{"podcast":{"title":"The Lawfare Podcast: Patreon Edition","slug":"the-lawfare-podcast-patreon-edition-6936765","podcast_index_feed_id":6936765,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/60baafd7d3cdd0001b29d9ee","website_url":"http://www.lawfaremedia.org","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/60baafd7d3cdd0001b29d9ee/1724858098623-5e1213fa-2c3a-4277-921d-d1474cab28fb.jpeg","author":"The Lawfare Institute","episode_count":2189,"summary":"The Lawfare Podcast features discussions with experts, policymakers, and opinion leaders at the nexus of national security, law, and policy. On issues from foreign policy, homeland security, intelligence, and cybersecurity to governance and law, we have doubled down on seriousness at a time when others are running away from it. Visit us at www.lawfaremedia.org. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-02T08:22:16.542882+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lawfare-podcast-patreon-edition-6936765"},"episode":{"title":"Lawfare Daily: An Insider’s Account of the Trump Administration’s Dismantling of USAID","slug":"lawfare-daily-an-insider-s-account-of-the-trump-administration-s-dismantling-of-usaid","published_at":"2026-05-07T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lawfare-podcast-patreon-edition-6936765/lawfare-daily-an-insider-s-account-of-the-trump-administration-s-dismantling-of-usaid","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lawfare-podcast-patreon-edition-6936765","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-lawfare-podcast-patreon-edition/episodes/lawfare-daily-an-insiders-account-of-the-trump-administratio","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60baafd7d3cdd0001b29d9ee/e/69fbad588c59df7dd5f37998/media.mp3","summary":"On today’s podcast, Lawfare Associate Editor for Communications Anna Hickey talks to Nicholas Enrich, former acting assistant administrator of Global Health at USAID, about his book, “ Into the Wood Chipper: A Whistleblower's Account of How the Trump Administration Shredded USAID .” Enrich details the agency's dismantling during the early months of the Trump administration and whether those doing the dismantling understood the consequences of their actions. He also discusses the impact on global health programs, the role of political appointees and DOGE, and the consequences for international aid and U.S. global health security. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"On today’s podcast, Lawfare Associate Editor for Communications Anna Hickey talks to Nicholas Enrich, former acting assistant administrator of Global Heal…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2700,"processing_state":"processed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-lawfare-podcast-patreon-edition-6936765/episodes/lawfare-daily-an-insider-s-account-of-the-trump-administration-s-dismantling-of-usaid/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lawfare-podcast-patreon-edition-6936765/lawfare-daily-an-insider-s-account-of-the-trump-administration-s-dismantling-of-usaid.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}