# Episode 709: 17 April 2026 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/hear-now-6461340/episode-709-17-april-2026 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/hear-now-6461340/episode-709-17-april-2026.md Podcast: [Hear & Now](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hear-now-6461340) Published: 2026-04-17T06:25:40+00:00 Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hearnnow/episodes/Episode-709-17-April-2026-e3i1jtr Audio file: https://anchor.fm/s/4feff3e0/podcast/play/118590843/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-17%2F7dfd8dba-9fdb-1d42-313a-0e261b993ac5.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hear-now-6461340/episodes/episode-709-17-april-2026 Duration seconds: 269 ## Resource Episode 709: Tune in to Hear & Now with Airav! Travel insurance adapts to global challenges, EV growth sparks fresh opportunities in the insurance market and the shipping sector receives a ₹14,000 crore boost. Stay tuned for these key updates! ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hear-now-6461340/episodes/episode-709-17-april-2026/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/hear-now-6461340/episode-709-17-april-2026.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.