{"podcast":{"title":"The Steady State Sentinel","slug":"the-steady-state-sentinel-7636983","podcast_index_feed_id":7636983,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/the-steady-state-sentinel/feed.xml","website_url":"https://thesteadystate.org/","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/the-steady-state-sentinel/20260104_040107_01c26922c58f7914214377cb41ca643e.png","author":"The Steady State","episode_count":34,"summary":"The Steady State Sentinel is produced by The Steady State , a community of former national security professionals who spent their careers safeguarding the United States at home and abroad. Today, we continue that mission by staying true to our oaths to defend the Constitution, uphold democracy, and protect national security. Each episode features expert hosts in conversation with accomplished guests whose experience sheds light on the crises and challenges facing the nation. New episodes every Tuesday and subscribe on YouTube for the video editon.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-30T14:17:04.443410+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-steady-state-sentinel-7636983"},"episode":{"title":"Might Makes Right? Michael Morell on U.S. Power, Allies, and Adversaries","slug":"might-makes-right-michael-morell-on-u-s-power-allies-and-adversaries","published_at":"2026-03-03T05:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-steady-state-sentinel-7636983/might-makes-right-michael-morell-on-u-s-power-allies-and-adversaries","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-steady-state-sentinel-7636983","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/the-steady-state-sentinel/2594204","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/362808/2594204/the-steady-state-sentinel/2026_03_03_00_06_14_917d5195-d44f-4e96-99a9-8163be4160e1.mp3","summary":"Former CIA deputy director Michael Morell joins former senior CIA operations officers Jim Lawler and John Sipher to reflect on post 9/11 overcorrection towards counterterrorism. They assess the current “might makes right” approach to foreign policy, and weigh the arguments for and against efforts for regime change in Iran. Mr. Morell also explores how we can strengthen U.S. intelligence, public trust, and future decision-making in an era of great power competition and complex global threats. This episode was recorded 12 hours before the US launched attacks against Iran. Watch on YouTube and view the transcript .","meta_description":"Former CIA deputy director Michael Morell joins former senior CIA operations officers Jim Lawler and John Sipher to reflect on post 9/11 overcorrection to…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2356,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-steady-state-sentinel-7636983/episodes/might-makes-right-michael-morell-on-u-s-power-allies-and-adversaries/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-steady-state-sentinel-7636983/might-makes-right-michael-morell-on-u-s-power-allies-and-adversaries.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}