{"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":"The Kurds Might Have the Answer, Plus Trump Has A New Grift and JD Promotes Bad Habits","slug":"the-kurds-might-have-the-answer-plus-trump-has-a-new-grift-and-jd-promotes-bad-habits","published_at":"2026-01-22T15:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-foreign-report-7023932/the-kurds-might-have-the-answer-plus-trump-has-a-new-grift-and-jd-promotes-bad-habits","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/0f82adc2-6ddd-45e1-a21d-d66e638125b3/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=0640608c-09d1-4535-899d-b29844c1e9a7&awEpisodeId=0f82adc2-6ddd-45e1-a21d-d66e638125b3&feed=PYxrbF8D","summary":"This week we welcome Hamoun Dolatshahi to discuss how the Kurdish-Iranian community is responding to rumblings of the Shah’s return and the thwarted revolution in Iran. We dive into Kurdish culture more broadly and Rojava, their transformative practice of borderless governing. We also take some time to ridicule Trump’s “Board of Peace” and tariff threats, along with JD Vance reminding us that sometimes smoking is therapeutic.","meta_description":"This week we welcome Hamoun Dolatshahi to discuss how the Kurdish-Iranian community is responding to rumblings of the Shah’s return and the thwarted revol…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3461,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-foreign-report-7023932/episodes/the-kurds-might-have-the-answer-plus-trump-has-a-new-grift-and-jd-promotes-bad-habits/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/the-kurds-might-have-the-answer-plus-trump-has-a-new-grift-and-jd-promotes-bad-habits.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}