{"podcast":{"title":"The Stone Zone with Roger Stone","slug":"the-stone-zone-with-roger-stone-7230803","podcast_index_feed_id":7230803,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/7164828/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-stone-zone-with-roger-stone--7164828","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a1a7bc58008e40dba45a9f63223128e5.jpg","author":"Podcast WABCRadio","episode_count":464,"summary":"Roger Stone, a renown Republican strategist, brings a mix of sharp political analysis and unfiltered commentary on today’s pressing issues. With an unapologetic and outspoken style, Stone shares his insider’s perspective on the news in Washington, our nation, and the world.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-31T12:18:03.871232+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-stone-zone-with-roger-stone-7230803"},"episode":{"title":"The Stone Zone | 07-02-26","slug":"the-stone-zone-07-02-26","published_at":"2026-07-03T02:56:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-stone-zone-with-roger-stone-7230803/the-stone-zone-07-02-26","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-stone-zone-with-roger-stone-7230803","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-stone-zone-07-02-26--72897961","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72897961/wabc8346277857.mp3","summary":"In this episode of the Stone Zone, Roger Stone tackles the latest \"municipal absurdity\" as NYC Mayor Zoran Mandami asks sweltering New Yorkers to set their ACs to a roasting 78 degrees during a massive heatwave. Stone then flips the calendar back 250 years to July 2, 1776, arguing it is the true date of American independence, complete with a deep dive into the Founding Fathers' boldest, treasonous moves against the British Crown. Moving from early American history to ancient empires, Stone compares America's bloated modern bureaucracy to the historical \"swamps\" of Rome, Egypt, and the Soviet Union, highlighting President Trump's ongoing battle against the entrenched deep state.","meta_description":"In this episode of the Stone Zone, Roger Stone tackles the latest \"municipal absurdity\" as NYC Mayor Zoran Mandami asks sweltering New Yorkers to set thei…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2338,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-stone-zone-with-roger-stone-7230803/episodes/the-stone-zone-07-02-26/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-stone-zone-with-roger-stone-7230803/the-stone-zone-07-02-26.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}