{"podcast":{"title":"ABC News Daily","slug":"abc-news-daily-504641","podcast_index_feed_id":504641,"rss_url":"https://www.abc.net.au/feeds/9443166/podcast.xml","website_url":"https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/abc-news-daily/","image_url":"https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/4361142a589ba5ff093f29ccf92b6b8e.jpg?src","author":"abcpodcasts@abc.net.au","episode_count":250,"summary":"ABC News Daily is the podcast that helps you understand the issues affecting your world. Every episode, host Samantha Hawley walks through one story with the help of an ABC colleague or expert in under 15 minutes. When you want coverage you can trust, listen to ABC News Daily. From interest rates, real estate and the housing crisis, to scams and US politics, ABC News Daily brings you facts and analysis you need to understand the biggest news stories. The podcast covers news from America, with analysis of the Donald Trump administration in the White House. His actions, including threats of massive tariffs have big implications for global politics and the economy and US journalists and experts will explain what's at stake. As Australians battle a cost-of-living crisis, ABC News Daily looks at the causes of inflation, rising rental costs, house prices, insurance costs and the price of groceries. Key experts in business and finance join Samantha Hawley, explaining the state of the economy, the unemployment rate and the jobs market. Whether you rent, own an investment house or apartment, or are repaying a mortgage, ABC News Daily offers unique insights and analysis. When there are big…","last_synced_at":"2026-09-15T06:21:42.595093+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/abc-news-daily-504641"},"episode":{"title":"Is this Mark Zuckerberg's 'big tobacco' moment?","slug":"is-this-mark-zuckerberg-s-big-tobacco-moment","published_at":"2026-08-25T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/abc-news-daily-504641/is-this-mark-zuckerberg-s-big-tobacco-moment","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/abc-news-daily-504641","url":"https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/abc-news-daily/is-this-mark-zuckerberg-s-big-tobacco-moment/107076548","audio_url":"https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/nr/Z/8p.mp3","summary":"In a landmark US court case, attorneys general representing 29 states are suing Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, accusing it of knowingly harming children and designing its platforms to keep young users hooked on scrolling. It's being likened to the wave of lawsuits filed against big tobacco companies in the 1990s. If the states are successful, the ruling could have far-reaching consequences for Meta's business model, and for the way all of us use social media. Today, Dara Kerr, tech reporter with The Guardian US on what could be Meta's big tobacco moment Featured: Dara Kerr, tech reporter for The Guardian US","meta_description":"In a landmark US court case, attorneys general representing 29 states are suing Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, accusing it of knowingly…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":930,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/abc-news-daily-504641/episodes/is-this-mark-zuckerberg-s-big-tobacco-moment/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/abc-news-daily-504641/is-this-mark-zuckerberg-s-big-tobacco-moment.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}