{"podcast":{"title":"News Time","slug":"news-time-407810","podcast_index_feed_id":407810,"rss_url":"https://www.abc.net.au/feeds/9989710/podcast.xml","website_url":"https://www.abc.net.au/kidslisten/programs/news-time/","image_url":"https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/8b9e5a578590113cdb9cbc3eb12e2828.jpg?src","author":"ABC","episode_count":453,"summary":"From amazing animals to sensational sport, interesting insects to dino discoveries, mars missions and beyond. Join Emily Anderson every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday to count down the weird and wonderful. News Time is perfect for 4-9 year olds who want to know more about the world around them.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-28T04:17:18.168878+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/news-time-407810"},"episode":{"title":"Anonymous good and whittling wood","slug":"anonymous-good-and-whittling-wood","published_at":"2026-04-02T20:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/news-time-407810/anonymous-good-and-whittling-wood","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/news-time-407810","url":"https://www.abc.net.au/kidslisten/programs/news-time/anonymous-good-and-whittling-wood/106525508","audio_url":"https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/j7/Z/2r.mp3","summary":"This episode of News Time is a wholesome one! We’ll hear about a generous donation from a stranger, then travel to a small-town footy field for a community-wide kickaround. We’ll take it slow for a surprising hobby that’s making a comeback, and for our Wow of the Week, we’ll cherish a furry friendship that’s lasted much longer than we realised! Quiz Questions 1. Who donated all the food to the flooded town? 2. What sort of football do the Thargomindah Bulls play? 3. What was Dame Sarah’s job before she became the Archbishop of Canterbury? 4. What is the word, starting with W, for carving spoons and shapes out of wood? 5. How long have humans had dogs around as companions? Answers 1. We don’t know! They chose to stay anonymous. 2. Rugby league 3. Nurse 4. Whittling 5. About 15,000 years","meta_description":"This episode of News Time is a wholesome one! We’ll hear about a generous donation from a stranger, then travel to a small-town footy field for a communit…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":746,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/news-time-407810/episodes/anonymous-good-and-whittling-wood/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/news-time-407810/anonymous-good-and-whittling-wood.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}