{"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":525,"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":"2026-06-17T06:18:49.668130+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-national-with-dawna-friesen-7132668"},"episode":{"title":"New U.S. tariff threat; Trump sleeping questions; Turmoil at CBS News","slug":"new-u-s-tariff-threat-trump-sleeping-questions-turmoil-at-cbs-news","published_at":"2026-06-04T01:23:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-national-with-dawna-friesen-7132668/new-u-s-tariff-threat-trump-sleeping-questions-turmoil-at-cbs-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-national-with-dawna-friesen-7132668","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CORU5731783105.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CORU5731783105.mp3","summary":"The U.S. announces a new tariff threat against Canada. Mackenzie Gray explains why, and what the White House claims dozens of countries, including Canada, are failing to do. Touria Izri explains why the federal government wants the CRTC to review a decision to force American streaming giants to pay more for Canadian content. Ben O'Hara-Byrne reports on Ottawa's new support for the forest industry. Jackson Proskow reports on the intensifying attacks in the Middle East, while negotiations to stop the war go nowhere. Dawna Friesen tells you about a U.S. Congressional committee hearing where Secretary of State Marco Rubio was grilled about President Donald Trump dozing off during important meetings. Eric Sorensen looks at the growing turmoil at CBS News. It just fired veteran journalist Scott Pelley after he had some scathing words for his bosses, as fears grow about corporate and government influence infiltrating the network's highly respected newsmagazine \"60 Minutes.\" Redmond Shannon reports on the outrage, and accusations of racism and two-tier policing after a British teenager was arrested while he was dying. Plus, high-tech help: Sarah MacDonald visits the Vancouver hospital using robots to prepare chemotherapy for cancer patients. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"The U.S. announces a new tariff threat against Canada. Mackenzie Gray explains why, and what the White House claims dozens of countries, including Canada,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1583,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/global-national-with-dawna-friesen-7132668/episodes/new-u-s-tariff-threat-trump-sleeping-questions-turmoil-at-cbs-news/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/new-u-s-tariff-threat-trump-sleeping-questions-turmoil-at-cbs-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}