{"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":"13 JUL 2026: U.S. Senator Dies, Fallout Begins // Iran War Flares Up, Regime Admits Weakness // Trump Admin Protects Haitian Illegals // Dems Look for New Communist in Maine // Muslims Embrace Terror // Medical!","slug":"13-jul-2026-u-s-senator-dies-fallout-begins-iran-war-flares-up-regime-admits-weakness-trump-admin-protects-haitian-illegals-dems-look-for-new-communist-in-maine-muslims-embrace-terror-medical","published_at":"2026-07-13T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wright-report-6060643/13-jul-2026-u-s-senator-dies-fallout-begins-iran-war-flares-up-regime-admits-weakness-trump-admin-protects-haitian-illegals-dems-look-for-new-communist-in-maine-muslims-embrace-terror-medical","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wright-report-6060643","url":"https://99d58233-bde0-408e-8380-58043aa19ee8.libsyn.com/13-jul-2026-us-senator-dies-fallout-begins-iran-war-flares-up-regime-admits-weakness-trump-admin-protects-haitian-illegals-dems-look-for-new-communist-in-maine-muslims-embrace-terror-medical","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-8380-58043aa19ee8/13_JUL_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 Headline Brief edition of The Wright Report, Bryan reports on the sudden death of GOP Senator Lindsey Graham from a heart attack at age 71, and what his passing means for the Senate math heading into the midterms. Bryan also covers the renewed US Iran conflict flaring over a disputed clause in the peace memo governing the Strait of Hormuz, a surprise Trump Administration decision to extend deportation protections for Haitians and other groups under business pressure, record high asylum rejection rates in Michigan, and Graham Platner's exit from the Maine Senate race as Democrats scout replacement candidates further left. He rounds out domestic coverage with new Pew data on Muslim American attitudes toward Hamas and a big week of inflation and retail sales reports ahead. Plus, a gay cruise ship gets turned away from Turkey and Egypt, new research links daytime sunlight to better sleep, Johns Hopkins warns on marijuana risks for young brains, and a fasting protocol shows promise in easing radiation side effects for cancer patients. \"And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.\" - John 8:32 Keywords: Lindsey Graham death, South Carolina special election, Scott Bessent, Iran Strait of Hormuz conflict, Trump Iran peace memo, diesel prices global squeeze, Haitian TPS extension, Trump immigration policy, Michigan asylum rejection rates, Graham Platner Maine Senate, Democrat Socialist candidates, Gavin Newsom Democratic Socialism, Pew Research Muslim Americans Hamas, consumer inflation report June, gay cruise ship Turkey Egypt, sunlight sleep research, Johns Hopkins ma…","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":1944,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-wright-report-6060643/episodes/13-jul-2026-u-s-senator-dies-fallout-begins-iran-war-flares-up-regime-admits-weakness-trump-admin-protects-haitian-illegals-dems-look-for-new-communist-in-maine-muslims-embrace-terror-medical/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-6060643/13-jul-2026-u-s-senator-dies-fallout-begins-iran-war-flares-up-regime-admits-weakness-trump-admin-protects-haitian-illegals-dems-look-for-new-communist-in-maine-muslims-embrace-terror-medical.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}