{"podcast":{"title":"Edmonton News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"edmonton-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7596100","podcast_index_feed_id":7596100,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/the-stockton-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/the-stockton-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":209,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Edmonton News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Edmonton—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. Edmonton News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-09-18T14:17:48.916034+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/edmonton-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7596100"},"episode":{"title":"SSHRC Grants Under Scrutiny | Edmonton News","slug":"sshrc-grants-under-scrutiny-edmonton-news","published_at":"2026-09-18T06:05:57+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/edmonton-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7596100/sshrc-grants-under-scrutiny-edmonton-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/edmonton-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7596100","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/582a971dc17caa48","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/407c6ae4-2869-43b7-bdbc-33ce2a77860e.mp3","summary":"SSHRC is pouring $1.4 billion into Canadian research—from Arctic climate shifts to Justin Trudeau’s speeches and Canadian dance floors—raising eyebrows as the Canadian Taxpayers Federation flags grants like studying ancient Mesopotamian brewers or low-carbon video games, questioning whether taxpayer money is best spent on such niche projects, especially when nearly $4 million goes toward overseas research with unclear domestic returns. 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://edmontonsun.com/news/national/feds-grants-low-carbon-video-games/wcm/09e51763-04c3-4f3e-9e5e-c0ddd1975b01 More coverage & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/582a971dc17caa48 Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai.","meta_description":"SSHRC is pouring $1.4 billion into Canadian research—from Arctic climate shifts to Justin Trudeau’s speeches and Canadian dance floors—raising eyebrows as…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":113,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/edmonton-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7596100/episodes/sshrc-grants-under-scrutiny-edmonton-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/edmonton-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7596100/sshrc-grants-under-scrutiny-edmonton-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}