{"podcast":{"title":"Liverpool News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"liverpool-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7572917","podcast_index_feed_id":7572917,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/roanoke-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/roanoke-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":768,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Liverpool News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Liverpool—from local news and business to culture, sports, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Liverpool News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-09-18T10:23:32.483774+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/liverpool-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7572917"},"episode":{"title":"Nuclear Option Sparks Academy Row | Liverpool News","slug":"nuclear-option-sparks-academy-row-liverpool-news","published_at":"2026-09-17T15:08:35+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/liverpool-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7572917/nuclear-option-sparks-academy-row-liverpool-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/liverpool-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7572917","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/4c7ab05766929c09","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/68025faf-a905-416e-b9ae-487b5274d2e6.mp3","summary":"Parents at St Anthony of Padua Catholic Primary School are rallying against plans to turn their “Good” rated school into an academy, sparking fears over loss of local control and funding. Tensions escalated at a meeting where the Archdiocese’s director reportedly threatened a “nuclear button option” if governors resisted — a claim the Archdiocese denies, calling it misleading, while attendees, including a reporter, insist they heard it. This dispute is part of a wider push by the Archdiocese of Liverpool to bring 200 Catholic schools under academy trusts, raising urgent questions about autonomy, transparency, and the future of Catholic education in the region. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Sources: https://www.livpost.co.uk/in-mossley-hill-one-primary-schools-parents-are-fighting-against-the-archbishop/ More coverage & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/4c7ab05766929c09 Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai.","meta_description":"Parents at St Anthony of Padua Catholic Primary School are rallying against plans to turn their “Good” rated school into an academy, sparking fears over l…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":111,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/liverpool-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7572917/episodes/nuclear-option-sparks-academy-row-liverpool-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/liverpool-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7572917/nuclear-option-sparks-academy-row-liverpool-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}