{"podcast":{"title":"The Nation Podcasts","slug":"the-nation-podcasts-980506","podcast_index_feed_id":980506,"rss_url":"https://feeds.redcircle.com/de5dbe33-63b3-4d3e-a545-07791baa168c","website_url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/start-making-sense","image_url":"https://media.redcircle.com/images/2024/1/22/16/305287dd-3c1e-4d50-8ef8-939b191115b7__ac35afe0-783b-4422-a72e-e6c64f20fcc0_38137755.jpg","author":"The Nation Magazine","episode_count":1195,"summary":"Political talk without the boring parts, featuring the writers, activists and artists who shape the week in news. Hosted by Jon Wiener and presented by The Nation Magazine.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T02:17:20.644204+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nation-podcasts-980506"},"episode":{"title":"The CIA’s Assassination Campaign in Mexico w/ Alexander Aviña | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer","slug":"the-cia-s-assassination-campaign-in-mexico-w-alexander-avi-a-the-time-of-monsters-with-jeet-heer","published_at":"2026-05-17T13:45:48+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nation-podcasts-980506/the-cia-s-assassination-campaign-in-mexico-w-alexander-avi-a-the-time-of-monsters-with-jeet-heer","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nation-podcasts-980506","url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/de5dbe33-63b3-4d3e-a545-07791baa168c/episodes/ccc327f4-3f1a-4d3e-8f3f-2b8b1b72ce71","audio_url":"https://audio4.redcircle.com/episodes/ccc327f4-3f1a-4d3e-8f3f-2b8b1b72ce71/stream.mp3","summary":"CNN is reporting that the CIA has been actively engaged in assassination campaigns in Mexico targeting alleged members of drug cartels. While both the CIA and the Mexican government have denied these allegations, there is clear evidence of an escalating war in the country that is destabilizing the government. I spoke with Alexander Aviña, a historian at Arizona State University , about the CIA’s activities in the context of the Trump administration’s wider assertion of imperial dominance over the Western hemisphere. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy","meta_description":"CNN is reporting that the CIA has been actively engaged in assassination campaigns in Mexico targeting alleged members of drug cartels. While both the CIA…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2472,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-nation-podcasts-980506/episodes/the-cia-s-assassination-campaign-in-mexico-w-alexander-avi-a-the-time-of-monsters-with-jeet-heer/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nation-podcasts-980506/the-cia-s-assassination-campaign-in-mexico-w-alexander-avi-a-the-time-of-monsters-with-jeet-heer.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}