{"podcast":{"title":"Melbourne News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"melbourne-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7572838","podcast_index_feed_id":7572838,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/washington-mystics-the-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/washington-mystics-the-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":430,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Melbourne News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Melbourne—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. Melbourne News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening in your city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T08:17:26.487596+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/melbourne-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7572838"},"episode":{"title":"Aussie Sake Brewer in Japan","slug":"aussie-sake-brewer-in-japan","published_at":"2026-06-22T20:28:11+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/melbourne-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7572838/aussie-sake-brewer-in-japan","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/melbourne-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7572838","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/d35bbd48-fbb2-4f02-a0fe-3e3c13fc3d70.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/d35bbd48-fbb2-4f02-a0fe-3e3c13fc3d70.mp3","summary":"Matt Froude ditched the classroom for sake barrels—teaching English in Japan turned into brewing his own brand, Municipal, now shipping Aussie-made sake to restaurants back home. He’s set to be the only Aussie brewer at the Melbourne Sake Festival in 2026, rubbing shoulders with 75 Japanese masters. Splitting his year between grape wine in Victoria and traditional sake brewing with a 160-year-old family brewery, he’s turning a passion into a global craft, producing 150 bottles this year alone. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/216748885712e126","meta_description":"Matt Froude ditched the classroom for sake barrels—teaching English in Japan turned into brewing his own brand, Municipal, now shipping Aussie-made sake t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":117,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/melbourne-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7572838/episodes/aussie-sake-brewer-in-japan/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/melbourne-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7572838/aussie-sake-brewer-in-japan.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}