{"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":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/abc-news-daily-504641"},"episode":{"title":"What Putin gains from the Iran war","slug":"what-putin-gains-from-the-iran-war","published_at":"2026-04-16T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/abc-news-daily-504641/what-putin-gains-from-the-iran-war","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/abc-news-daily-504641","url":"https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/abc-news-daily/what-putin-gains-from-the-iran-war/106572930","audio_url":"https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/jl/Z/07.mp3","summary":"What does Russia’s Vladimir Putin make of the Iran war? He’s one of the few beneficiaries, making vast sums of money as the oil price spiked and Donald Trump temporarily eased sanctions. The world’s attention has been diverted from his war in Ukraine and the thorn in his side, the NATO alliance, is under more pressure than ever. Today, international relations expert Rajan Menon on Trump’s growing anger about NATO’s refusal to help the US in the Strait of Hormuz and whether Europe will soon be ready to ward off its hostile neighbour on its own. Featured: Rajan Menon, professor emeritus of international relations at the City College of New York and a senior research fellow at the Saltzman Institute at Columbia University","meta_description":"What does Russia’s Vladimir Putin make of the Iran war? He’s one of the few beneficiaries, making vast sums of money as the oil price spiked and Donald Tr…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":922,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/abc-news-daily-504641/episodes/what-putin-gains-from-the-iran-war/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/what-putin-gains-from-the-iran-war.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}