{"podcast":{"title":"The Lincoln Project","slug":"the-lincoln-project-6907025","podcast_index_feed_id":6907025,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5157535.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5157535","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/42906864.jpg","author":"The Lincoln Project","episode_count":600,"summary":"The creators of the most watched and talked-about ad content in the political/cultural sphere, THE LINCOLN PROJECT, and co-founder/host Rick Wilson, have a reputation for saying the things others are afraid to say. Headed up by LP's notorious creative team, THE LINCOLN PROJECT podcast features a range of special guests, from leading political minds to the hottest pop-culture icons. Broadening the subject matter beyond politics and making the conversation more relatable to everyone, The Lincoln Project podcast’s mission is to reignite the political flame in every American and break down the biggest topics of yesterday, today, and tomorrow.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-02T00:19:39.340516+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lincoln-project-6907025"},"episode":{"title":"War Is Not MAGA Cosplay: Lt. General Mark Hertling on the Iran War Dumpster Fire","slug":"war-is-not-maga-cosplay-lt-general-mark-hertling-on-the-iran-war-dumpster-fire","published_at":"2026-03-17T18:12:30+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lincoln-project-6907025/war-is-not-maga-cosplay-lt-general-mark-hertling-on-the-iran-war-dumpster-fire","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lincoln-project-6907025","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8875167","audio_url":"https://clrtpod.com/m/pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8875167.mp3?modified=1773771364&sid=5157535&source=rss","summary":"Rick Wilson sits down with retired Lieutenant General Mark Hertling to break down the rapidly escalating war with Iran under the Trump administration — from the growing threat to global shipping lanes to the shockwaves already hitting oil markets and regional stability. Drawing on decades of battlefield command, Hertling explains what real wartime leadership looks like, why lawful orders and military ethics matter, and how quickly reckless politics can collide with the brutal realities of modern warfare. Together, Rick and Hertling cut through the cable-news noise and Washington theatrics to talk about the hard truths of war, the responsibilities of command, and the kind of steady, serious leadership democracies need when the stakes are life and death. • • • • • You can find Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling on X @MarkHertling. His new book, ‘If I Don’t Return: A Father’s Wartime Journal,” is available now, wherever fine books are sold. Rick Wilson is on X at @TheRickWilson, on Bluesky at @TheRickWilson.bsky.social, and you can check out Rick's Substack at therickwilson.substack.com . You can check out more of LP's work at www.lincolnproject.us and on X at @ProjectLincoln. Visit www.ethos.com/lincolnproject to find out how you can protect your family with life insurance from Ethos. #ad Head to www.superpower.com and use code [LINCOLN] at checkout for $20 off your membership. Unlock your new health intelligence. 100+ biomarkers. Every year. Detect early signs of 1,000+ conditions. #superpowerpod #ad Go to www.growtherapy.com/lincolnproject to find the right therapist for you. #ad Make the switch to Sundays. Go right now to www.sundaysfordogs.com/LINCOLN50 and get 50% off your first order. Or, you can use code LINCOLN50 at checkout. #ad #Trump #IranWar #MiddleEastWar #RickWilson #L…","meta_description":"Rick Wilson sits down with retired Lieutenant General Mark Hertling to break down the rapidly escalating war with Iran under the Trump administration — fr…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3439,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-lincoln-project-6907025/episodes/war-is-not-maga-cosplay-lt-general-mark-hertling-on-the-iran-war-dumpster-fire/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lincoln-project-6907025/war-is-not-maga-cosplay-lt-general-mark-hertling-on-the-iran-war-dumpster-fire.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}