{"podcast":{"title":"Global National with Dawna Friesen","slug":"global-national-with-dawna-friesen-7132668","podcast_index_feed_id":7132668,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/CORU9124156119","website_url":"https://globalnews.ca/national/program/global-national","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/26aa1630-fb66-11ee-8eca-bf7d55bb5736/image/25f40f26447774912de7c67993c41b92.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Global News","episode_count":625,"summary":"Global National with Dawna Friesen is Canada’s evening national news podcast, and provides a distinctive voice and approach to the day’s top stories. Following its mission statement of “Story is everything,” the Global National team provides Canadians with in-depth analysis and perspective on important national and international events, connecting with audiences coast-to-coast, bringing clarity to the issues and news of the day. Global National has news bureaus and correspondents in every major Canadian city, as well as Washington and London. The multiple award-winning Global National has been voted Best Newscast by the Radio and Television News Directors Association (RTNDA) of Canada and by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television (the Canadian Screen Awards).","last_synced_at":"2026-09-25T12:23:40.412498+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-national-with-dawna-friesen-7132668"},"episode":{"title":"Earthquakes hit Venezuela; Canadian ER wait times worsen","slug":"earthquakes-hit-venezuela-canadian-er-wait-times-worsen","published_at":"2026-06-26T01:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-national-with-dawna-friesen-7132668/earthquakes-hit-venezuela-canadian-er-wait-times-worsen","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-national-with-dawna-friesen-7132668","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CORU1587507096.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CORU1587507096.mp3","summary":"Disaster has struck Venezuela after two back-to-back earthquakes. Jackson Proskow reports on the destruction and the race to find survivors, while Kevin Gallagher looks at the fears Venezuela's government cannot cope. Redmond Shannon reports on Europe's historic heat wave, and how the political debate is heating up over air conditioning. David Akin looks at what Prime Minister Mark Carney is saying about October's Alberta separatism referendum, a surprise phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump, and the future of 24 Sussex Drive. Katherine Ward explains why wait times in Canadian emergency rooms are getting worse, and the possible ways to fix the problem. Eric Sorensen explains what soccer fans can expect for what should be a fast-paced Round of 32 match at the World Cup. Plus, a Halifax man recently ran into trouble when he tried to board his flight to Winnipeg with the cremated remains of his pet dog. Heidi Petracek reports on Vincent Masse's cautionary tale, what the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) is saying about carrying ashes onto a plane, and how the situation still ultimately had a happy ending. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Disaster has struck Venezuela after two back-to-back earthquakes. Jackson Proskow reports on the destruction and the race to find survivors, while Kevin G…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1535,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/global-national-with-dawna-friesen-7132668/episodes/earthquakes-hit-venezuela-canadian-er-wait-times-worsen/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-national-with-dawna-friesen-7132668/earthquakes-hit-venezuela-canadian-er-wait-times-worsen.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}