{"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":"Trump War Plan Collapses... Ret. Colonel Exposes it","slug":"trump-war-plan-collapses-ret-colonel-exposes-it","published_at":"2026-06-17T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ken-harbaugh-show-7001536/trump-war-plan-collapses-ret-colonel-exposes-it","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/MTH6544332073.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/MTH6544332073.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Meidas Defense, Marine Corps veteran Joe Plenzler speaks with Mark Cancian, Senior Adviser at CSIS and retired Marine Corps Colonel, about what Cancian calls a major strategic failure in the Strait of Hormuz. While the administration is touting tactical victories against Iran, Cancian warns that the world’s most important energy chokepoint remains effectively closed to regular shipping. The conversation breaks down how Iran used mines, drones, missiles, speedboats, and asymmetric tactics to challenge U.S. naval power despite America’s overwhelming conventional advantage. Joe and Mark also examine the administration’s failure to explain its escalating wars, its massive defense budget request, and the gap between battlefield destruction and actual strategy. This is a blunt warning that tactical wins mean little when the enemy gets a vote — and America is caught unprepared. Subcribe: @ValorMediaNetwork 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":"In this episode of Meidas Defense, Marine Corps veteran Joe Plenzler speaks with Mark Cancian, Senior Adviser at CSIS and retired Marine Corps Colonel, ab…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1052,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-ken-harbaugh-show-7001536/episodes/trump-war-plan-collapses-ret-colonel-exposes-it/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/trump-war-plan-collapses-ret-colonel-exposes-it.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}