{"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":197,"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":"2026-09-19T10:17:27.701480+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/melbourne-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7572838"},"episode":{"title":"BOM Rain Radar Gets Major Upgrade | Melbourne News","slug":"bom-rain-radar-gets-major-upgrade-melbourne-news","published_at":"2026-09-18T11:50:16+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/melbourne-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7572838/bom-rain-radar-gets-major-upgrade-melbourne-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/melbourne-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7572838","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/9e1a2c1f35cb86a6","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/9bde2766-0867-467c-8a3c-07466d66fdaf.mp3","summary":"The Bureau of Meteorology is turning heads again — this time with major upgrades to their rain radar after a rocky website launch last year. Following widespread criticism over its confusing design and usability, they’ve rolled out a sleeker, more intuitive interface packed with features like location-specific views, quick radar links, and range rings to show distance. The $96.5 million site debut in October didn’t go over well, especially the radar’s color scheme and layout — so they listened. CEO Stuart Minchin confirms they’re committed to user feedback, promising even more improvements later this year, including dual naming for Australian places. It’s not perfect yet, but the BOM’s clearly on a mission to get it right — one click at a time. 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.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-18/bureau-of-meteorology-website-major-update-to-rain-radar/107167980 More coverage & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/9e1a2c1f35cb86a6 Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai.","meta_description":"The Bureau of Meteorology is turning heads again — this time with major upgrades to their rain radar after a rocky website launch last year. Following wid…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":104,"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/bom-rain-radar-gets-major-upgrade-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/bom-rain-radar-gets-major-upgrade-melbourne-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}