{"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":"Social media ban bill; Philippines earthquake; Botox for dementia","slug":"social-media-ban-bill-philippines-earthquake-botox-for-dementia","published_at":"2026-06-09T01:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-national-with-dawna-friesen-7132668/social-media-ban-bill-philippines-earthquake-botox-for-dementia","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-national-with-dawna-friesen-7132668","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CORU2208892678.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CORU2208892678.mp3","summary":"Canada could be banning social media for anyone under 16. Mackenzie Gray looks at what's known about the federal government's proposal, and the skepticism over how effective it will be. Louise Arbour has been sworn in as Canada's new governor general. David Akin reports on the pomp and circumstance, and Arbour's message to Canadians. Nathaniel Dove tells you about the powerful earthquake that rattled the Philippines. Jackson Proskow reports on U.S. President Donald Trump's warning to both Israel and Iran, and how they're reacting. Adam MacVicar looks at federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's campaign to keep Alberta in Canada, and his message to Albertans. Touria Izri tells you how Canadian doctors are using Botox to help dementia patients. Plus, back to the future: Redmond Shannon explains how a decades-old tip about a racehorse led to a windfall for some Londoners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Canada could be banning social media for anyone under 16. Mackenzie Gray looks at what's known about the federal government's proposal, and the skepticism…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1570,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/global-national-with-dawna-friesen-7132668/episodes/social-media-ban-bill-philippines-earthquake-botox-for-dementia/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/social-media-ban-bill-philippines-earthquake-botox-for-dementia.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}