{"podcast":{"title":"Squiz Today","slug":"squiz-today-632196","podcast_index_feed_id":632196,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/STHZE1330487576","website_url":"https://thesquiz.com.au","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/3db7ad72-3562-11ed-9b32-27fdb8ffad1d/image/b4fa91da002dda6a1e85b1596900a83e.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Squiz Media","episode_count":2471,"summary":"A daily news podcast presented by Andrew Williams, Alice Dempster, Anna Pykett and Larissa Huntington, getting you across the latest Australian and international news in under 10 minutes. Agenda-free, independent, and delivered by hosts that'll come to feel like mates. It's the news without the noise, cutting through with a touch of analysis and an eye on what's coming next. And there's always a quirky news story or two to give some balance to the news of the day. News for busy people, out 6am weekday, perfect for your morning routine. The Squiz is your shortcut to being informed. Top tip - check out The Squiz Today newsletter. It's the daily news stories, in your inbox each weekday at 6am, with links and more info to all the stories covered in The Squiz Today podcast. Sign up at www.thesquiz.com.au - it's free.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-17T08:20:36.550118+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/squiz-today-632196"},"episode":{"title":"Squiz Shortcuts: What’s the big deal with 'The Odyssey'","slug":"squiz-shortcuts-what-s-the-big-deal-with-the-odyssey","published_at":"2026-07-16T06:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/squiz-today-632196/squiz-shortcuts-what-s-the-big-deal-with-the-odyssey","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/squiz-today-632196","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE3011836166.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE3011836166.mp3","summary":"You’ve probably heard plenty over the past few weeks about a new movie called The Odyssey, which has been one of the most anticipated films of the year. And you might be wondering how a movie that adapts an epic poem written more than two millennia ago has become one of the biggest action releases of the year. So in this Squiz Shortcut, we’ll explain the ancient story behind the film, director Christopher Nolan's track record of blockbusters and why it's being called a win for cinema… Squiz Recommends:  Reading: This Time Magazine interview with Christopher Nolan about making the movie Listening: This episode of The Rest is History where the host Tom Holland chats with the actor Tom Holland about the movie, and its links to history. It’s a great episode and they have a lot of fun with their identical names…  SPONSORED - To find out more about the Festival of Dangerous Ideas. Hosted by Andrew Williams and Alice Dempster Researched by Andrew Williams Got a suggestion for a Squiz Shortcut topic? We'd love to hear it - email us at hello@thesquiz.com.au ⁠Squiz Shortcuts⁠ is your back story to the big news stories… Want the email version? Sign up for the free Shortcuts newsletter here.","meta_description":"You’ve probably heard plenty over the past few weeks about a new movie called The Odyssey, which has been one of the most anticipated films of the year. A…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":878,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/squiz-today-632196/episodes/squiz-shortcuts-what-s-the-big-deal-with-the-odyssey/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/squiz-today-632196/squiz-shortcuts-what-s-the-big-deal-with-the-odyssey.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}