{"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":"Robot crew and seed breakthrough","slug":"robot-crew-and-seed-breakthrough","published_at":"2026-05-07T21:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/news-time-407810/robot-crew-and-seed-breakthrough","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/news-time-407810","url":"https://www.abc.net.au/kidslisten/programs/news-time/robot-crew-seed-breakthrough/106651890","audio_url":"https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/ka/Z/31.mp3","summary":"Isaac Muller has picked up the microphone from Emily for this week's News Time! You'll meet some litter legends working hard to make their community a cleaner place. We’ll visit an airport that’s hired a crew of robots to do some heavy lifting. And in our Wow of the Week, we’ll dig up a sensory scoop about seeds! Quiz Questions 1. What nickname has Ayla given her walking frame? 2. What bakery treat did the sisters enjoy after their litter collecting? 3. Which country has introduced humanoid robot baggage handlers? 4. What did Alby sleep next to each night as a two-year-old? 5. What noise does a falling raindrop sound like to a seed? Answers 1. Goldie 2. Vanilla slice 3. Japan 4. A container of golf balls 5. Plunk!","meta_description":"Isaac Muller has picked up the microphone from Emily for this week's News Time! You'll meet some litter legends working hard to make their community a cle…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":779,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/news-time-407810/episodes/robot-crew-and-seed-breakthrough/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/robot-crew-and-seed-breakthrough.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}