{"podcast":{"title":"The Eric Metaxas Show","slug":"the-eric-metaxas-show-522820","podcast_index_feed_id":522820,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10c2267dc/podcast/rss","website_url":"http://ericmetaxas.com/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/44885487/44885487-1765405437075-315426df5f355.jpg","author":"Metaxas Media","episode_count":2985,"summary":"Truth | Humor | Hope The Official podcast for Eric Metaxas!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T10:17:55.850120+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-eric-metaxas-show-522820"},"episode":{"title":"#166 - Ned Ryun","slug":"166-ned-ryun","published_at":"2026-07-24T20:47:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-eric-metaxas-show-522820/166-ned-ryun","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-eric-metaxas-show-522820","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-eric-metaxas-show20/episodes/166---Ned-Ryun-e3mgk76","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO6374925523.mp3","summary":"Today On The Eric Metaxas Show, Eric talks with Ned Ryun about his documentary The Thread of Liberty and the fragile history of America’s experiment in self-government. They examine the Christian foundations of liberty, the Founders’ understanding of human nature, the rise of progressivism, and how the administrative state transferred power from citizens to unelected bureaucrats. Ryun also explains why Trump must break the state to drain the swamp and restore the constitutional republic.⭐ ORDER NOW:Revolution: The Birth of the Greatest Nation in the History of the World📕: https://a.co/d/0ir3NlapTODAY'S SPONSORS:🛏️ MyPillow — Save BIG with code ERIC: https://www.mypillow.com/☀️ Honest, fast, and free Medicare plan guidance: https://askchapter.com/metaxas/","meta_description":"Today On The Eric Metaxas Show, Eric talks with Ned Ryun about his documentary The Thread of Liberty and the fragile history of America’s experiment in se…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2784,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-eric-metaxas-show-522820/episodes/166-ned-ryun/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-eric-metaxas-show-522820/166-ned-ryun.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}