{"podcast":{"title":"The General & The Journalist","slug":"the-general-the-journalist-7337304","podcast_index_feed_id":7337304,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/times-war","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/times-war","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1747297413915-59510958-55c7-4186-868e-81aaa6763a72.jpeg","author":"The Times","episode_count":62,"summary":"How wars start, how they are won and what they leave behind them. General Sir Patrick Sanders and Tom Newton Dunn first met in a war zone. Drawing on their real-life experience of armed conflict, they bring you the latest from Ukraine, Gaza and the dozens of other bitter struggles being fought across our increasingly divided planet. From interviews with key people on the frontlines of modern warfare to discussing the future of nuclear weapons and where Russia will attack next, this podcast from The Times and The Sunday Times also faces up to the biggest question - how ready are we for war, right now, if we had to fight one? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-02T02:20:28.401937+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-general-the-journalist-7337304"},"episode":{"title":"How does America win a war with Iran?","slug":"how-does-america-win-a-war-with-iran","published_at":"2026-03-05T00:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-general-the-journalist-7337304/how-does-america-win-a-war-with-iran","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-general-the-journalist-7337304","url":"https://shows.acast.com/times-war/episodes/how-does-america-win-a-war-with-iran","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6825a844b1b74cbbae73d5a8/e/69a84e53f413fba64f51105b/media.mp3","summary":"President Trump has given numerous reasons for America's war on Iran. But if a clear objective cannot be defined, can that war be won? Admiral James 'Sandy' Winnefeld is a former vice-chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff. Until last year he headed the President's Intelligence Advisory Board, overseeing planning for American strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. He joins Tom and Patrick to talk US tactics, Iranian response and a possible end-game. Hosts: General Sir Patrick Sanders and Tom Newton Dunn Guest: Admiral James 'Sandy' Winnefeld Producer: Shabnam Grewal Executive producer: Fiona Leach Image: Getty Clips: Whitehouse.gov, Reuters, USA Today, @WION. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"President Trump has given numerous reasons for America's war on Iran. But if a clear objective cannot be defined, can that war be won? Admiral James 'Sand…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2480,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-general-the-journalist-7337304/episodes/how-does-america-win-a-war-with-iran/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-general-the-journalist-7337304/how-does-america-win-a-war-with-iran.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}