{"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":"Religion is the Issue","slug":"religion-is-the-issue","published_at":"2026-04-15T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-stephen-mansfield-podcast-478418/religion-is-the-issue","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-stephen-mansfield-podcast-478418","url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/0f501b40-9d59-4a64-a2d8-674d93ae7ec7.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/0f501b40-9d59-4a64-a2d8-674d93ae7ec7.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"To understand the tensions occurring today in Iran, we must first understand the religious background of the nation's Shiite Muslim leadership. While the U.S. State Department may view the Iranian conflict in political, geographic, and military terms, the nation's leaders interpret it through a profoundly religious and even apocalyptic lens. As a result, any U.S. administration—including that of Donald Trump—must recognize that negotiations with Iran are not grounded in Western values, but in an ideological and religious worldview that ultimately drives its decisions. Connect with Stephen: Website:  https://stephenmansfield.tv/ Instagram:  https://instagram.com/mansfieldwrites/ X:  https://twitter.com/MansfieldWrites","meta_description":"To understand the tensions occurring today in Iran, we must first understand the religious background of the nation's Shiite Muslim leadership. While the…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1033,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-stephen-mansfield-podcast-478418/episodes/religion-is-the-issue/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/religion-is-the-issue.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}