{"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":"Metrolink agency; Spend like it's the 90s; Best new shows in July","slug":"metrolink-agency-spend-like-it-s-the-90s-best-new-shows-in-july","published_at":"2026-07-01T03:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/early-edition-7571837/metrolink-agency-spend-like-it-s-the-90s-best-new-shows-in-july","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/early-edition-7571837","url":"https://shows.acast.com/early-edition/episodes/metrolink-agency-spend-like-its-the-90s-best-new-shows-in-ju","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/690b5df3317c91fd9a7765c9/e/6a4400efd668ce4585f388d0/media.mp3","summary":"The Government is seeking to fast-track legislation which will allow for the establishment of a State agency to deliver the planed Dublin metro project . The Ukrainian Government has rejected a donation from Ireland of a fleet of armoured combat vehicles to aid in the fight against Russia. The Defence Forces’ 27 light armoured tactical vehicles (LATVs) were first acquired 20 years ago but had a poor reputation and frequently broke down. While so many of us are going gaga for 90s culture, there are money lessons to be learned from that decade. Opting to have a “1990s summer” could amount to financial savings as well as nostalgia. Looking for a new show to binge watch in July? Kevin Courtney has a roundup of the best new shows streaming this month. Presented by Aideen Finnegan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"The Government is seeking to fast-track legislation which will allow for the establishment of a State agency to deliver the planed Dublin metro project .…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":598,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/early-edition-7571837/episodes/metrolink-agency-spend-like-it-s-the-90s-best-new-shows-in-july/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/metrolink-agency-spend-like-it-s-the-90s-best-new-shows-in-july.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}