{"podcast":{"title":"The Stephen Mansfield Podcast","slug":"the-stephen-mansfield-podcast-478418","podcast_index_feed_id":478418,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/the-stephen-mansfield-podcast","website_url":"https://art19.com/shows/the-stephen-mansfield-podcast","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/68/71/77/3b/6871773b-4e3e-48f2-a306-fe6f2af7d0cd/448946bf3cc5fb0f204945a0db3ab4dd771fcb0536c97d761e0c0be9ddee4c7563bdf0a04a4133ad12ea02fc4dfa2e8840c937cdc055ff8b1c2d198e18e9b9c3.jpeg","author":"The Stephen Mansfield Podcast","episode_count":612,"summary":"New York Times bestselling author Stephen Mansfield (The Faith of George W. Bush, The Search for God and Guinness, Lincoln's Battle With God, Mansfield's Book of Manly Men, The Miracle of the Kurds) talks about today's cultural upheavals, trends and ironies, all while providing a fascinating look behind the scenes of his writing and travels.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-10T14:20:47.696599+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-stephen-mansfield-podcast-478418"},"episode":{"title":"In Defense of the Kurds","slug":"in-defense-of-the-kurds","published_at":"2026-05-27T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-stephen-mansfield-podcast-478418/in-defense-of-the-kurds","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-stephen-mansfield-podcast-478418","url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/e14e4c87-bdf1-46c3-b776-dbbee1968797.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/e14e4c87-bdf1-46c3-b776-dbbee1968797.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"The Kurds have been loyal American allies for decades — so why are we getting them so wrong? In this episode, Stephen draws on his book \" The Miracle of the Kurds\" to set the record straight about one of the most misunderstood people in the world: a moderate, resilient ethnicity spread across the Middle East with no nation to call their own, yet fiercely devoted to their identity and their allies. The Kurds have earned America's friendship time and time again — and it's time we gave it to them. Let's reset our perception of the Kurds. Get a copy of \"The Miracle of the Kurds:\" https://www.amazon.com/Miracle-Kurds-Remarkable-Reborn-Northern/dp/1617950793/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0 Connect with Stephen: Website:  https://stephenmansfield.tv/ Instagram:  https://instagram.com/mansfieldwrites/ X:  https://twitter.com/MansfieldWrites","meta_description":"The Kurds have been loyal American allies for decades — so why are we getting them so wrong? In this episode, Stephen draws on his book \" The Miracle of t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1111,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-stephen-mansfield-podcast-478418/episodes/in-defense-of-the-kurds/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-stephen-mansfield-podcast-478418/in-defense-of-the-kurds.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}