{"podcast":{"title":"Early Edition","slug":"early-edition-7571837","podcast_index_feed_id":7571837,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/690b5df3317c91fd9a7765c9","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/early-edition","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/690b5df3317c91fd9a7765c9/1774994909786-adee17e6-73fb-4b2f-a361-6c5118b0a653.jpeg","author":"The Irish Times","episode_count":171,"summary":"A morning news update from The Irish Times. Our top stories five days a week. Produced in association with MSD. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T12:17:47.409486+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/early-edition-7571837"},"episode":{"title":"Iran trades blows with the US; and massive gun stash linked to Polish crime gang in Ireland","slug":"iran-trades-blows-with-the-us-and-massive-gun-stash-linked-to-polish-crime-gang-in-ireland","published_at":"2026-07-14T03:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/early-edition-7571837/iran-trades-blows-with-the-us-and-massive-gun-stash-linked-to-polish-crime-gang-in-ireland","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/early-edition-7571837","url":"https://shows.acast.com/early-edition/episodes/iran-trades-blows-with-the-us-and-massive-gun-stash-linked-t","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/690b5df3317c91fd9a7765c9/e/6a55292c75790d5f0175f9b2/media.mp3","summary":"The conflict between the US and Iran has escalated again after Donald Trump said he would reimpose the blockade on Iranian ports and charge a 20% tariff on any ships trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. Gardaí have seized one of Ireland’s largest organised crime arms dumps in more than a decade, uncovering machine guns, pistols, and drugs linked to a Polish gang. A new law giving women up to five days paid leave after a miscarriage before 23 weeks of pregnancy is to be brought before cabinet today. Many families are getting into debt covering school costs, according to the Irish League of Credit Unions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"The conflict between the US and Iran has escalated again after Donald Trump said he would reimpose the blockade on Iranian ports and charge a 20% tariff o…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":382,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/early-edition-7571837/episodes/iran-trades-blows-with-the-us-and-massive-gun-stash-linked-to-polish-crime-gang-in-ireland/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/early-edition-7571837/iran-trades-blows-with-the-us-and-massive-gun-stash-linked-to-polish-crime-gang-in-ireland.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}