hardline military faction explicitly citing the UN to justify a \"holy mutiny\" against Vladimir Putin. Finally, we end on a darkly comedic note: watching Solovyov's top propagandist accidentally admit to the Holodomor on live state television, only to get accused of being a Banderite. The cardboard armor of the authoritarian world is violently catching fire. Support the show and keep the Gonzo journalism alive: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheEasternBorder Merch Store: https://theeasternborder-shop.fourthwall.com/ Help the frontline units in Ukraine who are fighting in the mud: Donate a truck: https://car4ukraine.com/en-US/campaigns/christmas-tree-trucks-2025-the-eastern-border Happiness is mandatory. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"While the physical fires are kept burning with a metric ton of heating pellets here in the freezing Latvian buffer zone, the geopolitical cesspool has off…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2657,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-eastern-border-1102925/episodes/2-13-the-axis-burns-f-35s-in-tehran-putin-s-30-trillion-ruble-crater/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-eastern-border-1102925/2-13-the-axis-burns-f-35s-in-tehran-putin-s-30-trillion-ruble-crater.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}