{"podcast":{"title":"The Ken Harbaugh Show","slug":"the-ken-harbaugh-show-7001536","podcast_index_feed_id":7001536,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/thekenharbaughshow","website_url":"https://meidasnews.com/podcast","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/a67ee7b0-648d-11ef-88ac-a7b4df042cfb/image/917a92e097c8ecbe585ad4f7b80d3b3d.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"MeidasTouch Network","episode_count":472,"summary":"The Ken Harbaugh Show features daily commentaries and intimate conversations with leaders in the fight to protect democracy. Host Ken Harbaugh is a former Navy pilot who helped build several of the country’s most influential veteran organizations. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Hill, and the Yale Journal of International Law. He produced the #1 Apple TV documentary Against All Enemies, and has hosted multiple award-winning podcasts, including Reclaiming Patriotism, Burn The Boats, Against All Enemies, The Medal of Honor Podcast, and Warriors in Their Own Words.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-26T04:20:29.971856+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ken-harbaugh-show-7001536"},"episode":{"title":"Navy Commander Confronts Hegseth over Iran Disaster","slug":"navy-commander-confronts-hegseth-over-iran-disaster","published_at":"2026-07-11T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ken-harbaugh-show-7001536/navy-commander-confronts-hegseth-over-iran-disaster","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ken-harbaugh-show-7001536","url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/pdst.fm/e/arttrk.com/p/MMN23/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/1058/traffic.megaphone.fm/MTH7529761762.mp3","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/pdst.fm/e/arttrk.com/p/MMN23/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/1058/traffic.megaphone.fm/MTH7529761762.mp3","summary":"Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's handling of the Iran war is falling apart under scrutiny and we're breaking down exactly how. Since the war began on February 28, 2026, Hegseth has gutted civilian-harm oversight, presided over a school strike that killed more than 150 people with zero accountability months later, contradicted his own claims about Iran's nuclear program in front of Congress, and been publicly contradicted by his own troops after downplaying an attack on a U.S. base. Retired Navy Commander Bobby Jones lays out the receipts on which the SECDEF should be judged. Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! Support the MeidasTouch Network: https://patreon.com/meidastouch Add the MeidasTouch Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-meidastouch-podcast/id1510240831 Buy MeidasTouch Merch: https://store.meidastouch.com Follow MeidasTouch on Twitter: https://twitter.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on Facebook: https://facebook.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on Instagram: https://instagram.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@meidastouch","meta_description":"Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's handling of the Iran war is falling apart under scrutiny and we're breaking down exactly how. Since the war began on Febr…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":850,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-ken-harbaugh-show-7001536/episodes/navy-commander-confronts-hegseth-over-iran-disaster/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ken-harbaugh-show-7001536/navy-commander-confronts-hegseth-over-iran-disaster.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}