{"podcast":{"title":"News Club","slug":"news-club-251816","podcast_index_feed_id":251816,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/STHZE1133433304","website_url":"https://www.thesquiz.com.au/weeklywrap/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/3db442cc-3562-11ed-b10b-7f2ff768db6d/image/b799df09884336b290f937c311e4725b.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"The Squiz","episode_count":504,"summary":"News Club is the place to go for conversations about the news. Agenda-free and hosted by friends - Claire Kimball and Kate Watson - we are here for you - making it easy to keep across the big issues and get ahead of what's coming up.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T08:18:31.354592+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/news-club-251816"},"episode":{"title":"What's up with home prices? An Empire climb, and a celebration of independence","slug":"what-s-up-with-home-prices-an-empire-climb-and-a-celebration-of-independence","published_at":"2026-07-03T19:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/news-club-251816/what-s-up-with-home-prices-an-empire-climb-and-a-celebration-of-independence","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/news-club-251816","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE5183152347.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE5183152347.mp3","summary":"This is the week in news and what’s coming up with Claire Kimball and Kate Watson. This week, we’re talking house prices and what’s happening with them, new gambling advertising laws, a romantic climb up the Empire State building, The Super Netball grand final, 250 years of an independent United States, and Claire’s moment at the National Press Club Links Bill Shorten and Christopher Pyne dissect the monoculture debate - ABC’s  7.30 Tim Duggan (and Claire Kimball) at the National Press Club Kate’s recommendation: Simply Wholesome Pantry - Recipe Bases  Claire’s recommendation: Funday Gummy Snakes Want more News Club in your life? We've got you… ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for our News Club newsletter⁠⁠ Watch all our episodes ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on YouTube⁠⁠ Follow us on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠ @TheSquiz⁠⁠ PS: If you love what we do, the best way to support us is by clicking ‘follow’ on Apple or Spotify. A huge thanks to those who drop us a 5-star review, or even better - spread the word about News Club with your friends, family, colleagues... even your barista. Hosts: Claire Kimball & Kate Watson Producer & Editor: Ryan Pemberton Researcher: Sophie Felice","meta_description":"This is the week in news and what’s coming up with Claire Kimball and Kate Watson. This week, we’re talking house prices and what’s happening with them, n…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2769,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/news-club-251816/episodes/what-s-up-with-home-prices-an-empire-climb-and-a-celebration-of-independence/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/news-club-251816/what-s-up-with-home-prices-an-empire-climb-and-a-celebration-of-independence.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}