{"podcast":{"title":"Mediawatch","slug":"mediawatch-1043897","podcast_index_feed_id":1043897,"rss_url":"https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcasts/acast/mediawatch.rss","website_url":"https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/mediawatch","image_url":"https://media.rnztools.nz/rnz/image/upload/s--9v6zbVmO--/t_kt-podcast-external-cover-feeds/4JV4MXK_mediawatch_external_cover_v2_png.jpg?_a=BAMAMiiu0.jpg","author":"RNZ","episode_count":300,"summary":"There's never a shortage of opinions on the media but Mediawatch looks at it all in detail for those keen to know more about the news - as well as those who work in media.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-26T20:19:01.783141+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mediawatch-1043897"},"episode":{"title":"PM calls time on ‘soap opera’, Microsoft urges NZ to embrace AI, dodgy weather on TV","slug":"pm-calls-time-on-soap-opera-microsoft-urges-nz-to-embrace-ai-dodgy-weather-on-tv","published_at":"2026-04-25T21:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mediawatch-1043897/pm-calls-time-on-soap-opera-microsoft-urges-nz-to-embrace-ai-dodgy-weather-on-tv","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mediawatch-1043897","url":"https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/mediawatch?share=6af56d26-c505-4373-b00b-d7d099e1a808","audio_url":"https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1777087791/audio/mwatch/mwatch-20260426-0900-pm_calls_time_on_soap_opera_microsoft_urges_nz_to_embrace_ai.mp3","summary":"Reports National MPs might roll their leader sparked a frenzy that prompted the PM's ‘put-up-or-shut-up’ vote. When he won, he told media to shut up too. Fair enough? Also: Microsoft’s main man’s urged NZ to embrace AI while an expert warns our media have a lot to lose - and dodgy weather on TV. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details","meta_description":"Reports National MPs might roll their leader sparked a frenzy that prompted the PM's ‘put-up-or-shut-up’ vote. When he won, he told media to shut up too.…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2401,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mediawatch-1043897/episodes/pm-calls-time-on-soap-opera-microsoft-urges-nz-to-embrace-ai-dodgy-weather-on-tv/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mediawatch-1043897/pm-calls-time-on-soap-opera-microsoft-urges-nz-to-embrace-ai-dodgy-weather-on-tv.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}