{"podcast":{"title":"The Wright Report","slug":"the-wright-report-6060643","podcast_index_feed_id":6060643,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/476352/rss","website_url":"https://sites.libsyn.com/476352","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/d/d/c/b/ddcbb4c1568632e0d959afa2a1bf1c87/TWR_logo2.jpg","author":"Bryan Dean Wright","episode_count":867,"summary":"Former CIA Officer Bryan Dean Wright is back! The Wright Report is a morning news podcast, with updates from America and around the world. Bryan tracks down current events that others don't, and helps us understand why these developments are so important. Plus, he provides analysis based on his experiences as an Intelligence Officer, leaning on facts and data. As always, he leaves listeners with the ultimate decision of what to think about the issues -- and what we ought to do about them. The Wright Report is your morning news brief, available starting April 3rd at 7am Eastern, with reports each morning, Monday through Friday!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T16:18:02.840762+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wright-report-6060643"},"episode":{"title":"08 MAY 2026: Shots Fired: U.S./Iran War Heats Back up // Drill Baby Drill (On U.S. Military Bases) // Gerrymandering Wars // Obama Goes Full Marxist // U.S. Crime Down? // SCOTUS Wags Finger at Voters // Hantavirus!","slug":"08-may-2026-shots-fired-u-s-iran-war-heats-back-up-drill-baby-drill-on-u-s-military-bases-gerrymandering-wars-obama-goes-full-marxist-u-s-crime-down-scotus-wags-finger-at-voters-hantavirus","published_at":"2026-05-08T07:04:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wright-report-6060643/08-may-2026-shots-fired-u-s-iran-war-heats-back-up-drill-baby-drill-on-u-s-military-bases-gerrymandering-wars-obama-goes-full-marxist-u-s-crime-down-scotus-wags-finger-at-voters-hantavirus","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wright-report-6060643","url":"https://99d58233-bde0-408e-8380-58043aa19ee8.libsyn.com/08-may-2026-shots-fired-usiran-war-heats-back-up-drill-baby-drill-on-us-military-bases-gerrymandering-wars-obama-goes-full-marxist-us-crime-down-scotus-wags-finger-at-voters-hantavirus","audio_url":"https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/35/claritaspod.com/measure/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/99d58233-bde0-408e-8380-58043aa19ee8/08_MAY_2026_-_TWR.mp3?dest-id=4043511","summary":"Donate (no account necessary) | Subscribe (account required) Join Bryan Dean Wright, former CIA Operations Officer, as he dives into today's top stories shaping America and the world. In this Friday Headline Brief of The Wright Report, Bryan delivers a major escalation in the war with Iran as U.S. naval and air forces strike Iranian military targets after the IRGC launched drones, missiles, and fast attack boats at American warships moving through the Strait of Hormuz. He explains how President Trump's Project Freedom is back on after Gulf Arab allies reopened their airspace, reassured by U.S. retaliation and new guarantees of protection against future Iranian attacks. Bryan also breaks down Tehran's latest defiance, including a new agency demanding a $2 million toll in Chinese currency for ships passing through Hormuz, and warns that Iran may be preparing for a long war of attrition with quiet help from China through continued drone and military supply shipments. He also covers a possible domestic energy solution as the White House considers expanding oil drilling on U.S. military bases and federal lands, alongside a sweeping redistricting battle across Louisiana, Tennessee, South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, and Alabama that could permanently shift House control toward Republicans by 2028. Bryan argues these fights are no longer optional, but central to the survival of the GOP in what he sees as an era of permanent political warfare. Plus, Bryan responds to former President Obama's praise of New York socialist mayor Zohran Mamdani, exposes confirmed manipulation of crime statistics in Washington, D.C., challenges Chief Justice John Roberts' claim that judges are not political actors, and closes with a health update on the hantavirus outbreak tied to a cruise ship…","meta_description":"Donate (no account necessary) | Subscribe (account required) Join Bryan Dean Wright, former CIA Operations Officer, as he dives into today's top stories s…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2036,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-wright-report-6060643/episodes/08-may-2026-shots-fired-u-s-iran-war-heats-back-up-drill-baby-drill-on-u-s-military-bases-gerrymandering-wars-obama-goes-full-marxist-u-s-crime-down-scotus-wags-finger-at-voters-hantavirus/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wright-report-6060643/08-may-2026-shots-fired-u-s-iran-war-heats-back-up-drill-baby-drill-on-u-s-military-bases-gerrymandering-wars-obama-goes-full-marxist-u-s-crime-down-scotus-wags-finger-at-voters-hantavirus.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}