{"podcast":{"title":"The Mark Thompson Show","slug":"the-mark-thompson-show-5748981","podcast_index_feed_id":5748981,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5689121/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-mark-thompson-show--5689121","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3cc2ae67cbadbb3aa3b044633bce0244.jpg","author":"The Mark Thompson Show","episode_count":957,"summary":"The Mark Thompson Show 2:30pm ET Live on YouTube Patreon subscribers are the backbone of the show! If you’d like to help, here’s our Patreon Link: https://www.patreon.com/themarkthompsonshow Maybe you’re more into PayPal. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=PVBS3R7KJXV24 And you’ll find everything on our website: https://www.themarkthompsonshow.com The Mark Thompson Show has an official new Facebook page. Please join! Here's the link: https://m.facebook.com/TheMarkThompsonShow/ Show sponsors: coachellavalleycoffee.com - use code MarkT at check out to save 10% Zelmins.com - use code MarkT to save a 15% off your first order Suite106bakery.com use code MarkT to save 15%","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T20:21:25.116883+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mark-thompson-show-5748981"},"episode":{"title":"Hegseth in Congress Facing Off on Staggering Pentagon $1.5 Trillion Budget & War Turmoil 4/29/26","slug":"hegseth-in-congress-facing-off-on-staggering-pentagon-1-5-trillion-budget-war-turmoil-4-29-26","published_at":"2026-04-29T20:56:15+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mark-thompson-show-5748981/hegseth-in-congress-facing-off-on-staggering-pentagon-1-5-trillion-budget-war-turmoil-4-29-26","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mark-thompson-show-5748981","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/hegseth-in-congress-facing-off-on-staggering-pentagon-1-5-trillion-budget-war-turmoil-4-29-26--71750341","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71750341/hegseth_in_congress_facing_off_on_staggering_pentagon_1_5_trillion_budget_war_turmoil_4_29_26.mp3","summary":"Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is answering questions at a House Armed Services Committee hearing. His main objective: trying to defend the 2027 military budget proposal. It shoots defense spending to an historic $1.5 trillion, in part for things like military drones, Trump Class warships and missile defense systems. Hegseth will inevitably face questions about the war in Iran, including the horrific strike on an Iranian school, killing hundreds of children . We will have the latest details. Presidential historian and Middle East expert John Rothmann will join to help us break down Hegseth’s testimony. The Mark Thompson Show 4/29/26 Today's Guests Links State of the Free Press - Shealeigh Voitl https://www.project-censored.org/shop/p/state-of-the-free-press-2025 John Rothmann https://www.spreaker.com/show/around-the-political-world https://www.youtube.com/@aroundthepoliticalworld_ Patreon subscribers are the backbone of the show! If you’d like to help, here’s our Patreon Link: https://www.patreon.com/themarkthompsonshow Maybe you’re more into PayPal. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=PVBS3R7KJXV24 And you’ll find everything on our website: https://www.themarkthompsonshow.com The Mark Thompson Show has an official new Facebook page. Please join! Here's the link: https://m.facebook.com/TheMarkThompsonShow/ Show sponsors: coachellavalleycoffee.com - use code MarkT at check out to save 10% Suite 106 Bakery use code MarkT to save 15% Here’s a special link: https://suite106bakery.com/discount/MARKT","meta_description":"Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is answering questions at a House Armed Services Committee hearing. His main objective: trying to defend the 2027 milita…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":7146,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-mark-thompson-show-5748981/episodes/hegseth-in-congress-facing-off-on-staggering-pentagon-1-5-trillion-budget-war-turmoil-4-29-26/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mark-thompson-show-5748981/hegseth-in-congress-facing-off-on-staggering-pentagon-1-5-trillion-budget-war-turmoil-4-29-26.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}