{"podcast":{"title":"To The Contrary with Charlie Sykes","slug":"to-the-contrary-with-charlie-sykes-7201870","podcast_index_feed_id":7201870,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/67a407e5340a5590cd2953ad","website_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/to-the-contrary","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/67a407e5340a5590cd2953ad/1779282218257-85582166-fea1-4b59-aeb0-5225884ca0a1.jpeg","author":"Charlie Sykes","episode_count":223,"summary":"You are not the crazy ones. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-02T08:22:27.374404+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/to-the-contrary-with-charlie-sykes-7201870"},"episode":{"title":"Are We at War With Iran Again?","slug":"are-we-at-war-with-iran-again","published_at":"2026-07-08T17:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/to-the-contrary-with-charlie-sykes-7201870/are-we-at-war-with-iran-again","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/to-the-contrary-with-charlie-sykes-7201870","url":"https://shows.acast.com/to-the-contrary/episodes/6a4e805d1c8f5a97d869a790","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67a407e5340a5590cd2953ad/e/6a4e805d1c8f5a97d869a790/media.mp3","summary":"Retired Lieutenant General Mark Hertling served as commanding general of the U.S. Army in Europe during the Obama administration. He's also the author of “If I Don’t Return: A Father’s Wartime Journal.” In this episode, he and Charlie discuss the conflict with Iran, Trump insulting our NATO allies, Ukraine's struggles, and Pete Hegseth's unusual leadership style. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Retired Lieutenant General Mark Hertling served as commanding general of the U.S. Army in Europe during the Obama administration. He's also the author of…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2542,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/to-the-contrary-with-charlie-sykes-7201870/episodes/are-we-at-war-with-iran-again/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/to-the-contrary-with-charlie-sykes-7201870/are-we-at-war-with-iran-again.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}