{"podcast":{"title":"Calgary News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"calgary-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7599267","podcast_index_feed_id":7599267,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/northwestern-wildcats-football-today-2-min-news.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/northwestern-wildcats-football-today-2-min-news.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":437,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Calgary News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Calgary—from local news and business to culture, sports, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Calgary News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-09-19T10:20:42.685667+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/calgary-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7599267"},"episode":{"title":"University Staff Warn on Alberta Separation | Calgary News","slug":"university-staff-warn-on-alberta-separation-calgary-news","published_at":"2026-09-13T19:30:07+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/calgary-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7599267/university-staff-warn-on-alberta-separation-calgary-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/calgary-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7599267","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/d03dd17ce6c4a905","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/33049985-19ef-4c1f-b48b-77a4794a2fb7.mp3","summary":"Four thousand academic staff at the University of Alberta have joined the referendum fray as third-party advertisers, warning that Alberta’s potential separation from Canada could cripple the university’s future — especially its lifeblood: federal funding. With $215 million in grants alone in 2024 supporting students and research, the union fears separation would slash those resources, jeopardize global accreditation, and scare off prospective students. As separatist campaigns outspend pro-union voices by over half a million dollars, the academic community is stepping up to defend the institution’s stability and long-term growth. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Sources: https://calgaryherald.com/news/politics/university-of-alberta-faculty-referendum-advertiser More coverage & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/d03dd17ce6c4a905 Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai.","meta_description":"Four thousand academic staff at the University of Alberta have joined the referendum fray as third-party advertisers, warning that Alberta’s potential sep…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":98,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/calgary-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7599267/episodes/university-staff-warn-on-alberta-separation-calgary-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/calgary-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7599267/university-staff-warn-on-alberta-separation-calgary-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}