{"podcast":{"title":"ABC News Top Stories","slug":"abc-news-top-stories-6001594","podcast_index_feed_id":6001594,"rss_url":"https://www.abc.net.au/feeds/101858056/podcast.xml","website_url":"https://www.abc.net.au/radio/","image_url":"https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/e095db3b3ea82ec7b474d8295add4336.jpg?src","author":"ABC Australia","episode_count":250,"summary":"ABC News Top Stories delivers the biggest breaking news and headlines from Australia and around the world, updated throughout the day. Get fast, trusted coverage of politics, business, extreme weather, and major national events from the ABC's newsroom direct to your podcast feed. Whether you're catching up on the morning's top headlines or need a quick update between meetings, ABC News Top Stories gives you the essential news of the day. You can also hear the biggest stories of the day explained in-depth in just a few minutes. Follow now for daily Australian news briefings from the ABC, Australia's most trusted news source.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-20T14:20:29.789761+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/abc-news-top-stories-6001594"},"episode":{"title":"What a 'very strong' El Niño means for summer","slug":"what-a-very-strong-el-ni-o-means-for-summer","published_at":"2026-09-04T01:55:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/abc-news-top-stories-6001594/what-a-very-strong-el-ni-o-means-for-summer","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/abc-news-top-stories-6001594","url":"https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/abc-news-top-stories/what-a-very-strong-el-ni%C3%B1o-means-for-summer/107116756","audio_url":"https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/o6/Z/ar.mp3","summary":"The World Meterological Organisation says the world is facing a \"super-sized\" El Niño event that could be the strongest in more than 70 years. The climate pattern is expected to intensify in the coming months and persist through until February next year. And while its no guarantee of extreme conditions through summer, experts here say it raises the odds of hot and difficult conditions.","meta_description":"The World Meterological Organisation says the world is facing a \"super-sized\" El Niño event that could be the strongest in more than 70 years. The climate…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":214,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/abc-news-top-stories-6001594/episodes/what-a-very-strong-el-ni-o-means-for-summer/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/abc-news-top-stories-6001594/what-a-very-strong-el-ni-o-means-for-summer.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}