{"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":"Premiers' united front amid separation anxiety; Staying on the moon","slug":"premiers-united-front-amid-separation-anxiety-staying-on-the-moon","published_at":"2026-05-27T01:10:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-national-with-dawna-friesen-7132668/premiers-united-front-amid-separation-anxiety-staying-on-the-moon","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-national-with-dawna-friesen-7132668","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CORU3431026760.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CORU3431026760.mp3","summary":"Canada's western and northern premiers have wrapped up two days of meetings. As Heather Yourex-West reports, all that talk about Alberta separatism has the leaders trying to put on a united front. David Akin explains why Liberal MP Steven Guilbeault is expected to resign, and what that might mean for Prime Minister Mark Carney's majority government. Mackenzie Gray reports on what Bill C-22, Ottawa's controversial lawful access bill, means for your privacy, and why some tech giants are threatening to leave Canada. Touria Izri explains the new measures Canada is taking to curb the spread of Ebola. Jackson Proskow reports on U.S. President Donald Trump's annual physical, and how the commander-in-chief is facing questions about his health and fitness for office. Redmond Shannon explains how new attacks are further complicating the Iran peace talks. Melissa Ridgen explains why some people on the Prairies are trying to stop artificial intelligence centres from being built in their communities. Plus, NASA's next giant leap: Heidi Petracek reports on the new mission to go to the moon - and stay there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Canada's western and northern premiers have wrapped up two days of meetings. As Heather Yourex-West reports, all that talk about Alberta separatism has th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1589,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/global-national-with-dawna-friesen-7132668/episodes/premiers-united-front-amid-separation-anxiety-staying-on-the-moon/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/premiers-united-front-amid-separation-anxiety-staying-on-the-moon.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}