{"podcast":{"title":"The Socialist Program with Brian Becker","slug":"the-socialist-program-with-brian-becker-3114087","podcast_index_feed_id":3114087,"rss_url":"https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:879240583/sounds.rss","website_url":"http://www.patreon.com/TheSocialistProgram","image_url":"https://i1.sndcdn.com/avatars-OwChEsUwDGDT0Cci-TaFygA-original.jpg","author":"The Socialist Program with Brian Becker","episode_count":500,"summary":"News and views about the world for those who want…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T00:20:08.141898+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-socialist-program-with-brian-becker-3114087"},"episode":{"title":"'Operation Ajax' in Iran: The CIA's Original Sin","slug":"operation-ajax-in-iran-the-cia-s-original-sin","published_at":"2026-03-02T22:37:13+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-socialist-program-with-brian-becker-3114087/operation-ajax-in-iran-the-cia-s-original-sin","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-socialist-program-with-brian-becker-3114087","url":"https://soundcloud.com/thesocialistprogram/operation-ajax-in-iran-the","audio_url":"https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2276457623-thesocialistprogram-operation-ajax-in-iran-the.mp3","summary":"In 1953 the CIA secretly organized a coup to overthrow the democratically elected leader of Iran. This was the CIA's first regime change operation — code-named 'Operation Ajax' — becoming the playbook for later CIA operations. Its consequences are still reverberating around the world. In this episode we take a deep dive into how Operation Ajax was planned and executed, it's motivations, the political context locally and globally, what happened in Iran after 1953, its impact on US-Iran relations up to today, and more. We've added many archival audio clips, including first-hand accounts on both sides, sound effects, music, and more. This is the first episode in our new series on The Socialist Program. In each episode we will unpack a different CIA/Pentagon operation, each which was given its own code-name as Operation Ajax was. Join the The Socialist Program community at http://www.patreon.com/thesocialistprogram to get access to the next episodes in this series, more exclusive content, and help keep this show on the air. Credits: Brian Becker - writer, narrator Layan Fuleihan - writer, narrator John Prysner - audio engineer, producer Emily Brease - archival producer","meta_description":"In 1953 the CIA secretly organized a coup to overthrow the democratically elected leader of Iran. This was the CIA's first regime change operation — code-…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3154,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-socialist-program-with-brian-becker-3114087/episodes/operation-ajax-in-iran-the-cia-s-original-sin/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-socialist-program-with-brian-becker-3114087/operation-ajax-in-iran-the-cia-s-original-sin.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}