{"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":"Trump’s Middle East Gamble Backfires as Allies Abandon Him: “We Lost All Trust” 6/25/26","slug":"trump-s-middle-east-gamble-backfires-as-allies-abandon-him-we-lost-all-trust-6-25-26","published_at":"2026-06-25T20:39:19+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mark-thompson-show-5748981/trump-s-middle-east-gamble-backfires-as-allies-abandon-him-we-lost-all-trust-6-25-26","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mark-thompson-show-5748981","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/trump-s-middle-east-gamble-backfires-as-allies-abandon-him-we-lost-all-trust-6-25-26--72694062","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72694062/pod_6_25.mp3","summary":"For years, the Trump family organization cultivated lucrative relationships with Persian Gulf allies, but according to recent reporting, his decision to wage war on Iran and his unpredictable leadership have severely damaged his standing in the region. Now, major business figures and government officials, once friendly with Trump, are feeling betrayed. .Analysts say regional leaders that actively tried to prevent the war are angry over Trump's decision-making. That includes Emirati business leaders and government officials that say Trump's war reversed years of strategic cooperation. We’ll examine the growing rift between Trump and his once-loyal Gulf supporters. Corey Brettschneider is a political science professor at Brown University. He will join us to talk politics. Former federal prosecutor, now defense attorney, David Katz will stop by the show to look at big cases and recent court rulings.","meta_description":"For years, the Trump family organization cultivated lucrative relationships with Persian Gulf allies, but according to recent reporting, his decision to w…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6888,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-mark-thompson-show-5748981/episodes/trump-s-middle-east-gamble-backfires-as-allies-abandon-him-we-lost-all-trust-6-25-26/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/trump-s-middle-east-gamble-backfires-as-allies-abandon-him-we-lost-all-trust-6-25-26.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}