{"podcast":{"title":"The Foreign Report","slug":"the-foreign-report-7023932","podcast_index_feed_id":7023932,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/PYxrbF8D","website_url":"https://www.lastpodcastnetwork.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/7210fe65-5aaa-4204-9d15-a391366c65cf/309a3cda-cad4-4966-84bb-702b9e69bdfd/3000x3000/tfr-20final-20no-20lines.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Last Podcast Network","episode_count":79,"summary":"Welcome to The Foreign Report — where global chaos meets sharp analysis and dark humor that keep you from screaming into a pillow (maybe) (doubtful). Every week, producer, comedian, and lawyer Seena Ghaznavi and a rotating crew of experts, journalists, and policy nerds break down the wildest stories in foreign affairs. From competitive authoritarians taking over countries to Ai taking over our minds - Seena will drag you through the gory details of everything you need to know around the world. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Foreign Report ad-free. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T00:18:40.180951+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-foreign-report-7023932"},"episode":{"title":"Gissou Nia on Iran: Is There Hope in a Hopeless Place?","slug":"gissou-nia-on-iran-is-there-hope-in-a-hopeless-place","published_at":"2026-04-16T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-foreign-report-7023932/gissou-nia-on-iran-is-there-hope-in-a-hopeless-place","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-foreign-report-7023932","url":"https://www.lastpodcastnetwork.com","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/0640608c-09d1-4535-899d-b29844c1e9a7/episodes/9577784c-ca77-4adc-9955-a1bb5e107b91/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=0640608c-09d1-4535-899d-b29844c1e9a7&awEpisodeId=9577784c-ca77-4adc-9955-a1bb5e107b91&feed=PYxrbF8D","summary":"This week Seena and Travis welcome human rights lawyer and advocate Gissou Nia to explain why she’s more hopeful than most that the Iranian regime will eventually be overthrown. They discuss why issues of human rights always end up taking a backseat and what the world, and us as individuals, can do to help the Iranian people. They also delight in JD Vance’s latest international face plant. Thank goodness that never gets old. 🙃","meta_description":"This week Seena and Travis welcome human rights lawyer and advocate Gissou Nia to explain why she’s more hopeful than most that the Iranian regime will ev…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3554,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-foreign-report-7023932/episodes/gissou-nia-on-iran-is-there-hope-in-a-hopeless-place/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-foreign-report-7023932/gissou-nia-on-iran-is-there-hope-in-a-hopeless-place.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}