{"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":"Bees May Feel Like We Do | Melbourne News","slug":"bees-may-feel-like-we-do-melbourne-news","published_at":"2026-07-06T19:24:52+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/melbourne-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7572838/bees-may-feel-like-we-do-melbourne-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/melbourne-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7572838","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/39ae7437-7d11-4f17-88b1-8bda22538e3e.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/39ae7437-7d11-4f17-88b1-8bda22538e3e.mp3","summary":"Bees might feel pleasure and pain—new research shows they lick their lips for sweet tastes and shake their heads for bitter ones, hinting at emotions. Scientists in Australia and China found these reactions aren’t reflexes but signs of inner experience, even shifting based on stress—like how a sports drink tastes better after a workout. This challenges the old view of insects as simple machines, revealing a richer, more complex inner life. 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. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/a8d57edb3c2284ed","meta_description":"Bees might feel pleasure and pain—new research shows they lick their lips for sweet tastes and shake their heads for bitter ones, hinting at emotions. Sci…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":93,"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/bees-may-feel-like-we-do-melbourne-news/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/bees-may-feel-like-we-do-melbourne-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}