{"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":"17 JUN 2026: Q&A: Iran Gets Cash // CIA Says Iran Lies // Syria To Invade Lebanon // Spies in Iran // America Fights To Re-Arm // The Rare Earth Crisis // Dems Reject Babies for Climate // Terror at the WH // 500","slug":"17-jun-2026-q-a-iran-gets-cash-cia-says-iran-lies-syria-to-invade-lebanon-spies-in-iran-america-fights-to-re-arm-the-rare-earth-crisis-dems-reject-babies-for-climate-terror-at-the-wh-500","published_at":"2026-06-17T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wright-report-6060643/17-jun-2026-q-a-iran-gets-cash-cia-says-iran-lies-syria-to-invade-lebanon-spies-in-iran-america-fights-to-re-arm-the-rare-earth-crisis-dems-reject-babies-for-climate-terror-at-the-wh-500","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wright-report-6060643","url":"https://99d58233-bde0-408e-8380-58043aa19ee8.libsyn.com/17-jun-2026-qa-iran-gets-cash-cia-says-iran-lies-syria-to-invade-lebanon-spies-in-iran-america-fights-to-re-arm-the-rare-earth-crisis-dems-reject-babies-for-climate-terror-at-the-wh-500","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-8380-58043aa19ee8/17_JUN_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 Listener Q&A episode of The Wright Report, Bryan answers your sharpest questions on the Iran Peace Memo, walking through exactly why the text still hasn't been released, what we know for certain about the money Iran is already collecting, and why his own CIA sources align with Director Ratcliffe's assessment that the IRGC simply cannot be trusted on its nuclear promises. Bryan also takes on the toughest pushback of the week, including a listener threatening to cancel over his Iran coverage, fielding it directly and on the record. He breaks down the rare earth mineral crisis and whether the US can rebuild its supply chain before a potential conflict with China, explains why climate change has functionally become a religion for the American Left, and shares his view on a domestic terror plot targeting the White House that he believes previews what the next 9/11 will actually look like. Plus, Bryan closes with a question about whether America can survive another 250 years, delivering a blunt, geopolitical case for why the answer is yes, but only if the country deals with the threat he considers more immediate than Iran. \"And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.\" - John 8:32 Keywords: Wright Report, Bryan Dean Wright, Iran Peace Memo, IRGC, nuclear program, JD Vance, CIA intel, John Ratcliffe, rare earth minerals, China supply chain, US military munitions, Gavin Newsom, climate change Democrats, Ezra Klein, domestic terror plot, drone attack White House, UFC plot, Mossad, Israel Lebanon, American exceptionalism, midterm elections, SpaceX IPO, Gina Rinehart,…","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":3106,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-wright-report-6060643/episodes/17-jun-2026-q-a-iran-gets-cash-cia-says-iran-lies-syria-to-invade-lebanon-spies-in-iran-america-fights-to-re-arm-the-rare-earth-crisis-dems-reject-babies-for-climate-terror-at-the-wh-500/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-6060643/17-jun-2026-q-a-iran-gets-cash-cia-says-iran-lies-syria-to-invade-lebanon-spies-in-iran-america-fights-to-re-arm-the-rare-earth-crisis-dems-reject-babies-for-climate-terror-at-the-wh-500.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}