{"podcast":{"title":"Education Nation","slug":"education-nation-6810585","podcast_index_feed_id":6810585,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/stateofthenation/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/stateofthenation","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/stateofthenation/20260119_100154_cd68321b9e6870de0c4a919631042489.jpg","author":"State of the Nation","episode_count":26,"summary":"Education Nation is a new podcast for 2026 brought to you by the Irish Catholic. Hosted by Nicky Cuddihy, we have lined up a host of fascinating guests who have intriguing stories to tell about their own career journeys and their role within the Irish education system. As we hear their stories, we hope that the podcast will help us develop a better understanding of the complexity and the richness and the diversity that make our education system so unique, and our schools and teachers so highly valued.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-12T18:21:32.232884+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/education-nation-6810585"},"episode":{"title":"State of the Nation: What Leo Varadkar’s resignation might teach Fine Gael about their own values","slug":"state-of-the-nation-what-leo-varadkar-s-resignation-might-teach-fine-gael-about-their-own-values","published_at":"2024-03-21T16:56:20+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/education-nation-6810585/state-of-the-nation-what-leo-varadkar-s-resignation-might-teach-fine-gael-about-their-own-values","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/education-nation-6810585","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/stateofthenation/1401290","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/255486/1401290/stateofthenation/2024_03_21_16_15_14_0d041363-8f79-430a-a0c7-d733526f06c1.mp3","summary":"The shock resignation of Taoiseach Leo Varadkar this week was just the latest sign that Irish politics is in a new era. And it’s an era defined by the mess created by our political elites. The overwhelming rejection of the March 8th Referendums showed just how disconnected the government had become from the people, and this week on State of the Nation, we show how our disappearing Taoiseach is just the latest tremor ahead of a vast political earthquake headed our way. Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín and former Fine Gael Senator Fidelma Healy Eames join Michael Kelly to give their perspective on why Varadkar stepped down, what awaits his replacement, and why Fianna Fáil resembles a McDonald's franchise.","meta_description":"The shock resignation of Taoiseach Leo Varadkar this week was just the latest sign that Irish politics is in a new era. And it’s an era defined by the mes…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2491,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/education-nation-6810585/episodes/state-of-the-nation-what-leo-varadkar-s-resignation-might-teach-fine-gael-about-their-own-values/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/education-nation-6810585/state-of-the-nation-what-leo-varadkar-s-resignation-might-teach-fine-gael-about-their-own-values.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}