{"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":"Stormont Reform Row: Arlene Foster Sounds Alarm as Mark Durkan Pushes Change","slug":"stormont-reform-row-arlene-foster-sounds-alarm-as-mark-durkan-pushes-change","published_at":"2026-02-26T15:53:39+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stormont-sources-7219509/stormont-reform-row-arlene-foster-sounds-alarm-as-mark-durkan-pushes-change","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stormont-sources-7219509","url":"https://www.stormontsources.com","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67a0e00da78c5e076777bb77/e/69a06978c2435e6b70a0a80b/media.mp3","summary":"Stormont reform is back on the table — and not everyone’s happy about it. Former First Minister Arlene Foster warns that calls for change could “tilt the constitutional balance”, while former SDLP leader Mark Durkan says reform was always part of the plan. So… is this sensible modernisation — or a power shift in disguise? David McCann, Tim Cairns and Michael McKernan unpack the facts. ⚖️ Unionist fears of change 🏛️ What reform could actually mean 💷 Why MLA pay has everyone running for cover Plus: 🔥 Martin McGuinness’s 2009 condemnation of dissident republicans — and what it tells us about political leadership 🤝 Has Northern Ireland ever truly embraced reconciliation? 🧱 Are politicians just “managing division” rather than healing it? 📌 Subscribe for weekly insight on Northern Ireland politics Or get in touch: 📩 Email us: hello@stormontsources.com 📱 WhatsApp: 0333 404 6507 🎙️ Part of the Sources Network (Holyrood Sources, Whitehall Sources & Senedd Sources) Like, subscribe, and let us know — is Stormont due a shake-up? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Stormont reform is back on the table — and not everyone’s happy about it. Former First Minister Arlene Foster warns that calls for change could “tilt the…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2887,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/stormont-sources-7219509/episodes/stormont-reform-row-arlene-foster-sounds-alarm-as-mark-durkan-pushes-change/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/stormont-reform-row-arlene-foster-sounds-alarm-as-mark-durkan-pushes-change.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}