{"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 MAY 2026: Q&A! Trump to China // XI's Spies in California // President AOC? // Zimbabwe Reverses Course, Begs White Farmers // Venezuela: A New State? // Sketchy Iran Intel // Trump's Secret Mexico War","slug":"13-may-2026-q-a-trump-to-china-xi-s-spies-in-california-president-aoc-zimbabwe-reverses-course-begs-white-farmers-venezuela-a-new-state-sketchy-iran-intel-trump-s-secret-mexico-war","published_at":"2026-05-13T07:50:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wright-report-6060643/13-may-2026-q-a-trump-to-china-xi-s-spies-in-california-president-aoc-zimbabwe-reverses-course-begs-white-farmers-venezuela-a-new-state-sketchy-iran-intel-trump-s-secret-mexico-war","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wright-report-6060643","url":"https://99d58233-bde0-408e-8380-58043aa19ee8.libsyn.com/13-may-2026-qa-trump-to-china-xis-spies-in-california-president-aoc-zimbabwe-reverses-course-begs-white-farmers-venezuela-a-new-state-sketchy-iran-intel-trumps-secret-mexico-war","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_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 Wednesday Listener Q&A episode of The Wright Report, Bryan tackles President Trump's high-stakes trip to China, offering his wish list for a tough conversation with Xi Jinping on Iran, tariff evasion, Chinese espionage, fentanyl, Taiwan, and Beijing's growing operations inside the United States. He also answers listener questions on Chinese influence in California, including the guilty plea of a former Arcadia mayor accused of acting as an illegal agent of Beijing, and explains why he believes the Chinese threat requires a sustained national intelligence briefing campaign from the White House. Bryan then breaks down China's oil strategy during the Iran war, arguing that Xi may be carefully managing global supply to avoid a recession while keeping economic pressure on Trump and the GOP ahead of the midterms. Plus, Bryan covers the economic pain driving voter frustration, including inflation, student loan defaults, foreign worker visa programs, and Trump's messaging challenges on Iran. He also responds to questions on Zimbabwe's failed Marxist land reforms, Venezuela as a possible 51st state, reports that Iran may be digging out buried weapons, the DOJ investigation into former CIA Director John Brennan, and new reporting on CIA operations against Mexican cartels. \"And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.\" - John 8:32 Keywords: Trump China meeting Xi Jinping 2026 Taiwan Iran tariff evasion, China espionage Arcadia California Eileen Wang guilty plea, Chinese influence operations United States Trump intelligence briefing, China oil reserves Iran war midterm…","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":3419,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-wright-report-6060643/episodes/13-may-2026-q-a-trump-to-china-xi-s-spies-in-california-president-aoc-zimbabwe-reverses-course-begs-white-farmers-venezuela-a-new-state-sketchy-iran-intel-trump-s-secret-mexico-war/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-may-2026-q-a-trump-to-china-xi-s-spies-in-california-president-aoc-zimbabwe-reverses-course-begs-white-farmers-venezuela-a-new-state-sketchy-iran-intel-trump-s-secret-mexico-war.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}