{"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":"Student Loan Freeze Stalls | Liverpool News","slug":"student-loan-freeze-stalls-liverpool-news","published_at":"2026-09-13T16:38:21+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/liverpool-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7572917/student-loan-freeze-stalls-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/f377f2cb34253ffc","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/9d1f4da1-d7af-4a25-97ef-2ebdf6458024.mp3","summary":"The Treasury Committee is pushing the government to scrap a three-year freeze on student loan repayment thresholds, which means more graduates will pay back more as wages rise — but the government’s response is lukewarm, calling it “under review” while refusing to reverse course. Finance expert Martin Lewis calls this move “immoral,” slamming the government for rejecting fair loan protections and sticking with the higher RPI inflation measure. Though transparency pledges were made for future students, Lewis insists nothing fixes the current crisis — and he’s holding out hope that public pressure might force a change in the next budget. 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.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/martin-lewis-issues-very-frank-34611385 More coverage & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/f377f2cb34253ffc Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai.","meta_description":"The Treasury Committee is pushing the government to scrap a three-year freeze on student loan repayment thresholds, which means more graduates will pay ba…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":127,"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/student-loan-freeze-stalls-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/student-loan-freeze-stalls-liverpool-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}