{"podcast":{"title":"The Team House","slug":"the-team-house-817706","podcast_index_feed_id":817706,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5960890/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-team-house_2","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/693990662d90e6b6f786f563f8b2f5ce.jpg","author":"dee takos","episode_count":625,"summary":"The Team House is a long-form, fiercely apolitical national security podcast hosted by Jack Murphy, featuring special operations veterans, intelligence professionals, frontline reporters, and guests who have never spoken publicly before. It delivers deep-dive conversations on conflict, tradecraft, and the forces shaping the world, alongside the sister show Eyes On Geopolitics hosted by Mick Mulroy, Andy Milburn, and Jason Lyons, focused on breaking down current geopolitical events and what they mean for national security. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support .","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T14:18:50.951962+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-team-house-817706"},"episode":{"title":"Can the U.S. Win a War in the Pacific Against China? | EYES ON GEOPOLITICS","slug":"can-the-u-s-win-a-war-in-the-pacific-against-china-eyes-on-geopolitics","published_at":"2026-07-30T07:05:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-team-house-817706/can-the-u-s-win-a-war-in-the-pacific-against-china-eyes-on-geopolitics","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-team-house-817706","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/can-the-u-s-win-a-war-in-the-pacific-against-china-eyes-on-geopolitics--73245616","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/clrtpod.com/m/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73245616/chinaaaa.mp3","summary":"We sit down with former U.S. Navy submariner and defense analyst Thomas Shugart to examine the rapidly shifting military balance between the United States and China, from Taiwan invasion planning and shipbuilding to missile stockpiles and the future of Indo-Pacific deterrence. We also explore whether America is prepared for a prolonged conflict with China and why Beijing may be far closer to that goal than many realize. Find Tom here: https://x.com/tshugart3?lang=en https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-shugart-703079114 https://thomasshugart.substack.com/ Support the show on Patreon:⬇️ https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouse Subscribe to our newsletter!!!! https://teamhousepodcast.kit.com/join Jack's news outlet:⬇️ https://thehighside.substack.com/ Jack's new book:⬇️ https://a.co/d/0gywUGvn Find Jon Hackett here:⬇️ Jon's Twitter: https://x.com/jonathanhackett Jon's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejonathanhackett Jon's books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0C5L659N5?ccs_id=e11a2062-f8d3-498e-bfd7-7d2f3869caf6 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejonathanhackett Twitter: https://x.com/jonathanhackett \"Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio\" 00:00 Start 01:50 China's Military Pressure Is Increasing, Not Slowing 03:38 Why the PLA Is Building a Different Military Than America's 07:18 Does China's Lack of Combat Experience Matter? 10:41 Why Hasn't China Invaded Taiwan Yet? 13:58 Would the U.S. Actually Defend Taiwan? 17:32 Can Diplomacy Reduce the Risk of War? 20:21 The First & Second Island Chains Explained 25:27 China's Special Operations and Fifth Column Threat Inside Taiwan 28:04 Rare Earth Minerals, Seabed Mining & Military-Civil Fusion 30:58 America's Shipbuilding Problem in a Long War 34:01 China's Military Doctrine and \"Active Defense\" 39:04 Can the Pent…","meta_description":"We sit down with former U.S. Navy submariner and defense analyst Thomas Shugart to examine the rapidly shifting military balance between the United States…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3323,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-team-house-817706/episodes/can-the-u-s-win-a-war-in-the-pacific-against-china-eyes-on-geopolitics/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-team-house-817706/can-the-u-s-win-a-war-in-the-pacific-against-china-eyes-on-geopolitics.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}