{"podcast":{"title":"Stormont Sources","slug":"stormont-sources-7219509","podcast_index_feed_id":7219509,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/67a0e00da78c5e076777bb77","website_url":"https://stormontsources.com","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/67a0e00da78c5e076777bb77/1770832650513-b2585af7-4b85-4d15-929d-fd3d5f5db9f2.jpeg","author":"Shortbread Media","episode_count":83,"summary":"Welcome inside politics in Northern Ireland. Listen to the podcast which brings you analysis, insight and experience from Stormont. Join journalist, David McCann, plus Tim Cairns, a former Special Advisor to Peter Robinson and Head of Policy for the DUP and Micheal McKernan, a former Special Advisor in the SDLP worked in the Executive from 2007-2016. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T04:21:38.973444+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stormont-sources-7219509"},"episode":{"title":"Live from Alliance Party Conference... with Naomi Long","slug":"live-from-alliance-party-conference-with-naomi-long","published_at":"2026-03-17T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stormont-sources-7219509/live-from-alliance-party-conference-with-naomi-long","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stormont-sources-7219509","url":"https://stormontsources.com/","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67a0e00da78c5e076777bb77/e/69b87d5ecad04b6222d9d486/media.mp3","summary":"In our first-ever LIVE podcast, we're recording from the Alliance Party Conference, David McCann, Tim Cairns, and Michael McKernan sit down with Alliance Leader and Justice Minister Naomi Long . We dive deep into the \"toxic\" atmosphere of the Assembly, why the Department of Justice is facing a massive budget crisis, and the national scandal of Lough Neagh. Naomi doesn't hold back on the \"veto culture\" between the DUP and Sinn Féin, her 20 years in leadership, and why the Alliance Party’s participation in the Executive should never be taken for granted. In this episode: The \"demonisation\" of Naomi Long in unionist communities. Why the Stormont \"hamster wheel\" of arguments needs to stop. The truth about MLA pay rises and the \"Thunderdome\" chamber. A special look at the Lough Neagh environmental crisis. 🎧 Listen to the full podcast on Spotify/Apple Podcasts 📧 Get in touch: hello@stormontsources.com 🚨 Subscribe for more insider Northern Ireland politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"In our first-ever LIVE podcast, we're recording from the Alliance Party Conference, David McCann, Tim Cairns, and Michael McKernan sit down with Alliance…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3658,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/stormont-sources-7219509/episodes/live-from-alliance-party-conference-with-naomi-long/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stormont-sources-7219509/live-from-alliance-party-conference-with-naomi-long.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}