{"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":"Pipeline expansion approved; Michael Jackson biopic backlash","slug":"pipeline-expansion-approved-michael-jackson-biopic-backlash","published_at":"2026-04-25T01:35:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-national-with-dawna-friesen-7132668/pipeline-expansion-approved-michael-jackson-biopic-backlash","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-national-with-dawna-friesen-7132668","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CORU6870982909.mp3?updated=1777516383","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CORU6870982909.mp3?updated=1777516383","summary":"The federal government has approved a $4-billion natural gas pipeline expansion project. David Akin explains where it'll be located, and what it means for jobs and the economy. Jackson Proskow reports on the pressure mounting on the U.S. to strike a deal to end the Iran war so the Strait of Hormuz can fully reopen. Redmond Shannon explains how an American soldier is accused of insider trading and making hundreds of thousands of dollars over the capture and ouster of former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro. Former federal Conservative leader Erin O'Toole is sounding off about what he believes current party leader Pierre Poilievre can do to become more popular. Mackenzie Gray explains how Poilievre is responding. Touria Izri explains why the controversial new Michael Jackson biopic 'Michael' is omitting critical details about the king of pop's life. Plus, monster marathon: Nicole Di Donato catches up with a Canadian ultramarathoner who ran a gruelling race into the record books. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"The federal government has approved a $4-billion natural gas pipeline expansion project. David Akin explains where it'll be located, and what it means for…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1581,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/global-national-with-dawna-friesen-7132668/episodes/pipeline-expansion-approved-michael-jackson-biopic-backlash/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/pipeline-expansion-approved-michael-jackson-biopic-backlash.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}